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When I arrive in Oberammergau can anyone provide me with information on local transportation from the Train station to the Ettal Monastery?

Greetings to all
2 years ago during the Christmas season in Regensberg, my wife and I were lucky enough to see during a large celebration downtown a parade of more than a dozen large scary monster like creatures interacting with the crowd. In fact my wife was grabbed by one but I did not get a picture. I understand they have historical significance and are part of the Norse/Germanic pagan culture. Possibly pertaining to the onset of Ragnarok? Can anyone tell me what they are called and point me in the right direction to learn more
Thanks
Danke Schon

We'll be in GaP in December, and wondered what our alternatives to renting a car to get to Ettal might be. We'd like to head up that way for dinner one evening, but I'm not sure whether buses regularly service that route, and if they do, how late they run.

Many thanks!

I have asked this before,but I lost the answer,when we changed the city to go at November,so once again:How long does the train from Bremen to Hamburg take?

And some new questins(I asked about christmas-markets last time,but now it´s the different time of the year)
About the climate:Is there difference between february and march?Is both as rainy and windy and how about the temperature?My husband might have change to choose a little,when he will have his winter-holliday,so we wonder when we should go-I can go when ever I want,I have my own shop.

Is the old town big,and is it lively?I mean like in some town,old town is only old houses,where people live,and somewhere there are little shops and restaurants and so on.

We could fly to Bremen or Bergamo,so I´m wondering witch one to choose.Both one we have been,but when we went to Bremen,we didn´t visit Hamburg.I have been thinking it´s boring town,grey and not beautyful,but now I´ve heard it´s not.

We like museums and old buildings,but I guess there´s enough about them,when I will see the tip-pages.

Hi,

I have a big luggage with a haversack. I was wondering if there is any Storage place to store my big luggage for half-a-day or even one day in the Main Train Station. Can the storage keep BIG luggage? How much does it cost?

Thanks!

I finish a conference in Ramstein on Nov 18 and would like to see a Christmas market before leaving Germany on Nov 20 in the evening. The only one open on the 20th is in Koblenz, so I plan to take the train to Koblenz on the 19th, see the market on the 20th (according to the website it opens at 10 am), and leave Koblenz by bus early afternoon to get to Hahn airport for my flight. I'm traveling with my husband and 3 small kids, so I need to figure out logistics as soon as possible...

1. Can you recommend a cheap but safe hotel near the bahnhof or near the market? Is the bahnhof near the downtown area where the market will be?

2. I've found several bus companies that service RyanAir at Hahn Airport - I assume that's just because Ryan is the main airline there, but I'm flying Wizz Air to Krakow. Any thoughts on which company to use? Or is a public bus better for my timeline?

Thanks for any thoughts/tips!

Elizabeth

does anyone happen to know the dimensions of the building in term of height and width?...i am doing a recreation of the beautiful church for an architechtural art project...please let me know if anyone knows please

Hi

I'm hoping to take my mum back to Lubeck as a Christmas present as she hasn't been 'home' in 15 years!
I understand there is now an airport in Lubeck, however I can't see any flights from Britain there, other than London, which is too far away from home for us to fly from.
Would I be better off getting a flight to Hamburg and then getting transport to an hotel in Lubeck??
So a couple of questions if thats the case, how long is the transfer from Hamburg to Lubeck and hows the best way of doing this? and does anyone know of any nice hotels in Lubeck, that wouldn't cost the earth?
Thanks ever so much
Sam

Hey.
Humour me and give me a list of things to do.
I can't wait to rock Berlin!

:)

Hello,in December my mum and I are visiting and staying in Goslar,can you recommend any nice and reasonably priced cafes and restaurants,also what shops are in Goslar,finally what is the weather like at this time of year ,we are travelling on the 6th of December,we have been to Goslar before but it was in 1978,so I expect it has changed a bit!!! Thank-you for your help.

Which are the possible modes of transport from Aachen to Bremen? What are the ticket rates and the duration of travel?

My husband and I are travelling to Cologne for him to receive stem cell treatment for motor neuron disease. We are flying in and out of Frankfurt from Australia and will need a private transfer in a vehicle that has a wheelchair lift. It is very urgent that I find this information as we are due to arrive on 20 November.
Can anyone put me in touch with a service that can accommodate this request???

We will be in Trier for our Grandson's wedding in early January. We would like to travel to Prague for 3 or 4 days. Is it best to take a plane or train? Where is the train station in Trier and also in Prague?

My husband is going to a football match in the Signal Iduna Stadion in Dortmund and he's trying to decide which train to take for the return trip. Has anyone walked from the DB stop at the Signal Iduna Stadion from the stadium? It's quite close, judging from the map on the website, but is it more a matter of five minutes or rather 10/15 minutes?

