Land Baden-Württemberg Travel Forum

I'd like to know where is the Rosengarten located exactly.

Thanks.

Not a question but an information for those who are around Baden-Württemberg next week...

The Wilhelma, the botanical garden and zoo in Stuttgart, is expecting a big event next week. The plant with the largest inflorescence in the world, the titan arum (Amorphophallis titanun), is producing a flower after 3 years of rest. This is the very same plant that broke the world record in October 2005 with a flower of 2.94 m height.
The flower will be fully open for one single hour. This is expected to happen next Wednesday, July 23 - but no one knows for sure. The Stuttgart plant has been named "La Diva" for some reason... Half-opened it's impressive enough, though.

Wilhelma's Titan Arum Diary (with photos): http://www.wilhelma.de/nc/de/ereignisse/titanenwurz/tagebuch.html
Webcam:
http://www.swr.de/regionen/stuttgart/titanenwurz/-/id=3398/nid=3398/did=3765968/mpdid=3771366/1xpi4e4/index.html
Wikipedia on titan arum:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum

How long does it take from Heidelberg?

hi
i'm looking for a house to rent in the black forest at august,
near the europa park.
thanks

Hi,

I’m travelling to Germany for vacation and would like to know if there’s any way that I can take the river instead of the road or train from Frankfurt to Freiburg. Any tips would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Faaro

Hello
I'm going to spend some days in heidelberg in August.
Does anyone know a good B&b/Pension/Guesthouse/ferienwohnung in the city center???
Thanks a lot
Debora

My grandfather and great grand parents lived in Langenburg ~1875. His name was Albert Frank and his fathers name was Johann Christian Frank. I would love to visit Langenburg. Are any of the Frank family still living there? Where can I get a telephone book for Langenburg? Does Langenburg have an Internet web-page.
Thank You,
Richard Frank
wennell@juno.com

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Thankyou to all who helped with information on vintage motorcycles
My husband had a delay getting to Karlsruhe after being off loaded by Qantas in Singapore for 5 days a disadvantage of staff travel so his time was cut short but he has been to one or two different museums each day.
He tells me he had plenty of photos and information so thank everyone
Kerry

Can anyone give me details on how to get to Freiburg from Strasbourg, please? Which specific trains should I take and how much would it cost? How long is the travel time? and how often do the trains come? Moreover, what is the cheapest way to get there? Thanks a lot

I shall be visitng the area, staying in Konstanz from Wednesday 4th June. Can
anyone tell me, please, whether I should take Swiss Francs as well as Euros for use whilst touring around the Lake on the Swiss side? Or, as I have experienced on the Swiss/Italian border, are the Euros accepted - mainly for use in cafes and restaurants.
Thanks,
Alan

Hello fellow VTers,

I'm looking for possibilities to find accommodation for one person in Stuttgart for a period of six to eight weeks as of mid June 2008 (next month). Budget is around 500 to 600 Euro per month.

I would highly appreciate any ideas, tips, recommendations of how to find something suitable!

Thanks a million!

Robert

My husband will be arriving in Karlsruhe on 29/5 for 10 days his interest and passion is vintage motorcycles .Do you know of any museums or business that might be of interest to him in Karlsruhe or in towns easily accessible by public transport nearby .We would appreciate any information we have had trouble researching from Australia for places to visit with motorcycles .
thankyou

Are there lockers at the Villigen-Schwenningen train station? Has anyone been to the Burgertrutz und Pulverdampf? Is it worth a visit?

I was looking at rental cars from the Stuttgart train station but I wanted to return the car in a town closer to Tubingen (such as herrenberg, Plochingen, Reutlingen etc). Basically, I want to rent a car Saturday late afternoon and drop it off on Sunday afternoon. However, most rental car companies are closed on Sunday (except at the Stuttgart train station and airport). But, I am not sure if any have after hours drop off service.

In the U.S., most rental car companies have after hours drop off, does anyone know if this service is available in Germany especially at some of the towns between Stuttgart and Tubingen?

A Korean friend of mine is traveling to Stuttgart around late summer this year to follow her fiance, who is German but who is also new to Stuttgart and seemingly doesn't know his way around town as yet.

