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KittyBag · Jun 30th, 2009, 09:36 PM

Hello!

I am trying to plan my honeymoon in Germany this year in September. I am not sure what cities we should stay in, but here is what we like to do, maybe you can recommend some things?

- We love the outdoors -- so a place local to hiking in the Alps might be cool
- We aren't the big city types, thinking of something a bit more casual and down to earth.
- We are thinking of spending about 1 week ... and were thinking of spending a day or two in Amsterdam on the way through
- We aren't really museum folks, but would enjoy good food, beer, and wine!
- I wouldn't mind seeing architecture or castles.
- We wouldn't mind checking out Oktoberfest... is their an easy or recommended way to do that?
- Did you stay in a particular hotel or place that you would definitely go back to?

Gosh, I hope that's enough for you to try and point me in the right direction! Any help would be really appreciated!!

mamiewuuu · Jul 1st, 2009, 01:28 AM

Cologne is really beautiful, but kind of boring. Munich is fun. A lot of people gather in the heart of the city for the Glockenspiel daily. If you really wanna see the Alps...I would suggest taking a train that runs through them. When I was in Europe, we took a train from Munich to Salzburg..it was beautiful.

KittyBag · Jul 1st, 2009, 12:24 PM

^ thank you! I will have to look up the things you are talking about and find out more! the train ride sounds like a lot of fun too!

Is it easy to use the trains in Germany?

soul2squeeze · Jul 1st, 2009, 09:59 PM

I think it's easy to use trains in Germany (according to my brother who lives in Berlin). It's like most other things in Germany: Fast, efficient and reliable.

KittyBag · Jul 5th, 2009, 01:42 PM

thank you! ^

Sternchen · Jul 5th, 2009, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by KittyBag

Hello!

I am trying to plan my honeymoon in Germany this year in September. I am not sure what cities we should stay in, but here is what we like to do, maybe you can recommend some things?

- We love the outdoors -- so a place local to hiking in the Alps might be cool
- We aren't the big city types, thinking of something a bit more casual and down to earth.
- We are thinking of spending about 1 week ... and were thinking of spending a day or two in Amsterdam on the way through
- We aren't really museum folks, but would enjoy good food, beer, and wine!
- I wouldn't mind seeing architecture or castles.
- We wouldn't mind checking out Oktoberfest... is their an easy or recommended way to do that?
- Did you stay in a particular hotel or place that you would definitely go back to?

Gosh, I hope that's enough for you to try and point me in the right direction! Any help would be really appreciated!!

Garmisch-Partenkirchen!!

Everything you're looking for

Close to the castles, relatively close to Munich, alps, hiking, nature, good food

Sternchen · Jul 5th, 2009, 03:56 PM

You can read more about the area here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmisch-Partenkirchen

It's beautiful!!

If you're looking for a really sweet and quaint area...look up Hopfen am See. We stayed there for a week 2 years ago and it was absolutely beautiful. Close to the mountains, small town, great food..close to the castles..beautiful nature.

KittyBag · Jul 6th, 2009, 09:02 AM

Garmisch-Partenkirchen sounds really fun! I am going to be looking more into hotels! Any recommended places to stay?

twinkling · Jul 8th, 2009, 03:31 PM

I'm not from the South so can't really give any recommendations about locations but if you're planning to stay for the Oktoberfest, make sure to book soon cause Munich will be absolutely filled with people!!

A really famous area for tourists might as well be the "Rheingau valley".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheingau
If you're planning on travelling by car to Amsterdam, you'd probably drive along it and if you choose to go by train, it would most likely be the direction to Amsterdam as well!!

Christine · Jul 10th, 2009, 01:35 AM

I got engaged in Cologne.. it's a one day town at most. But the Dom was insane and we had a few nice meals along the river. I would love to see Berlin but we didn't have the scheduled time.

We arrived in Cologne via the high speed from AMS - super easy and (I'm not sure how your trip will evolve) cheap from AMS - but we purchased our tickets ahead of time. (all that will fall out as you plan your trip around Europe!).

I've hear other good things about the local trains in Europe and good things about the rest of Germany - obviously listen to other TPF'ers here!

lily25 · Jul 18th, 2009, 09:34 AM

Trains are wonderful, but apparently planes are cheaper. We booked our tickets from Munich to Berlin for a mere 6 euro each with Air Berlin (I think the 28th of July, I don't have the confirmations handy)... You could book the tickets very cheap if you book them early enough.

Hubby says that his favorites are Cologne, and Hamburg, and he is very romantic, he also loves Switzerland and the cute castle on the Alps (Neuschwanstein Castle???).
Also Potsdam a suburb of Berlin is very scenic, with a palace (called Sans Souci, it has cute gardens), and lakes. The 1945 Potsdam Conference took place there.

Unfortunately I'm not romantic, so I have no idea what is a romantic place. I like shopping in Tokyo and London. And tanning on a beach.