I am going to Berlin next week with my sister and want to do a walking tour of Jewish Berlin. The reasonably priced tours stop in October. Does anyone know of tour of this kind in November. Thanks

Hello,
Are there any clubs in Bonn or Koeln where you can really dance. Where it's not like a pub, but with a dance floor and really good club music. (not just techno and house but good dancing music???)

I'm coming from Australia and will be in Heidelberg in Jan. How would I be able to get maps of the bus, tram and train routes around Heidelberg before I leave

What is the cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Paris mod November?

Does anyone know good links I can read up on about this, or just any information I should know?? I'm coming over to Berlin on the 13th of November till the 16th. Initially my plan was to take photos of the newly painted wall pieces, street grafitti and other obvious sites etc. Whilst googling one day, I was so excited to see that the Photography Exhibition is taking place, but i've not managed to find much about it. Any chat back about this would be great! X

meash

Some time ago we hosted a team from Freiburg, Germany and had a very nice week with them. We housed all the players with the team my husband used to coach, and two coaches plus two players stayed with us. We all had a great week, and one of the coaches, Fritz, gave me his card.

I just ran into the card and tried to Google the address - I will use an "X" for the street number, but this is the original, then the Google version:

Kolbeweg X, 7800 Freiburg

Google pulls up:
Maximilian-Kolbe-Weg X, 79100 Freiburg im Breisgau

Is Kolbeweg now Maximilian-Kolbe-Web ... and is 7800 now 79100 ?
I realize I've had this card for a very very long time.

Also - is the correct name for Freiburg "Freiburg im Breisgau".

Looks right because they were vey close to the black forest.

I'd love to send him a note, but realize I'm dealing with a very old address.

This morning I heard there will be a free U2 concert in front of the Branderburger Tor to mark the 20th anniversary since the fall of the Berlin wall. Since I'm a U2 fan, and I remember the fall and the events it led to, I really wanted to go and started checking for flights. And just now, I read on some website that the 10 000 tickets were out:( I didn't know there would be tickets. They can't possibly cover the area around the gate. Does anyone know how it will be. Whether you could still hang out and see and hear what's going on the stage beyond the ticket area? Also, are there any other events commemorating the anniversary at that time, or the period Nov. 5-7?
Thank you,
Christina

Hello Everyone, my family and I are traveling to Munich, arriving on Christmas Eve. Can anyone recommend what to do on Christmas day in Munich. Looks like many businesses will be closed and tours are not available. Are there church service that we can attend? Suggestions would be most welcome.

Thanks, Alex

How far is it from Vienna to Passau? How long is the train ride? How often does the train run?

Ludwiga

Hi,

We're booked to come and visit Cologne for the first weekend of the Christmas markets and would really appreciate some advice on the practical logistics.

1. We will have a car - I realise there is a low emission system and limited parking in the centre. We have young children in our party, so would like recommendations for where to park to visit the markets. One hotel said there was free parking outside it and the markets would be about 10 mins walk from there??

2. A lot of people seem to recommend visiting all of the markets! Any recommendations for what to do first and the order to approach them?

3. Do you recommend the Duesseldorf market too? Also, we wondered about any village markets nearby that might be a nice alternative?

4. I'm sure we will be eating all along the way as we walk around the markets, but are always keen to eat yummy local food. Please do recommend!

5. Lastly, should we just stick to the markets, or what would be the must-sees in Cologne/area?

Thanks so much!

Can anyone please let me know if they have been to fussen in the winter and if so is it sensible to hire a car or is it impossible to drive ? Also would I need winter tyres. Has anyone travelled from memmingen to fussen by bus or train and if so was it a night mare with luggage and family ?

Answers much appreciated x

Hi, my husband and I are flying into Frankfurt on the 30th of November and out of Munich on the 8th of December. We are going to be checking out the Christmas markets in both these cities but we would also love to find some snow in the countryside or small village during this time but have no idea where to go. Does the Black Forest have any snow at that time of year? Or anywhere else?

Thanks!

I'm looking to book a few days in Berlin in January. Thinking of two Holiday Inns, one in Hochstrasse, Mitte and the other in the east of the city on Prenzlauer Allee.

There is quite a difference in price, E 100 over 3 nights. I was just wondering why? Is it a dodgy area, not much to do? Is there more around the Western one?

Also I hoping to get away from grey drizzly England for a few days. What's the chance of it being very cold and snowy at that time of year?

Any must see places? My wife is looking forward to shopping. Do they have large indoor shopping centres like in England?

So we will be using the trams it seems so my latest questions are how much is a single ticket, how much is a day ticket and where can you buy them.Thanks.

I m going to frankfurt to praga, but I have some difficulties to buy a ticket
I found one that goes from Frankfurt(Main)Süd to praga
but I would like to know if it is easy to get there from the frnakfurt central station or if a I have to buy tickets in advance?
I m leaving to praga the 1/1/2010

Do you think that one and a half hours will be enough to visit the Deutsches Museum including the Verkehrszentrum.

Thanks alot