Germany's southern tour experience

An unexpected opportunity, the company sent me to travel to the United Kingdom and Germany, during several days of time, I had a few days off, making a tour of the southern part of Germany.

Since Oct. 6, before deciding to go to Germany, my time is very tight (then also check passport, United Kingdom, Germany, tickets, train tickets, hotels, etc.), the plan is not a particularly good, but you can share with you.

Overall, Germany is very beautiful, is a city full of castles and romantic country, building are more distinctive, is indeed worth a visit.

I went to several cities, the main attractions in the city centre, very convenient. But unfortunately I season wrong, although not too cold, but two days in the rain, the day is overcast, and 5 more days all black. I spend enough time, I went to several cities have should spend twice the amount of time. My specific itinerary is as follows:

12 Nov: London, Dusseldorf, 3 p.m. to the hostel Düsseldorf

13 November: morning going to Cologne to Frankfurt in the afternoon, places in Frankfurt (train: Düsseldorf-Cologne-Frankfurt)

November 14: morning to afternoon to Heidelberg, Munich, hostel Munich (train: Frankfurt – Heidelberg – Munich)

15 November: in Munich city sightseeing places in Munich

16 November: morning to Nuremberg, to lay down their luggage, Wang ban, afternoon wrap around Nuremberg, hostel Nürnberg (train: Munich-Nuremberg-Fort – Nuremberg class)

November 17: return to Düsseldorf (train: Nuremberg – Düsseldorf)

Note: I will put every specific itinerary and cost summary.

Experience and recommendations

-Trip to the library before you can borrow some Germany tour book, do not buy themselves.

There are a lot of Guangzhou library, I borrowed 5, are published in 08, 09, because there's no time to do homework, I took a walk.

-Tourist season should be selected 5-beginning of October, when the sunshine for a relatively long, one day you can stroll around the two cities.

Furthermore, the luggage not with so many burdens that can. Also, from 1 November, the many attractions of the opening hours are shortened and some tourist line then pause, such as the Rhine River Cruise project (Europe/Germany-tail but this train free of charge).

-Germany most cities shops are open on Sunday, and many of the Museum is closed on Monday, the plan should take this into consideration.

-The most cost-effective is 5 people travel together, discount train tickets (pass) and the bus ticket.

It seems that there is a museum there are also many sets of tickets.

-Each city should take the time to the tourist information Office (mostly inside or nearby the railway station has a presence), put the following clear: there are no free map, the city most of the sights worth seeing what (tell him you have little time), which you can participate in tours, the city what tourists incentives or package.

-Many cities have day card or travelers city card.

As Munich city can use any transport day transportation card (5 Euro/person/day, for 5 people in the team is 9 euro/day); Nuremberg, 5 euro (or 9 Europe?) a day ticket for all museums, or 19 Europe days valid tourist city card, in addition to free admission to the Museum of the city, also package free use of city transport.

-It is best to put the German before going to print the map of the city, in case there is no time to go to the tourist information Office, moreover can make you whole cities there is a concept of pattern.

-Book a hotel I would recommend www.hrs.com, most do not have to leave the hotel in advance or credit card number, and hotel information is complete, in addition to the hotel facilities also include its geographical location and maps, very convenient.

I booked the hotel is near the train station of principles, with free Internet access, and price concessions. I live 4 hotels with descriptions on the site are the same, and the most expensive House 40 euro. If the accommodation does not include breakfast, I recommend you to eat out, buy a hot dog or sandwiches or 2 Europe, McDonald's Fort is 1.1 EU cheese.

-Point to be ready to go to the German name of attractions, pictures.

Must be prepared, Germany and many tourist attractions and leaflets are not English annotations. Germany's English no imagination of a good, although they understand my English, but some people can only use the German answer (and not intentionally not English, but does not). In Germany for a few days, the way they encountered in both young and middle-aged or elderly, never met a better than my English, hehe.

-Germany's traffic is well-developed, take the train from Germany is very convenient, I bought a month appointment of four days of the train ticket.

183 euro (including 3 European ticket fee), you can use all kinds of trains (RE, ICE, CE). Buy before you ever want to buy the struggling, and now think it's worth it, not that I'm sitting in the train fare, at least I always spend the time to buy a ticket, you do not have to worry about missed the car, much less affected by the restrictions on the types of vehicles.

-Germany's railway station are all very large and many are even Metro, twice I train station platform which is not found.

Although domestic tickets when sending a timetable, but information is not too full, every time I always train to train services Advisory Department asked me to sit for the next train information, then by a road. They will print a copy of the itinerary of airfares to me, to include the time and platform. Alternatively, you can see the train on www.bahn.de relevant information, but it seems there is no platform number.

-About eat, I didn't find anything special to eat, because one person and often with luggage, too lazy to look for.

Try a bit disappointed xianzhushou, Germany. Munich beer is really not bad, there areNuremberg and ban the local characteristics of Fort sausage baked good.

-Feeling something quite expensive in Germany, more than the United Kingdom to expensive.

When in the United Kingdom took a few pieces of clothing, to Germany when the luggage was already 24 kg, so desire in Germany is not very strong. Germany postcards to 0.5-1.5 euro a piece. Wanted to buy Nutcracker, a wood to 20 few Europe, chances are still made in China. Everyone says you should come to buy stainless steel, I just bought some put the nail scissors shuangliren, price reductions, a 10 euro, the results for my LG swore. Back home, like Germany nor cheap. Also just bought the book proposed cherry wine chocolate (MON CHERI) that always bring something to your friends to try it. I'm not too fond of wine chocolate, but I think this is really good. Now regret not buying that WMF's stainless steel pot, 60 Euro price 30 euro.

-About rebate, I in Düsseldorf airport exit, take the cash, it is very convenient.

In shopping time should consult shop can tax rebates (typically single shopping over 25 euro can be), asked the shop when payment is made to obtain the rebate form. To the airport to the customs of the chapter, then to cash money receiving Department. In du match erduofu airport, Lufthansa economy class, customs in British Airways counter next to the small door. Cash receiving Office only 10 metres away from customs.

(Cologne Cathedral)

(Munich Ning Offenburg)

(Germany Xianzhushou)

(Heidelberg)