What are your favorites relating to travel to and in Germany?
(PatBee)
Favorite Airline to Germany: We use Delta because we charge everything on our Delta Skymiles (AMEX) card,
earn Frequent Flyer points, and upgrade to Business Class
Favorite Rental Car Company: Have always used Kemwel for great price and good cars
Favorite Germany Travel book: Probably Rick Steves,
but personally I'd rather find interesting sites on my ADAC atlas or by searching the web--or by perusing my HB
Bild Atlases, marvelous travel publications printed in Germany (mostly for Germans)
Favorite German foods: Käsespätzle, Jägerschnitzle,
Schwarzbröt, Gulasch
Favorite German refreshments: Moselwein (Auslese oder
Spätlese) and Ritter Bars
Favorite areas to visit: All of them
Favorite large city: Probably München
Favorite small town: Can't choose from so many
Favorite museum: ZAM
goofy museum in Munich, all open-air museums, Berta Hummel
Museum in Massing, GartenZwerg Museum in Gräfenroda
Favorite accommodations - Just about any Zimmer Frei
or Ferienwohnung we've ever stayed at. Bottom line is that no matter where you go, you'll find a SPECIAL place,
food, museum, restaurant, hotel, gasthaus, etc. I'm convinced that everywhere has its own unique charms and attractions.
Favorite Airline to Germany: Continental Airlines
Favorite Rental Car Company: Whatever company makes
the best deal
Favorite Germany Travel book: brochures from various
TIs in Germany
Favorite German foods: Wienerschnitzel and pommes; just
about any roast pork dish, and the roast beef with onion gravy
Favorite German refreshments: Durbacher Spatsburger
rotwein and just about any beer
Favorite areas to visit: Mosel River, Badisch Weinstrasse,
Black Forest, Franconian region of Bavaria
Favorite large city: Stuttgart during the Christmas
season and Freiburg (really, a small city)
Favorite small town: Oppenau but really, just about
any small town
Favorite museum: Vogtsbauernhof in
Gutach
Favorite accommodations -
Bavaria: The Perlerlehen above
Berchtesgaden
Black Forest: Springhansenhof in Oppenau-Ibach
Rhine/Mosel: Just about any B&B along the river
Others: Gasthaus
Esche near Hinterzarten
Any other favorites: Pension Foidl near Kitzbuhel in
Austria; Chalet Gletchertal in Grindelwald, Switzerland; LaRomance B&B in Alsace, near Selestat
Favorite Airline to Germany: I always fly CO or NW because of my frequent flyer program, but would love to fly Lufthansa
someday
Favorite Rental Car Company: Auto-Europe
Favorite Germany Travel book: Frommer because it's written
for cheap folks like me. Used to be "Let's Go Europe", but I'm too old and delicate for hostels and camping
now
Favorite German foods: I like the Würsts best but
also enjoy Gulaschsuppe, Jägerschnitzel, Spätzle, Pommes frites, McRib, Pfaffenküchen, Coco Mandel
candy, semmelbrot, Geschnetzeltes Zigeuner Art and Bauernschmaus
Favorite German refreshments: Weissbier, Fanta, beer
with lemon or cherry juice
Favorite areas to visit: Bavaria and Mosel
Favorite large city: München - Great food, history,
culture, museums, excellent transportation, best beers, Viktuelienmarkt, Rathaus, Bayern-München soccer paraphernalia
and the creepy, but fascinating Hauptbahnhof
Favorite small town: Landsberg am Lech and tiny Hohenfürch,
but the greatest spot on earth is Berchtesgaden
Favorite museum: Deutsches
Museum
Favorite accommodations - Eurener
Hof in Trier. I haven't been there in ten years
but it was really cosy when I was last there. Great food, indoor pool, rustic and tasteful rooms, quiet.
Rothenburg o.d.T.: I love this place. Gets a bit full
of tourists, but at night you can feel like you went back in time as you walk the old side streets and the city
wall. Stay at the Gasthof Butz, right near the main square. The Medieval Torture Museum
is great as is the Nightwatchman
tour with George. Buy your souvenirs elsewhere though.
Prices are jacked-up for all those tour busses.
Bavaria: I most enjoy the areas bordering Austria -
Garmisch, Füssen, Berchtesgaden. My wife and I got a perverse thrill crossing back and forth over the border
back in the pre-EU days. The Kloster
at Ettal is unbelievable when covered in snow.