*Silk* · Jul 18th, 2009, 11:13 AM

oooh, I envy you

Bavaria is so beautiful

Have fun on your honeymoon!

Jun 30th, 2009, 09:36 PM	#1
KittyBag OP Settling in... Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Smaller Apple (north of NYC) Posts: 3,574	Tips for a Honeymoon in Germany Hello! I am trying to plan my honeymoon in Germany this year in September. I am not sure what cities we should stay in, but here is what we like to do, maybe you can recommend some things? - We love the outdoors -- so a place local to hiking in the Alps might be cool - We aren't the big city types, thinking of something a bit more casual and down to earth. - We are thinking of spending about 1 week ... and were thinking of spending a day or two in Amsterdam on the way through - We aren't really museum folks, but would enjoy good food, beer, and wine! - I wouldn't mind seeing architecture or castles. - We wouldn't mind checking out Oktoberfest... is their an easy or recommended way to do that? - Did you stay in a particular hotel or place that you would definitely go back to? Gosh, I hope that's enough for you to try and point me in the right direction! Any help would be really appreciated!!
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Jul 1st, 2009, 01:28 AM	#2
mamiewuuu Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	Cologne is really beautiful, but kind of boring. Munich is fun. A lot of people gather in the heart of the city for the Glockenspiel daily. If you really wanna see the Alps...I would suggest taking a train that runs through them. When I was in Europe, we took a train from Munich to Salzburg..it was beautiful.
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Jul 1st, 2009, 12:24 PM	#3
KittyBag OP Settling in... Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Smaller Apple (north of NYC) Posts: 3,574	^ thank you! I will have to look up the things you are talking about and find out more! the train ride sounds like a lot of fun too! Is it easy to use the trains in Germany?
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Jul 5th, 2009, 01:42 PM	#5
KittyBag OP Settling in... Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Smaller Apple (north of NYC) Posts: 3,574	thank you! ^
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Jul 5th, 2009, 03:56 PM	#7
Sternchen Proud mama of 3! Joined: May 2006 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 13,838	You can read more about the area here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmisch-Partenkirchen It's beautiful!! If you're looking for a really sweet and quaint area...look up Hopfen am See. We stayed there for a week 2 years ago and it was absolutely beautiful. Close to the mountains, small town, great food..close to the castles..beautiful nature.
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Jul 1st, 2009, 09:59 PM	#4
soul2squeeze soul2squeeze Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 714	I think it's easy to use trains in Germany (according to my brother who lives in Berlin). It's like most other things in Germany: Fast, efficient and reliable.

Jul 6th, 2009, 09:02 AM	#8
KittyBag OP Settling in... Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Smaller Apple (north of NYC) Posts: 3,574	Garmisch-Partenkirchen sounds really fun! I am going to be looking more into hotels! Any recommended places to stay?
	__________________ Describe Happy - come to the blog for a smile ------------------------------------------------------------------- This season I've done 10 hikes for a total of 49.5 miles!

Jul 8th, 2009, 03:31 PM	#9
twinkling Member Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 33	I'm not from the South so can't really give any recommendations about locations but if you're planning to stay for the Oktoberfest, make sure to book soon cause Munich will be absolutely filled with people!! A really famous area for tourists might as well be the "Rheingau valley". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheingau If you're planning on travelling by car to Amsterdam, you'd probably drive along it and if you choose to go by train, it would most likely be the direction to Amsterdam as well!!

Jul 10th, 2009, 01:35 AM	#10
Christine Back in 5 minutes.. Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,824	I got engaged in Cologne.. it's a one day town at most. But the Dom was insane and we had a few nice meals along the river. I would love to see Berlin but we didn't have the scheduled time. We arrived in Cologne via the high speed from AMS - super easy and (I'm not sure how your trip will evolve) cheap from AMS - but we purchased our tickets ahead of time. (all that will fall out as you plan your trip around Europe!). I've hear other good things about the local trains in Europe and good things about the rest of Germany - obviously listen to other TPF'ers here!

Jul 18th, 2009, 09:34 AM	#11
lily25 ♥.Blessed & Happy.♥ Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Athens Posts: 2,822	Trains are wonderful, but apparently planes are cheaper. We booked our tickets from Munich to Berlin for a mere 6 euro each with Air Berlin (I think the 28th of July, I don't have the confirmations handy)... You could book the tickets very cheap if you book them early enough. Hubby says that his favorites are Cologne, and Hamburg, and he is very romantic, he also loves Switzerland and the cute castle on the Alps (Neuschwanstein Castle???). Also Potsdam a suburb of Berlin is very scenic, with a palace (called Sans Souci, it has cute gardens), and lakes. The 1945 Potsdam Conference took place there. Unfortunately I'm not romantic, so I have no idea what is a romantic place. I like shopping in Tokyo and London. And tanning on a beach.
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Jul 18th, 2009, 11:13 AM	#12
Silk Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 8	oooh, I envy you Bavaria is so beautiful Have fun on your honeymoon!
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