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  The Grosser Garten in Dresden. This is a fanstic park with open field, wooded areas, paved and unpaved paths, fountains and, of course, gardens. It even has a miniature train line that you can ride around the Garten in. It is great for having a picnick, strolling around, or letting kids loose to run around.

     

  Dan in Johnstown, NY USA 06/20/2011

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  Just returned from Berlin. Used your guidebook and very helpful. I bought a year membership for the museums for 40 euros and found that the best deal. Reiterate to get entrance ticket for Pergamon or timed ticket for Neues Museum get it at one of the other less crowded museums so you do not have to stand in line. I really enjoyed the 3.5 hr Reederei boat tour on the Spree. Got to see more of the city with lots of architecture. Starting point is Hallesches Tor but can get on numerous places. Note they only tell you about the very low bridges and how you must stayed seated on upper deck at the beginning of the guided tour so if you get on elsewhere take note. English audio guide with German on the boat speakers.
• . The second place we really enjoyed was Fussen. Of course we loved Neuschwanstein, but our accomodations were straight out of a storybook! We stayed at the vacation apartment building (old house) called Mein Lieber Schwan. Herr Blatschacher was an exceptional host. He had thought of our needs ahead of time. We marveled at all the beautiful period pieces of furniture, the amazing walls from a castle on the first floor, and the glass-enclosed dining room where we ate meals and watched the snow falling outside. Everything was so elegant, we almost felt that we should tip-toe around and whisper. We were amazed at our accomodations for such a reasonable price. We would never have found these 2 places if they had not been listed in your guidebook. Also, the fact that you give the email addresses helped greatly. We were able to contact both places months ahead and work our all our arrangements ahead of time. Thank you so much for helping us have a fairy-tale experience and thanks for recommending these two places. They were exceptional!!! Jack and Caroline Meyer cjrmeyer@live.com

• In the section on traveling to Dachau from Munich, it's worth noting that the Muenchen XXL tickets (single or partner) can be used on RE and RB trains in addition to the S-Bahn. These trains are a bit faster as they make no other stops and they can be a better fit to a particular schedule.

     

  Paul Sanschagrin in Fanwood, NJ USA 12/09/2010

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  Brauhaus Lemke at Hackescher Markt was terrific. The best brewpub we found in Berlin. Good beer, good atmosphere. Get there early for a beer (or two) before dinner, and you can find comfy seating in fat leather armchairs in the window of the back room. There is also a large green outside patio, tables closed for fall when we were there in late Sept. Best traditional pork-and-potatoes dinner we had in Berlin. Their smoked pork knuckle is unbelievably huge, but so good and melt-off-the-bone tender that it's hard to stop eating it.

   http://www.brauhaus-lemke.com/index.php from the website: "open daily from 12:00 until ??? Dircksenstr., S-Bahnbogen 143 in 10178 Berlin-Mitte phone +49 (0)30 - 247 287 27 / fax +49 (0)30 - 247 287 28 info@brauhaus-lemke.de"
• The Munich Viktualienmarkt and the beirgarten in its center was our favorite discovery. We also found the locals to be very friendly and helpful, more so than in other places in Europe. Also in Munich, the Paulaner brewery biergarten and restaurant was very nice, and had the best food of our trip (this was not in the guidebook). It was easy to get to from the U-Bahn, and was on Kapuzinerstrasse, about 1.5 blocks southeast of the intersection with Lindwurmstrasse.

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  We recently returned from Berlin. We took 2 wonderful walking tours..Brewer's Berlin Tours. The first one was a 4 hour tour right after we got there so it was a perfect intro to the city. No cost but you tip when done. The second was a full day tour to Potsdam, the palaces, parks etc.12 euros. Our guide Terry Brewer was excellent (it was just the three of us in the group!!). He's British and has been giving Berlin tours since 1954. He said to greet Rick Steves from him.

• Neuschwanstein Castle has what they call a "Walker and Wheeler tour on Wednesday afternoons. This allows those using walkers and wheel chairs to see the castle. You make the reservation via E-Mail, as far ahead as possible. The cost is 8 Euro, which covers the person using the walker or wheel chair and a companion. You are permited to drive to the castle, where you pick up and pay for the tickets. This allowed my wife to see the Castle which would have been impossible without the special tour.

   For drivers with GPS it would help if the postal codes for the various cities; recommended sights and accomadations were included. In several cases when I typed in the city name, the GPS did not recognize the name, but when I had the postal code it did.

   You also need to mention the need for the environmental badge for those driving into the center of most major German cities, it only cost 5 Euro, but the fine in 40 Euro for not having it, if the Hotel Uhland, hadn't mentioned it on their Website, I would have been in trouble with my leased car, which did not have the Badge.
• In Berlin,we discovered a Vegetarian eatery called "Supergood"which is right next to the Melia Hotel on Freidriche Strasse.Its a large place with great ambience and terrific food. Vege Burgers,Vege Sandwiches and Wraps and salads. And inexpensive.

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