[Trip Report] Germany 6 - 22 Dec 2012

[evilerniex]

went Berlin for business trip, then travelled around Germany for holiday.
first solo trip, first winter trip

Itinerary
6 Dec (Nil) - SIN->FRA->TXL
7 Dec (Berlin) - Charlottenburg Palace
8 Dec (Berlin) - Museum Island, Brandenburger Tor
9 Dec (Berlin) - Work
10 Dec (Berlin) - Work
11 Dec (Berlin) - Work
12 Dec (Overnight train) - Work, Berlin wall, Legoland
13 Dec (Garmisch-Partenkirchen) - Garmisch town
14 Dec (Garmisch-Partenkirchen) - Zugspitze, Eibsee
15 Dec (Garmisch-Partenkirchen) - Olympic Stadium, Partenkirchen town
16 Dec (Füssen) - Neuschwanstein Castle
17 Dec (Titisee) - train from Füssen to Titisee
18 Dec (Titisee) - Triberg
19 Dec (Titisee) - Lake Titisee, Lake Schluchsee
20 Dec (Heidelberg) - Heidelberg Castle
21 Dec (Frankfurt) - Kasierdom, Zeil
22 Dec (Nil) - FRA->SIN

(xxxx) refers to my accommodation for that night

Accommodation
Berlin: City-Hotel Ansbach am Kurfürstendamm
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Gästehaus Hohe Tannen
Füssen: Hotel Fantasia
Titisee: Gästehaus Wald und See
Heidelberg: hotelo Heidelberg
Frankfurt: Pension Alpha Frankfurt City

 

[evilerniex]

Berlin

first stop, Charlottenburg Palace

there is a christmas market just in front of the palace

 

[evilerniex]

people standing around enjoying bratwurst and hot chocolate at the christmas market

stores selling handicrafts and souvenirs

 

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[evilerniex]

frozen lake in the palace garden

 

[dilphinus]

Heidelberg is lovely! Did you walk at Hauptstrasse? The chocolate store at the entrance is WOW!

 

[thewiseone]

Nice pics!


Hows the food there? The weather must be pretty cold.

 

[evilerniex]

Heidelberg is lovely! Did you walk at Hauptstrasse? The chocolate store at the entrance is WOW!

actually i was very disappointed with Heidelberg. had quite a high expectation of it coz a lot of ppl recommend the place, and travel guides are also singing praises about the place.

i found the place too crowded and touristy, and it doesnt help that the weather was gloomy and raining with no snow at all. i am more of a nature person, and after so many days of beautiful snowscape in peaceful little towns, it was a complete let down to face the 'orchard road' kinda crowd in a cold yet snowless town.

maybe if i had started the trip from Heidelberg, i may have enjoyed the place.

walked through hauptstrasse, but didnt notice the choc store leh

 

[evilerniex]

Nice pics!


Hows the food there? The weather must be pretty cold.

weather is not too cold. lowest was -5 degrees in Berlin.

food was great... i had pasta, pizza and kebabs often coz these are the cheapest and most filling meals. i had quite a few meals in the christmas markets too coz sometimes a bit lonely to go into restaurants alone.

 

[evilerniex]

TV tower at Alexanderplatz

Berliner Dom

 

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[evilerniex]

Altes Museum

Bode Museum

Berliner Dom again

 

[evilerniex]

sculpture on palace bridge

some tricksters doing business on Museum Island. they will place a ball under one of the 3 boxes, shuffle the box around and ask u to bet on where the ball is. looks so easy, but if it is that easy to guess, he will be making a big loss. saw a tourist losing 50 euro to him

nice hummer

 

[evilerniex]

saw this sign in a fashion shop

bugetti veyron in a car forum

old models of VW Golf

 

[evilerniex]

Brandenburger Tor

 

[evilerniex]

Reichstag

Holocaust Memorial

 

[dilphinus]

actually i was very disappointed with Heidelberg. had quite a high expectation of it coz a lot of ppl recommend the place, and travel guides are also singing praises about the place.

i found the place too crowded and touristy, and it doesnt help that the weather was gloomy and raining with no snow at all. i am more of a nature person, and after so many days of beautiful snowscape in peaceful little towns, it was a complete let down to face the 'orchard road' kinda crowd in a cold yet snowless town.

maybe if i had started the trip from Heidelberg, i may have enjoyed the place.

walked through hauptstrasse, but didnt notice the choc store leh

to the right of this statue (near the entrance)

Totally awesome! The best I ever had!

 

[chimpchimp]

i too toured around germany around the same timing as urs! there was one point of time the snow melted and the transition from white to green was a bit startling. the weather became so much warmer as well..

 

[evilerniex]

to the right of this statue (near the entrance)
Totally awesome! The best I ever had!

the ice cream looks good!
do they have branches in other parts of germany? coz unlikely that i will wanna go back to heidelberg

 

[evilerniex]

i too toured around germany around the same timing as urs! there was one point of time the snow melted and the transition from white to green was a bit startling. the weather became so much warmer as well..

which places u visited? share ur trip report

yah... when i travelled up from titisee to heidelberg and frankfurt, started to see more and more green. and i got more and more sianz. it was 9 degrees when i was in frankfurt