Germany holiday advice

Got some Easyjet vouchers from a cancelled holiday to Nice during the pandemic. Thinking of booking some flights to Munich and doing a bit of an outdoorsy holiday with missus and baby, anyone have any experiences of the national parks in Bavaria and/or the black forest region?

Love Germany - been a few times and love it more and more each time.
 
I've worked in Regensburg on several occasions and it really is a beautiful place: impressive historic buildings (check out the Cathedral), winding streets, not unlike the Shambles in York, with small independent shops and a wide selection of excellent restaurants ranging from classic German food to haute Cuisine. And all of which are very high quality. Regensburg doesn't do tat. Have a look at the Kneitinger Restaurant on Bismarckplatz which serves some of the best German food with the brewery in the same building.
Then there's the theatre offering opera, drama, ballet and classical concerts if that's your thing; the Museum of Bavarian History is fascinating and you can go for scenic walks for miles along the Danube which flows through the city.
So that's a yes from me.
 
Heidelboro said:
I've worked in Regensburg on several occasions and it really is a beautiful place: impressive historic buildings (check out the Cathedral), winding streets, not unlike the Shambles in York, with small independent shops and a wide selection of excellent restaurants ranging from classic German food to haute Cuisine. And all of which are very high quality. Regensburg doesn't do tat. Have a look at the Kneitinger Restaurant on Bismarckplatz which serves some of the best German food with the brewery in the same building.
Then there's the theatre offering opera, drama, ballet and classical concerts if that's your thing; the Museum of Bavarian History is fascinating and you can go for scenic walks for miles along the Danube which flows through the city.
So that's a yes from me.
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For a place not much bigger than Middlesbrough that's fantastic. I think I could spend my life taking weeks or weekend breaks in different German cities and never ever get bored.
 
BlindBoyGrunt said:
For a place not much bigger than Middlesbrough that's fantastic. I think I could spend my life taking weeks or weekend breaks in different German cities and never ever get bored.
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Too right. Don't get me started on the different levels of funding for the Arts in GB and Germany. Though it is a long, complex and fascinating story.
 
Frozen Horse said:
This might also be of interest to anyone heading to Germany this Summer: 9 euros for all local public transport for a month. Not 100% certain it applies to tourists, but I've not seen that it doesn't. It doesn't apply to main Intercity trains, but it does to all local busses, trams, U-bahn etc.

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Anyone can buy these tickets. Valid from June, July and August. 9€ for the whole month. Can use them for trains too but not the expensive fast, intercity ones. So you can travel about a bit with them if you persever. We’re using them to travel from Munich to Cologne for example.

I live in Munich and work frequently just north of Nuremberg. Beautiful country.
 
Doom_On_Horseback said:
Anyone can buy these tickets. Valid from June, July and August. 9€ for the whole month. Can use them for trains too but not the expensive fast, intercity ones. So you can travel about a bit with them if you persever. We’re using them to travel from Munich to Cologne for example.

I live in Munich and work frequently just north of Nuremberg. Beautiful country.
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Thanks,
I'm planning a trip round Hamburg and Lubeck in the near future, so this is worth knowing.
 
Thanks for all of the advice given. We've had a great time despite the heat.

Apartment in Nuremberg was central and we had a couple of nights in Munich. Made day trips to Bamberg, Regensburg and Bayreuth but our favourite spot for an afternoon drink was in Fürth which was accessible by the underground.

Once again, thanks all.
 
Cleanliness and nice people, these are the 2 things we were told about Germany maybe 15, 20 years ago by a much traveled couple of our friends ,
A couple who go abroad a fair few times each year.
And they still say the same today , reckon its one of, if not the cleanest country they have ever been to 👍.
I'm sure you will have a fantastic time 👍
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
Thanks for all of the advice given. We've had a great time despite the heat.

Apartment in Nuremberg was central and we had a couple of nights in Munich. Made day trips to Bamberg, Regensburg and Bayreuth but our favourite spot for an afternoon drink was in Fürth which was accessible by the underground.

Once again, thanks all.
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Hi Corcaigh,
glad you had a good time.

Quick questions: did you use the 9 Euro ticket in Bavaria, and if so, how did you find it?

I found it great in Hamburg and the North, but a bit of a nightmare around Cologne, where it seemed to be a victim of it's own success, with the service buckling under demand.

I'm half thinking of another trip before the end of August, because it is a bargain but, I'd be interested in knowing how it's working elsewhere in the county.
 
Frozen Horse said:
Thanks,
I'm planning a trip round Hamburg and Lubeck in the near future, so this is worth knowing.
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Ah Lubek is a beautiful beautiful town. I'm going there myself this year, mate is getting married on the shore of the Baltic and we are going to do a tour of that part of Germany after.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
Thanks for all of the advice given. We've had a great time despite the heat.

Apartment in Nuremberg was central and we had a couple of nights in Munich. Made day trips to Bamberg, Regensburg and Bayreuth but our favourite spot for an afternoon drink was in Fürth which was accessible by the underground.

Once again, thanks all.
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Went to see Greuther Furth play in Bundesliga 2 one Christmas market visit to Nurembourg. It was the coldest I’ve ever been at a match.
 
Frozen Horse said:
Hi Corcaigh,
glad you had a good time.

Quick questions: did you use the 9 Euro ticket in Bavaria, and if so, how did you find it?

I found it great in Hamburg and the North, but a bit of a nightmare around Cologne, where it seemed to be a victim of it's own success, with the service buckling under demand.

I'm half thinking of another trip before the end of August, because it is a bargain but, I'd be interested in knowing how it's working elsewhere in the county.
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We bought the €9 ticket at a newsagent type of shop in Nuremberg airport before getting the underground into town. We used it on all forms of transport and only the trains were really busy.

We took trains for 5 trips, no problem getting a seat but the trains were popular, not many free seats and we didn't use them at rush hour.

If you're thinking of Bavaria it's well worth a go. I'm not sure when the school holidays start there though, there weren't many kids on the trains, I can imagine them being full once the holidays start.
 
SmallTown said:
Ah Lubek is a beautiful beautiful town. I'm going there myself this year, mate is getting married on the shore of the Baltic and we are going to do a tour of that part of Germany after.
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It is; I'd also recommend Luneburg as a smaller, better preserved Hanseatic town in that part of the world.
 
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