Rhine/Mosel: On the Rhine, I love parking the car in
Rüdesheim, taking the KD boat trip down (up) to Koblenz and then returning along the river by train. St. Goar
has fantastic views. But I prefer the Mosel to the Rhine. Every town has great little wine shops, usually with
free tasting. The Mosel is more tranquil. Trier's Roman ruins also fascinates me.
Others: My last day in Germany usually involves a long
visit to the Julius Meinl, Spar or Aldi where I load up on stuff to take home. Hela ketchup (4 different flavors),
Ritter and Milka chocolates, Kinderüberashung (chocolate eggs with toys inside - deemed too dangerous for
American kids who would accidently eat the toy), cans of Gulaschsuppe and Weissbier, fa deodorant (the black can
of men's "Sport" deodorant smells better than cologne), Kräutersalz (salt with 7 spices in it),
paprika chips and pine incense for our smokers.
Any other favorites: Eating that huge buffet breakfast
at the Jedermann hotel in München (filling my pockets with rolls for lunch)
and just wandering by the stores in downtown Berchtesgaden at night with the snow coming down.
(Fadoinka)
Favorite Airline to Germany: USAirways
Favorite Rental Car Company: AutoEurope
Favorite Germany Travel book: Frommer's
Favorite German foods: Mixed Salat, Gulaschsuppe, and
Sauerbraten
Favorite German refreshments: Bier, of course! Also...Radlers
in the a.m.
Favorite areas to visit: Love it all!
Favorite large city: Munich
Favorite small town: Berchtesgaden
Favorite museum: The one I'm not in!
Favorite accommodations -
Munich: Platzl
Rothenburg o.d.T.: Only stayed at the Roter Hahn ...Markusturm
next trip
Bavaria: Schlosshotel
Lisl (Hohenschwangau)
Any other favorites: We spent such a glorious day at
St. Bartholomä on the Königssee that I would have to mention this as a favorite...simply breathtaking
scenery!
Favorite Airline to Germany: LTU
Favorite Rental Car Company: Budget
Favorite Germany Travel book: Frommers, Baedeckers
Favorite German refreshments: Limo, Mineral Wasser,
Magnum Ice Cream
Favorite areas to visit: Bavaria, Hunsruck, Mosel, Rhine
Favorite large city: Augsburg
Favorite small town: Königsbrunn
Favorite museum: Music
Instrument Museum (Rüdesheim) - Violin Museum
(Mittenwald)
Favorite accommodations -
Munich: Kempinski
Hotel (Munich Flughafen)
Bavaria: AFRC Hotels, Relatives! :-) , Eibsee Hotel
(Garmisch)
Black Forest: Haus Pfaff (Urach)
Any other favorites: Berlin,
Hotel Domus
(RamblerH)
Favorite Airline to Germany: American Airlines
Favorite Rental Car Company: AutoEurope brokers
Favorite Germany Travel book: Frommer's; brochures from
TI offices
Favorite German foods: Sauerbraten; schnitzels; wurst
Favorite German refreshments: Pilsners
Favorite areas to visit: Black Forest, Garmisch, Berchtesgaden
Favorite large city: Baden-Baden (largest city I've been
to yet -- really like it)
Favorite small town: Triberg
Favorite museum: Freilichtmuseum "Vogtsbauernhof"
Favorite accommodations -
Bavaria: Pension Maltermoos (Königssee)
Black Forest: Gasthaus Bachle (St. Peterstal)
Rhine/Mosel: Burg Arras (Mosel)
Others: Gasthaus Sonnenfels (Oberau)
Favorite Airline to Germany: NorthWest/KLM-Best
route from Seattle
Favorite Rental Car Company: Cheapest at the time. Usually
AutoEurope
Favorite German foods: CurryWurst, Milka, Gummi bears,
Spatzle, Pommes
Favorite German refreshments: Any Alt bier, Bischoff
bier, Asbach Uralt. Spatze, Italian icecream at an outdoor cafe, Frankonian wine
Favorite areas to visit: Rhon, Rheinland Pfalz, Mosel River
Favorite large city: Munich, Würzburg, Freiburg,
Fulda
Favorite small town: Michelstadt, Trier, Heidelberg,
Marburg, Tann, Hallstatt (Austria), Traben-Trabach (Mosel River), Giessen
Favorite museum: Gutenburg
Museum in Mainz
Favorite accommodations -
Rothenburg o.d.T.: Kloster Stueble
Black Forest: Vorderhof in Haslach
Others:
Rhoenhaeuschen near
Tann in the Rhon. Fantastic!!!
