1. Germany Romantic Roads Chapter 21

2. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 2 Map of Germany

3. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 3 The Basics Documentation  Passport for Canadians www.voyage.gc.ca www.voyage.gc.ca Currency  Euro Language  German although English widely spoken Appeal  Culture, history, cruising, scenery, festivals, 2006 World Cup www.fifaworldcup.com www.fifaworldcup.com

4. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 Germany History Berlin Black Forest Spas – “Bad” Oktoberfest Castles Rhine cruises Wine & Beer

5. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 How Travellers Get There FRA is gateway  2 nd largest airport in Europe  Lufthansa LH is national air carrier  MUC, DUS, BER, HAM, STR Rail Car Cruise  Hamburg & Passau ports

6. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 Weather Summer  Peak tourist season Winter  Cold & wet – Alpine skiing Fall  Chilly – less crowded

7. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 Getting Around Rail  Excellent  Eurail, Germanrail  Rail terminals at airports Cruises  Rhine, Elbe Car rentals  Autobahn No limit but will ticket for unsafe driving!  Car leasing  Road tours Munich  U- Bahn - subway

8. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Bavaria Alps Castles Medieval villages Regional capital is Munich

9. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 Munich  Oktoberfest  6M. Visitors, 5M. L. of Beer, 200,000 pork sausages  Hofbrauhaus  1644 beer hall, oom-pah, lederhosen, steins  Marienplatz  Town square with glockenspiel  Deutsches Museum  Technical achievement  Nymphenburg Palace  Baroque summer palace & park of the Bavarian monarchs.

10. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Bavaria (cont.) Fussen www.neuschwanstein.de www.neuschwanstein.de  Neuschwanstein Castle Oberammergau www.oberammergau.de www.oberammergau.de  Passion Play every 10 years Dachau  Concentration camp memorial

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12. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 The Romantic Road 320 km of medieval cities and Roman ruins Nordlingen  On market day, villagers dress in period clothes Dinkelsbuhl  Fairy-tale town from the Middle Ages Rothenburg www.rothenburg.de www.rothenburg.de  Finest preserved medieval village in Europe

13. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 The Castle Road Castles and fortresses Road or cruise along Neckar River Heidelberg University 1386 - “Student Prince” Nuremburg War crime trials Christmas Market Worms Oldest Synagogue in Germany

14. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 Rhineland 1328 KM thru castles, vineyards Most popular – cruising  KD Rhine www.k-d.de www.k-d.de Cologne - Köln 12 th C cathedral with stained glass Bonn Capital of former West Germany Beethoven

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16. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 Rhineland Düsseldorf  Nightlife & shopping Frankfurt - FRA  Gateway to Germany  Financial/commercial centre  Main river Johann von Goethe  Playwright - “Faust ’’

17. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 Black Forest Mountains, meadows, lakes & forests Hikers, cross country skiers Spas, cuckoo clocks, ski resorts Stuttgart  Mercedes-Benz car factory & museum Baden Baden  Old & famous spa resort with Casino

18. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 Berlin The Wall  Built in ’61 and torn down Nov 9/89 Symbol of the Cold War & Iron Curtain Reichstag  Original parliament of the German empire 1894 opened until 1933 – reopened in 1999

19. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 19 …Berlin Schloss (palace) Charlottenburg  Museum, theatre and park Oldest remaining Prussian palace Brandenburg Gate  Last remaining gate of the Berlin Wall Now a symbol of German Unity Pergamon Museum  Houses original-sized, reconstructed monumental buildings from around the world

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21. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 21 Not to miss….. Potsdam  San Souci Palace Dresden  Palaces, art galleries and opera Fine china Leipzig  Johann Sebastian Bach

22. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 22 Accommodations Kempinski www.kempinski.com www.kempinski.com luxury chain Steigenberger www.steigenberger.de www.steigenberger.de 1 st to Deluxe Pensions budget Spas Schloss http://www.gast-im-schloss.de http://www.gast-im-schloss.de  Historic hotels, castles, estates

23. Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 23 German Cuisine Hearty Wurst – sausages Wiener Schnitzel Dumplings Sauerkraut Pretzel Black Forest Cake Wine Riesling Gewürztraminer Beer Heringsalat Herring Salad