Place to see between Berlin and Munich
Mar 11, 2004 | 11:00 pm
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Place to see between Berlin and Munich
I am going to Germany for 5 days in the end of March . Since I am flying into Berlin and leaving from Munich, I was thinking of spending 2 days in the above places and 1 day somewhere else along the way. What are some interesting places to stop at between the two cities assuming that I intend to travel by train? I have never been in Germany before, so all sugestions are welcome 
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Oh yeah, I also don't speak any German.
Update: I've been checking the fares and it looks like 1-way dBa ticket cost about the same as a 1-way train, yet faster. Is there much to see from the train? Would it make more sense to fly to MUC and then make a side-trip to Nurenber or Stuggart from there instead of spending 7 hours on ICE train?
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.Oh yeah, I also don't speak any German.
Update: I've been checking the fares and it looks like 1-way dBa ticket cost about the same as a 1-way train, yet faster. Is there much to see from the train? Would it make more sense to fly to MUC and then make a side-trip to Nurenber or Stuggart from there instead of spending 7 hours on ICE train?
[This message has been edited by yevlesh2 (edited Mar 12, 2004).]
Mar 12, 2004 | 1:23 am
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Dresden is a must for art lovers. The art museum there is unbelievable. There's also a lot of wonderful old architecture that's being restored.
In the former west, Germans mostly speak some English, but that's not so in the east where you'll be travelling (although they're still pretty good about it). Go ahead and get the Pimsleur short course for travellers. That'll go a long way.
In the former west, Germans mostly speak some English, but that's not so in the east where you'll be travelling (although they're still pretty good about it). Go ahead and get the Pimsleur short course for travellers. That'll go a long way.
Mar 12, 2004 | 1:46 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">In the former west, Germans mostly speak some English, but that's not so in the east where you'll be travelling</font>
Under the old system Russian was the compulsory first foreign language, taught from about age 10, and only those with top marks in Russian were allowed to learn English as their second foreign language. Nowadays English is generally taught first, so all East Germans under 25 will have learnt English at school.
Mar 12, 2004 | 11:31 am
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Great, looks like I'll be able to use my Russian as a backup.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Aviatrix:
It is certainly true that English is not as widely spoken in the East as it is in the West, but younger East Germans will have the same command of English as their contemporaries in the West.
Under the old system Russian was the compulsory first foreign language, taught from about age 10, and only those with top marks in Russian were allowed to learn English as their second foreign language. Nowadays English is generally taught first, so all East Germans under 25 will have learnt English at school.</font>
It is certainly true that English is not as widely spoken in the East as it is in the West, but younger East Germans will have the same command of English as their contemporaries in the West.
Under the old system Russian was the compulsory first foreign language, taught from about age 10, and only those with top marks in Russian were allowed to learn English as their second foreign language. Nowadays English is generally taught first, so all East Germans under 25 will have learnt English at school.</font>
Mar 12, 2004 | 1:13 pm
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If you still plan to take the ICE, I see 2 other cities you may want to visit:
1. Weimar (Goethes home town, provides great exhibitions about him and his aera)
2. Nurenberg (great castle and very very nice old city, great Museums too - esp. Verkehrsmuseum & Spielzeug (toys) museum)
Esp. Nurenberg is well worth a visit.
If you got any questions left, please feel free to ask...
Greetings from Germany
McKaye
1. Weimar (Goethes home town, provides great exhibitions about him and his aera)
2. Nurenberg (great castle and very very nice old city, great Museums too - esp. Verkehrsmuseum & Spielzeug (toys) museum)
Esp. Nurenberg is well worth a visit.
If you got any questions left, please feel free to ask...
Greetings from Germany
McKaye