(HHav)
Favorite Airline to Germany: Delta has provided
mostly good service. The seats are
close together but we find the food adequate and the service good. I'm a Delta million miler having earned more
than 1.5 million during the working days. We have also flown Lufthansa, Swiss Air, Continental (also frequent flyer),
Aer Lingus, British Air and Sabina. Least favorite plane: Boeing 747
Favorite Rental Car Company: Gemütlichkeit
offers professional assistance, competitive rates
and quick refunds for cancellations. Eric wrote three contracts and canceled two last year to get the best price
for us
Favorite Germany Travel book: Micheln Green
Favorite German foods: fresh salads and breakfast
Favorite German refreshments: Munich Helles beer--Erskine,
Mosel wine--Peg
Favorite areas to visit: Black Forest and Southern Barvaria
Favorite large city: Germany--Munich, Switzerland--Luzern,
Austria--Innsbruck
Favorite small town: Oberammergau
Favorite museum: Railroad Museum--Nürnburg--Erskine,
The Residenz, Munich--Peg
Favorite accommodations - A Gasthaus with 15-30 rooms
catering to local cliental. Our favorites include, Zur Blume, Black Forest (Haslach)
and Prosslbrau, Adlersberg (near Regensberg)
(BHICKOX3)
Favorite Airline to Germany: Continental
Favorite Rental Car Company: Cheapest major company
(at rental time)
Favorite Germany Travel book: Different books for different
reasons - Michelin green guide, Rick Steves Austria, Germany & Switzerland are two mainstays.
Favorite German foods: "GooLaschSouppe" when
all else fails
Favorite German refreshments: Fresh fruit, some wines,
dark biers.
Favorite areas to visit: All Southern half of Germany
(northern part is mostly unvisited by us in all fairness)
Favorite large city: Munich
Favorite small town: almost too numerous to mention,
we love so many we visit, and discover new ones every year with each visit
(Rolfoe)
Favorite Airline to Germany: US Air (matter of
convenience)
Favorite Rental Car Company: AutoEurope
Favorite Germany Travel book: Fodor's Berkeley Budget
Guides and/or Baedeker (in German)
Favorite German foods: Venison, Spätzle, Rotkraut,
Bienenstich (when available) or Zwetschgenkuchen
Favorite German refreshments: Spatenbräu and/or
Gespritzter (apple juice and Mineralwasser) when biking
Favorite areas to visit: Anything with mountains in
Southern Germany
Favorite museum: Deutsches
Museum in München
Favorite large city: basically none but München
or Stuttgart will do
Favorite small town: too many to list
Favorite accommodations - Zimmer Frei any place
Munich: my cousin's place
Rothenburg o.d.T.: haven't been there in years
Black Forest: my ex-girl friend's place in Bad Säckingen
Any other favorites: Rhein/Mosel Valleys in Germany,
Salzkammergut and the area around Klagenfurt in Austria, Alsace in France, area around Gruyere and Gstaad in Switzerland
Favorite Airline to Germany: Lufthansa (have always had great service and smooth flights)
Favorite Rental Car Company: Via AutoEurope or Gemütlichkeit (Kemwell and Sixt)
Favorite Germany Travel book: "Germany - The Rough Guide"
by Gordon McLachlan
Favorite German foods: Gulaschsuppe - Kalbschnitzel
- Bratwurst & Rindswurst - Strudel - Eisbecher
Favorite German refreshments: Asbach
Uralt brandy (cola chaser) - Fürstenberg or
any local bier
Favorite areas to visit: Bavarian Alps - Black Forest
- Odenwald - Rhine/Mosel Valleys
Favorite large cities: Munich - Heidelberg
Favorite small towns: Berchtesgaden - Füssen/Schwangau
- Rothenburg o.d.T. - Urach (Schwarzwald)
Favorite museum: Vogtsbauernhof (Gutach-Black
Forest) - any outdoor open-air museum
Favorite accommodations -
Munich: Pension Grafinger
Hof -
farms in outlying areas
Rothenburg o.d.T.: Gasthof zum
Goldener Greifen - Mantelhof near Creglingen
Bavaria: Pension Weiher (Hohenschwangau)
- Any rural farm or small pension
Black Forest: Remote valley farms with flower box windows
and balconies
Rhine/Mosel: Wineguts and Winzerhöfe (wine estates)
Any other German favorites: Rural backroads - hidden
valleys - winding mountain lanes
Favorite Airline to Germany: KLM or Lufthansa
Favorite Rental Car Company: Kemwel
Favorite Germany Travel book: too many to list, now
I like the internet
Favorite German foods: Gulaschsuppe, Schnitzel, brats
and Pretzels
Favorite German refreshments: Bier (what a silly question)
Favorite areas to visit: Bavaria, Black Forest, Rhineland
area
Favorite large city: Munich (I think I lived there in
a previous life, I always get this deja vu feeling when there)
Favorite small town: Lermoos, Austria
Favorite museum: Any puppen und speilzueg museum
(doll and toy)
Favorite accommodations -
Bavaria: Katharinahof in Garmisch
Elsewhere: Pension
Hochmoos in Lermoos Austria (soon to find some new
favorite places on my next trip)
Favorite Airline to Germany: Lufthansa...the only
way to go.
