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Travel Diary - Germany

Saxony - The Hidden Treasure of Germany DRESDEN & WACKERBARTH CASTLE

Germany is a land of many gems and Saxony is undoubtedly the hidden treasure of Germany. I was convinced about the same after having attended a presentation by Shireesh Sharma , Marketing Consultant for Saxony Tourism for the Americas. In fact, I would add that no other Indian knows Saxony better than Shireesh and this was further reiterated when I attended his presentation earlier this year at the ASTA IDE in Lyon.

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SAXONY-The Hidden treasure of GERMANY SAXON SWITZERLAND, GORLITZ & BAUTZEN

There are as many as 120 Switzerlands within Germany although most of them are smaller areas. This place is an all time favourite amongst painters, hikers and lovers of nature. As you arrive here, there is a Panorama restaurant and the Berghotel Bastei.

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SAXONY- The Hidden treasure of GERMANY - LEIPZIG & MEISSEN

The penultimate day in the region of Saxony we were to visit Leipzig, the city of music, also known as the city of Johann Sebastian Bach who lived and worked in Lieipzig for over 27 years and later was buried in St. Thomas' Church. On our schedule for the day, was also a visit to the city of "white gold" or European Porcelain - Meissen.

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GEMS OF GERMANY - The hidden treasure of GERMANY FRANKFURT, RÜDESHEIM & RHINE CRUISE

There are various ways to see the city such as the Super Saver Frankfurt Card. A one day ticket costs 8.70 € (euros) and a group ticket which include 5 persons costs a mere 15 € and includes free and unlimited travel on Frankfurt's public transport system within the city as well as reductions ranging from 20% to 50% to visit the Frankfurt museums, botanical gardens, zoological garden, Frankfurt Theatre and Opera as well. Additionally, you get discounts at various restaurants, cafes, bars and retail stores. If you are staying longer, you may also opt for the 2 day ticket.

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GEMS OF GERMANY – ROMANTIC RHINE & HEIDELBERG REGIONS OF ROMANCE - ST.GOAR, KOBLENZ & HEIDELBERG

The KD cruises offers daily service to explore the wonderful Rhine Valley with its good wines, historic villages, beautiful castles and stately homes covering 65 kilometres of the most stunning scenery on both banks of the Rhine. After a short and wonderful stay in Ruedesheim, we boarded the KD cruise at 1115 hours which arrived into St.Goar in around 1 hour 40 minutes and en route crossing the wonderful towns of Bingen, Assmanhausen, Lorch and Bacharach. The good thing is that if you are travelling on Rail Europe and on the German Rail Pass, it is valid for travel on the KD Rhine river cruises as well.

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GEMS OF GERMANY - BADEN WUERTTEMBERG – HEIDELBERG & INTO FREIBURG

We were indeed fortunate to have Charlotte Frey as a guide during our very short stay in Heidelberg as she did give us more than an overview of this wonderful University town. As we were exploring the beautiful city of Heidelberg, we briefly stopped in the Old Town to see the building that Louis XIV did not destroy and where stands the Hotel Ritter - one of the famous landmarks of the Old Town square which also has a gothic style Church of the Holy Ghost.

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GEMS OF GERMANY - THE BLACK FOREST & EUROPA PARK

Freiburg is idyllically situated between the Kaiserstuhl region and the Rhineland Plains to the west and the valleys and the mountains of the Black Forest to the East. Our second day in Freiburg we took the double decker train to explore the scenic region of the Black Forest where our schedule was to stop at amazing places en route such as Titisee, Donaueschingen, Triberg and Offenberg before returning back to Freiburg.

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GEMS OF GERMANY MUNICH, BAVARIA, CASTLES & LEGOLAND

We boarded our train at Freiburg and after changing at Mannheim, the second largest city after Stuttgart in the region of Baden-Wuerttemberg, we were in Munich in less than 5 hours. The good thing about travelling in Germany is the excellent train connections which are always on clock work precision and extremely comfortable and quick and you enjoy a lovely view from the comforts of your compartment as you chug along to the next destination.

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BAVARIA – MUNICH & THE TOP OF GERMANY

It was the penultimate day of our holiday. We took a train leaving from Munich, heading towards Garmisch Partenkirchen in less than 90 minutes from where we connected to the Top of Germany – Zugspitze which is at the height of 2964 metres and can be visited by a cogwheel train or the glacier and Eibsee cable cars. On our arrival at the Garmisch Partenkirchen station, we were welcomed by Stephanie from Bayerische Zugspitzbahn. Garmisch Partenkirchen is a very popular summer and winter destination located at the foothills of Germany's highest mountain – the Zugspitze, an ideal base for Alpine tours, skiing enthusiasts and also hosts the New Year's ski jumping event held as part of the Four Hills Tournament for 44 years.

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