Germany Experience

The Home of the British Army in Germany.

Advantages: Ideally situated for exploring the area.
Disadvantages: Not much to do but shop and drink

...pick up the signs for Mönchengladbach (A61). Warning, watch your speed in Belgium because they issue hefty fines if you’re caught above 120kmh. Wait till you get to Germany where there are stretches of Autobahn (Motorway) with no speed limit. Places to Stay. There are many hotels in and around MG, but the ones that I like best are the Holiday Inn (Speicker Strasse 49. Tel 0049 (0)2161 9380) which has an indoor pool and a sauna, or the Best Western ...
...the town got its name Mönchengladbach (Monks' Gladbach). FC Borussia Mönchengladbach. The new stadium opens for the 2004 – 2005 season at Borussia-Park (Next to the site of the old British Hampshire Barracks). After 85 years at the former Boekelberg stadium the Bundesliga team are moving to a purpose built 60,000 capacity stadium. Address: Hennes-Weisweiler-Allee. Just off Gladbacher Strasse (B57). Abteiberg Museum If modern art is your thing, ...

kev19687607 12.07.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Mönchengladbach (Germany)

Freiburg - die schönste Stadt der Welt!

Advantages: Clean, Friendly, Pretty, Warm....
Disadvantages: Best to know some German

...the summer. I have visited Freiburg twice as part of an exchange with my school, once in year 10 and the second time, more recently in year 12. Both times I fully enjoyed my experience, and although only I was only there for 7 days both times, we managed to get quite a lot out of the region, one of the highlights being the trip to the Europaprk, a theme park not too far away from the city centre. Europapark can be reached from the main train station ...
...in Spain and Italy. Freiburg city centre is filled with cobbled streets, Bächle (little streams) and shops, as well as the historice Münster and Schwarbentor. Also, watch out for the trams and see if you can discover the crocodile in the river. At night, many of the teenagers of Freiburg can be found at the river banks of the Dreisam, where a Dreisamufercafe can be found. There is also a sandpit here, where families could take their children to ...

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Review of Freiburg (Germany)

Aachen Weihnachtsmarkt

Advantages: It's Christmas!
Disadvantages: As above

...or so miles up to Aachen where we stayed at the Holiday Inn. We had managed to get a deal on the hotel and it was only 52 euros, another bargain. Wait a minute, maybe all that canny Scot palaver is true after all. **DISCLAIMER** Of course it doesn't automatically follow that just because the first sentence in this review may, or may not, be accurate, any of the rest of the xenophobic rambling in the first paragraph is a true depiction of these fine ...
...that was true, but as Aachen market is quite a large one, there seemed to be a greater variety of goods on display. There's a fantastic array of ornaments and decorations for adding a seasonal touch to your home in general and your Xmas tree in particular. Also, there are lots of little knick-knacks which are ideal for stocking fillers. It's not really the place to go if you're shopping for that exclusive fragrance or perhaps designer jewellery; ...

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Review of Aachen Christmas market

Woman driver let loose on German Autobahns!

Advantages: No speed limits!
Disadvantages: Er - people drive really fast...

...you*** For any kind of driving in Germany, you need to take your full driving licence (both card and paper parts if you have the more recent type), insurance certificate (third party only is OK), headlamp converters, GB sticker (if your number plate does not feature it - we got a magnetic one in WHSmith for a whopping £5.99!), First Aid kit, hazard warning triangle (although legally you don't need one unless you break down) and cash (just in case ...
...this. As someone who likes driving fairly fast, I found this most liberating but I wasn't prepared to do the Grand Prix speeds that some of the cars were passing me at! On a typical three-lane autobahn, I found that the lorries would hog the inside lane, the middle lane would be for the majority of cars (who on average would be doing around 130-150km/h (78-93mph) and then the outside lane was usually empty, apart from a few cars that absolutely bomb ...

GK1976 12.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Driving on Motorways

Visit Wagner's Unique Festspielhaus in Bayreuth!

Advantages: Unique opera house.
Disadvantages: Loooong wait for tickets to Wagner's operas.

...find the northern region of Bavaria as part of your visit to Germany, do make a stop at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, but avoid it during the festival season in the summer. It is truly the only opera house of its kind in the world, and possesses much history, musical and otherwise. Guided tours are scheduled at specific times in the day (see link below), and entry for each person is 10 euros. PICTURES! To view a small set of photos ...
...The Ciao entry form obliged me to choose from the drop-down menus for Nightlife, Shopping, Ease of getting around and Family-friendliness, all of which do not really apply in this review (we had rented a car to get around, did not sample the nightlife or shopping opportunities, didn't have children aboard), so I settled for an Average rating for these four. ++++++++++++++ For more information on: + Bayreuth Festspiele, see this site (in German ...

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Review of Bavaria (Germany)