Favorite Rental Car Company: Kemwel...tried and true.
Favorite Germany Travel book: Fodor's - Rick Steves
- Get Away Europe
Favorite German foods: Any kind of schnitzel mit pommes
und gulaschsuppe - bratwurst mit kase und brochen
Favorite German refreshments: Any brand of bier - "Amselkeller"
rotwine
Favorite areas to visit: Southern Bavaria (B'gaden -
Garmisch - O'gau)
Favorite large city: Munich
Favorite small town: Dinkelsbühl
Favorite museum: Criminal
Museum Rothenburg
Favorite accommodations -
Munich: Pensions Schmellergarten or Grafinger Hof
Rothenburg o.d.T.: Zum Greifen (room # 9)
Bavaria: Brunnen on the Forggensee
Black Forest: "Lehmannhof" Berghaupten
- "Klausmanhof" Haslach
Other favorites: Anywhere along the Neckar from Heidelberg
to Eberbach - Bacharach or Oberwesel on the Rhine
(RJKARR)
Favorite Airline to Germany: The one with the cheapest fare :o) or Lufthansa (as long as they
are not on strike)
Favorite Rental Car Company: AutoEurope as a broker,
probably EuropCar for individual car
Favorite Germany Travel book: Lonely Planet Guide
Favorite German foods: Salads (love those salad dressings),
Lebkuchen (I refuse to go to Heaven if they don't have Lebkuchen), and Magnum bars
Favorite areas to visit: Berchtesgaden area and Black
Forest
Favorite museum: Residenz Museum in Munich
Favorite large city: Munich
Favorite small town: (tough question) Oberammergau,
Mittenwald, Gengenbach
Favorite accommodations -
Rothenburg o.d.T.: The
Hornburg Hotel
Bavaria: Maria Gern Hotel, Maria Gern
Favorite midsize town: Schwäbisch Hall and Bamberg
Favorite time of year to go: Late September/early October
Favorite travel activity: Photographing places I visit
(DOWELT)
Favorite Airline to Germany: Lufthansa
Favorite areas to visit: Bavaria
Favorite large city: Munich
Favorite small town: Losheim (Home of my Grandparents)
Favorite accommodations -
Munich: Hotel Brunnenhof
Fussen: Suzanne's B&B
(Eihloha)
Favorite Airline to Germany: Lufthansa
Favorite Rental Car Company: Gemütlichkeit (Bob Bestor)
Favorite Germany Travel book: Fulda-Atlas
Favorite German foods: Sauerbraten mit Knödeln
und Rotkraut, Rouladen
Favorite German refreshments: Schlizer Auerhahn Pils,
Jägermeister, Malteser
Favorite areas to visit: Fulda, Rhön, Vogelsberg,
Spessart, Taunus, Northern port cities, (Scandinavian influence), Mosel
Favorite museum: Saalburg
Roman museum
Favorite large city: Bremen
Favorite small town: Schlitz
Favorite accommodations -
Munich: Private rooms
Any other favorites: Kreuzberg (Rhön)
(ijsnyder@earthlink.net)(I.J. Snyder)
Favorite Airline to Germany: American & Delta
Favorite Rental Car Company: AutoEurope & Avis
Favorite Germany Travel book: Frommers
Favorite German foods: Sauerbraten, Bratwurst, &
Gulaschsuppe
Favorite German refreshments: Beer
Favorite small town: Rothenburg o.d.T., Mittenwald
Favorite museum: Alte Pinakothek in Munich
Favorite accommodations -
Bavaria: Hotel Rubezahl
in Schwangau
Black Forest: Ochsen in Oberkirch
Hirschhorn
Castle on the Neckar and Schloss Steinburg which overlooks Wurzburg
Others:
Favorite castles: Neuschwanstein & Hohenzollern
Favorite churchs: Wieskirche and the church overlooking the Bodensee at Birnau
