Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Europe > Germany
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2389 kms of coastline bordering the country to the north along the Baltic Sea (Northwestern) and ... the North Sea (North-East). There are three distinct types of relief: - A vast plain to the north, - The old mountain terrain accentuated the center. - The Alps to the south. Located in the temperate zone, Germany is subject to in? Uences oceanic and continental. So the winter is cold, with temperatures ranging between 0 ° and -5 °, Berlin is often snowy, cold air from Siberia is not abroad. Overall, the winter is hazy in the south, wet and windy in the north. In February, storms are not uncommon on the coast. Ideally, we prefer to visit the country between May and September, a period agreeable to the North and even hot in the South. Temperatures can reach 30 degrees and rain storm cool the atmosphere sometimes. |
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What to do ?Germany is a vast country comprised of 16 federal states: the Bundesländers. Northwestern unattractive, with many ports, is an industrial use. The north coast has many beaches but also the opportunity to visit several islands. The largest, Rügen, Baltic Sea, is one of the resorts most famous of Germany and home to the resorts of Sellin and Göhren. The impressive cliffs of chalk (National Park Jasmund) and the Megalithic monuments are places of interest. With profound changes since the fall of the Wall, Berlin (Brandenburg) political capital is a culturally vibrant city. No less than 170 museums and 150 theaters will please aesthetes childless. The brave will ignore the cold to attend the film festival in February, others will visit the Love Parade in July ... The south, attractive, has two dynamic regions and have a pleasant living environment. In the Land of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the massif of the Black Forest offers beautiful scenery and great hiking opportunities. Crossing point of many routes including the European walking distance walks, the amateurs will borrow from Pforzheim to Basel on 285 kilometers. The landscapes of mountains and lakes of Bavaria will allow athletes to indulge in the pleasures of tourism, skiers push to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, medieval cities and other strongholds fill lovers of old stones. The famous Oktoberfest (beer festival) will be the appropriate place for daring to lederhosen. Costume that you add value to one of these famous Bavarian pipes that have nothing to envy the fame of those St Claude. There is so much to say and to visit as it would be difficult to compile an exhaustive list here ... Germany is also the Lake of Constance, the Danube, Rhine, etc.. |
Germany : The basics
Some generalities:
Capital: Berlin Population (2007) 82 400 996 inhabitants Area 357 022 km2 Policy: Federal Republic, parliamentary system. Official language: German Euro Currency The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany is located in: 13/15 avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 75008 Paris Tel. : +33 (0) 1 53 83 45 00 (Standard) Fax: +33 (0) 1 43 59 74 18 Hours: 8h30 - 16:45 Monday to Thursday 8h30 - 14h00 on Friday |
Towns in Germany
German capital, Berlin has 3,000,000 inhabitants and a half, almost 5 million total if the entire population of the area. It is among the ten most populous cities of the EU.
It was built in the 13th century and is today the reunification of Germany, but also a cultural and artistic center very important in Europe, symbolized by hundreds of museum, theaters and libraries. The city is refreshed by rivers and canals, lakes and gardens, which give a nice look and airy feel is enhanced by its buildings to the rich architecture.
You will discover with pleasure the old town, with many magnificent monuments: the Berliner Dom, the Pergamon Museum, the beautiful Unter den Linden and its historic buildings, the three operas, the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, the fountain Neptune, are some examples among others. In the Midwest, you can visit the largest zoo in Europe, the Zoologischer Garten and the Charlottenburg Castle.
But the new Berlin also has undeniable attractions and architects would have given heart to joy, learn the beautiful dome of the Sony Center, the complex of Daimler and arcades, not to mention the neighborhood Hansaviertel in Moabit and 35 buildings especially for an architectural competition.
Berlin presents itself primarily as a cosmopolitan, open, multicultural and tolerant society where many young people settle and bring a renewed energy always.
It is also very well served by public transport and you can go anywhere at any time of day or night.
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