Overview about worth seeing towns in Germany

KÖLN:

Dom:

The pride of the people in Cologne is the magnificent Cologne Cathedral. You can see it above the roofs and chimneys from nearly every point in the city centre and from many places elsewhere. So it's often used as a point of orientation.

Overview of Cologne

                                                                                        Karneval:

Carnival (even the pets have fun)

The "fifth season of the year" as Carnival is called, begins on November 11th at 11:11 a.m. But the real "crazy days" do not start before the so-called Weiberfastnacht (Shrove Thursday), the Thursday before Rosenmontag (Carnival Monday). Then you can see in the hole town celebrating people on the streets, in public squares and in pubs. Closing times for pubs and bars are suspended for the duration of the festival. The highlight of the street carnival the kilometre-long Rosenmontag procession going through the city, wich is lead by the "Cologne's Dreigestirn" or Triumvirate - the Prince, the Peasant and the Maiden. In no other town of Germany is Carnival celebrated as much as in Cologne. 

"Köbes" with Kölsch

Kölsch:

A „must do“ in Cologne is to drink the Kölsch in an orign "Brauhaus" (the traditional German pub where the beer is brewed). The Kölsch beer is a light ale beer only brewed in Cologne. Every Kölsch kind has their own, individual taste and of course own brewery. So Cologne is probably the German town with most beer kinds and breweries.
If you go into a Brauhaus the "Köbes" serves the ale and he serves one after another if you don't say "no" and put the beer pad on your glass. So, be careful...

(www.koeln.de)

HAMBURG:

Alster Skyline

Musicals:

If you hear Hamburg, you even have to thought about Musicals. Because every time it is a musical world premiere or a dinner show: there’s always something going on in Hamburg!The city will be home to four permanet shows and some smaller one which changes the hole time. After all, Hamburg is the world’s third largest musical metropole after New York and London... 

Hafen:

Every year, about 13,000 seagoing vessels from all over the world enter the second biggest European port. The port of Hamburg ist shown everything: From the Cruisecenter terminal to the historic Warehouse City (the world-biggest coherent warehouse complex), from the „Landungsbrücken“ (the floating Piers) to the modern container harbour. Every Sunday morning from 05:00 a.m. to 09:30 a.m. Hamburg’s historical and traditional Fish market takes place: Everything that has not been screwed down has been sold here!!! 

Reeperbahn:

For a long time the "mile of sin" has only been the address of old-established erotic establishments, but more and more young people with new ideas discover the "Kiez" and the neighbouring "Schanzenviertel" (Schanzenquarter) as a place of pulsing scene life. In St. Pauli you will find everything: from commercial to erotic, kebab shops to Asia snacks, yuppie bars to punk discos, trendy people to tramps.
A special atraction for men are the „Herbertstraße“. There you can see the nobles whores sitting in shop windows and offer themselves. A strictly forbitten thing is to go into the street as a woman: It could be dangerous for them. 

(www.hamburg.de)

DRESDEN: 

Striezelmarkt:

Dresden is also – and particularly – worth a visit during the Christmas season. Because the city is popular for one of the oldest and most famous Christmas markets in Germany: the Striezelmarkt. The market's name comes from Stollen, the well-known Christmas bread, which is also known as »Striezel« in Middle High German. Every year, the traditional »Stollen festival« is celebrated in honor of this delicacy. Every year, the ceremonial first slice of the giant Stollen at the Striezelmarkt is followed by a Stollen procession through the Baroque Old Town.

Frauenkirche:

The Frauenkirche was built from 1726 till 1743 according to a design by George Bähr. In the bombing of the second world war, it was heavily damaged in the night from 13 to 14 February 1945 by the firestorm furious in Dresden and collapsed burned out in the morning of 15 February. The ruin was preserved in East Germany and served as a memorial against war and destruction.The reconstruction of the Frauenkirche is finish since October, 30^th 2005. The Memorial against the war now is to become a symbol of reconciliation.

Semperoper:

King Friedrich August II appointed 1838 Gottfried Semper with the establishment of the new Hoftheater. On September 21, 1869, the "first"Semper Opera House was destroyed by a fire. From 1871 till 1878 it was built for the second time. During the bombing of Dresden on February 13 and 14, 1945, the Semper Opera House was almost totally destroyed for the second time but On June 24, 1977 was the laying of the foundation stone and the reconstruction after the war. And today it’s the most famous opera house in Germany.

(www.Dresden.de)

Old City of Dresden

München:

Parks:

Chinese tower, surfing on the "Eisbach"

The English garden reaches from the Centre to the northern boundary and it’s best known for its four beer gardens (Chinesischer Turm, Seehaus, Hirschau, Aumeister).The Area surpassing even Central Park in New York.

The Olympic parc is 850000 square meters big. It’s a Venue for sporting events, as well as a venue for cultural, social, or religious/ideological events or services.

Castles:

In the Residence lived from 1508 till 1918 the Bavarian dukes, electors and kings. Today it is one of the largest museum complexes of Bavaria. 

There are even more castles like Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.

It lays in the west part of Munich and was the summer residence of the Bavarian monarchs. The Garden and landscape park is regarded as a masterpiece of landscape design, and makes the entire system from Castle and Park a much visited attraction.

Residence

Nymphenburg palace

Oktoberfest:

"Ozapft is!"

The Oktoberfest in Munich is the largest Folk festival in the world. It takes place since 1810 on the “Theresienwiese” (that’s why it is also called Wiesn) and it’s visited every year by six million people. For the Oktoberfest Munich breweries brew a special beer. It is officially inaugurated when Munich’s Lord Mayor exclaims “Ozapft is!” – “the barrel is tapped!” after traditionally broaching the first cask of beer.

Berlin:

Europa Center:

The Europa-Center is a complex of buildings with a distinctive high-rise building on the of Breitscheidplatz in Berlin Charlottenburg. In the 1960s, it has become a landmark of West Berlin next to the Memorial Church. It is listed. It’s a big shopping center with about 70 different shops. 

 (www.europa-center-berlin.de)

Sony Center:

The Sony Center is a building complex located at the Potsdamer Platz. Inside of the Sony Center there are different Offices, living space, a Filmhouse, a Entertainment Center and areas for retail and gastronomy.

Christmas at Sony Center

 

 

 

 

 

Brandenburger Tor: 

The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin’s most important monuments and it marked the border between East and West Berlin. Today it’s the symbol for the Reunification of Germany.

Checkpoint Carlie:

The Checkpoint Charlie was one of the most famous Berlin border crossings through the Berlin wall between 1961 and 1990 next to the Glienicke bridge. And he was one of three that were controlled by the Americans.

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Ein Beitrag von Nadine Hambüchen & Sandra Caspari