Germany
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Germany Unfiltered
Well, our three weeks in Germany has ended and what a great time we've had. If you haven't been to this part of the world, I highly recommend that you do.
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Bodensee
Lake Constance (known as Bodensee in German) is a 63km-long central European lake that borders Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Fed by the Rhine River and ringed by resort towns, it's a summer destination for sailing, windsurfing and swimming.
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Dachau
“Dachau - the meaning of this name cannot be erased from German history. It stands for concentration camps built by the Nazis in their territory." EUGEN KOGON
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Munich
Munich, Bavaria’s capital, is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and its beer halls, including the famed Hofbräuhaus, founded in 1589.
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Garmisch Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a German ski resort in Bavaria, formed when 2 towns united in 1935. It's a prominent destination for skiing and ice skating as well as hiking. The town lies near the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak, with a 2,962m summit accessed by cogwheel train and cable car. Garmisch is considered the more fashionable section, while Partenkirchen's cobblestone streets retain a traditional Bavarian feel.
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Freiburg im Breisgau
The Black Forest is a mountainous region in southwest Germany, bordering France. Known for its dense, evergreen forests and picturesque villages, it is often associated with the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. It's renowned for its spas and the cuckoo clocks produced in the region since the 1700s.
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Rhine River Valley & Baden Baden
We drove the The UNESCO-listed stretch of the Rhine River (also known as The Rhine Gorge, The Romantic Rhine Route and the Upper Middle Rhine Valley) en route to Baden-Baden on Sunday.
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Mainz, Cochem and Koblenz
Rhineland-Palatinate is a southwest German state bordered by France, Belgium and Luxembourg. The state capital is Mainz. Cochem lies in the lush Moselle Valley, one of Germany's largest wine regions.
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Romantische Straße
Southern Germany's Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) is a picturesque 350km route through the forests and mountains of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
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Nuremberg
Nuremburg, 2nd largest city in the state of Bavaria, home to the Imperial Castle (since at least 1050) as well as the Nazi rallies and the Nuremburg trials that took place after WW II.
