Germany for Dummies (ISBN - 0470474025) PDF
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For technical support, please visit www.wiley.com/techsupport. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. ISBN: 978-0-470-47402-0 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 About the Author Novelist, playwright, and travel writer Donald Olson is the author of the award-winning England For Dummies, London For Dummies, Frommer’s Best Day Trips from London, and Frommer’s Vancouver & Victoria. Under the pen name Swan Adamson he has written the novels My Three Husbands — now translated into four languages — and Confessions of a Pregnant Princess (both published by Kensington, New York), as well as Memoirs Are Made of This (Hodder Headline, London). Donald Olson’s travel stories have appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic Books, and many other publications. Dedication To Gary Larson, with thanks for his help in Germany and with life in general. Author’s Acknowledgments I would like to thank RailEurope for its generous assistance. Editorial Editors: M. Faunette Johnston, Production Editor; Jennifer Moore, Development Editor Copy Editor: Elizabeth Kuball Cartographer: Elizabeth Puhl Editorial Assistant: Jessica Langan-Peck Senior Photo Editor: Richard Fox Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Composition Services Project Coordinator: Patrick Redmond Layout and Graphics: Reuben W. Davis, Heather Pope, Julie Trippetti, Christine Williams Proofreaders: Amanda Graham, Sossity R. Smith Indexer: Slivoskey Indexing Services Special Help Ian Skinnari Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher, Consumer Dummies Kristin Ferguson-Wagstaffe, Product Development Director, Consumer Dummies Kelly Regan, Editorial Director, Travel Publishing for Technology Dummies Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher, Dummies Technology/ General User Composition Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our Dummies online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Contents at a Glance Introduction .......................................................1 Part I: Introducing Germany ...............................7 Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Germany .................................9 Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Germany .....................................15 Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go ...............................24 Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Four Great Options ..............38 Part II: Planning Your Trip to Germany ..............47 Chapter 5: Managing Your Money .................................................49 Chapter 6: Getting to Germany ......................................................60 Chapter 7: Getting Around Germany ............................................67 Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations ................................79 Chapter 9: Catering to Special Needs or Interests ......................86 Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details ......................94 Part III: Northern and Eastern Germany ..........103 Chapter 11: Settling Into Berlin ...................................................105 Chapter 12: Exploring Berlin ........................................................133 Chapter 13: Hamburg, Bremen, and Lübeck: Hanseatic Cities of the North ................................................172 Chapter 14: Dresden, Leipzig, and Weimar: Jewels of the East ....................................................................206 Part IV: Southern and Western Germany ..........243 Chapter 15: Munich: Capital of Gemütlichkeit ...........................245 Chapter 16: Going Beyond Munich: The Romantic Road and Day Trips in Bavaria........................................................285 Chapter 17: The Bodensee and the Black Forest: Scenic Southwest Delights .................................................................312 Chapter 18: Heidelberg, Stuttgart, and Nuremberg: Castles and Kaisers.................................................................338 Chapter 19: Cologne and the Romance of the Rhine ................365 Chapter 20: Frankfurt am Main: Apple Wine and Euros ...........384 Part V: The Part of Tens ..................................409 Chapter 21: Ten German Lessons ...............................................411 Chapter 22: Ten of the Best German Hotels ..............................414 Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Things to Know About German Wine ...........................................................................419 Appendix: Quick Concierge .............................422 Index .............................................................431
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