Obviously, as they will be living there for quite a while she wants to learn the German language and is therefore looking for German language centers, institutes or university courses.

My question:
Does any VTer know details or can recommend any specific language program in Stuttgart? Can she study at the university without actually enrolling in studies like Germanistik? She wants to learn as fast as possible and looks for intensive courses of around six months to one year, Monday to Friday if available.

Any ideas are appreciated...

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Robert

Hello,

A friend wants to go to Ikea in Sindelfingen or Ludwigsburg but dont know how to with public transport, can anyone help?

Sindelfingen would be a better option for her, however it seems not so possible to get to without a car.

The Ludwigsburg branch is further but when I look on the web, there seems to be 3 buses stopping just outside. Where do these buses depart from? Can she get the bus from Ludwisburg/Tamm S-Bahn Station or Stuttgart Hbf?

Can she check the bus schedule somewhere?

Thanks!

we want go to bodensee area on june, somebody introduce some pension or guestroom to us? thanks advance.

We will be visiting Baden-Baden on Sunday, May 18th. There are races on this day, we have never been to the horse races and are not sure what to expect. Should we buy the tickets at the facility or make reservations? What kind of dress can we expect? We have dinner reservations at the Zum Alde Got and where hoping to do some wine tasting prior to dinner. Any recomendations for vineyards?

Hi Everyone,

I will be celebrating my 10 year anniversary in Baden-Baden, unfortunately I only have one night and want to make the most of it. We will be arriving in the early morning to partake of the Friedrichsbad spa before checking into our hotel. Problem is I haven't booked a hotel yet or made dinner reservations. I really want this to be romantic, any suggestions?

Thanks!!

Hello!!

I would like to ask if anyone knows of any cheap accomodation in Heidelberg which is also close to the University?

Would really appreciate it!!

Thank you!!

-Saudamini

I'm arriving to Baden Airpark for the VT Euromeet 2008 in Karlsruhe (yay yay yayyyy!!)
as my plane arrives late morning on Thursday, I was thinking of spending a few hours exploring Baden-Baden. I was wondering if there are lockers at the train station of Baden-Baden for storing my bag, so I could do some sightseeing before getting to Karlsruhe

Anyone does know? Or other alternatives?

Thanks! :)

Dear,
I'm 24 and going to travel:
- Turkey-karlsruhe : 14june
- Karlsruhe-Prague : 16june (afternoon)
- Prague-Gent : 20june
- Gent-Turkey : 25june
I want to know about the economic way to travel and also about the economic hotels in these cities.
I've found your website the best way to find my answer. I'm waiting for your best suggestions.
Best Regards,
Leila

Are there any direct trains from Karls. to Brussels?

How can I do that?

I will be spending a few days in Wangen from 12 to 16 May. What does the town offer in the way of pubs, restaurants and general night life?

Hi!!

I want to come to Stuttgart this summer. Is it a good idea to come from Bonn or from Basel (Switzerland)?

Also, how does one go to the Black forest? what can be done there? can one join groups for a day hike or something?

Would really appreciate your inputs.

Thanks! :)

Hi!

Is it a good idea to come to Heidelberg from Bonn or from Stuttgart?

If one is on one's own, are there any group tours around the city?

Looking forward you your replies...Thank you!

A father of my friend will be 80 in the beginning of this September. He is living in Stuttgart and will be visited by his local friends as well as by his children, grandchilren, other relatives and friends from around of the World. His daughter will organize the celebration but since she is living far away and does not speak good German she is asking for help in finding nice place for the event.

She is looking for a nice Gasthof (or Gasthause) with a nice restaurant for ca. 40 people. They also will need to book several rooms for approximately 10 guest, who would prefer to stay in the Gasthof for 3-5 days and make some sightseeing. It should be nice, picturesque place which is also easy reachable from Stuttgart by local transport since it will be hard to organize good transportation for such amount of guests.

Advices, hints and help in finding sutable place will be very highly appreciated!

How could I get to Karls. from Trento or Bolzano by train? Have I to go to Munich first and then take another train to Karls.?

Has anybody stayed there? What's your opinion about it.