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by Henk Bekker
in Bavaria, Berlin, Buses, Frankfurt, Germany, Munich, Trains, Transportation
Buy the cheap Deutschland-Ticket (D-Ticket / Germany Ticket) for unlimited local public transportation (train, metro, tram, and bus) travel in Germany for €58 per month but foreigners should consider the cancellation rules before buying online. The Deutschland-Ticket allows for unlimited travel on local public transportation in Germany for only €58 per calendar month. Despite the … Read more
See the wood carved Virgin Mary Altar (Marienaltar) by Tilman Riemenschneider in the Herrgottskirche in Creglingen when traveling the Romantic Road in Germany.
Prepaid eSIM cards are often the easiest and best SIM card choice when traveling to Germany and the rest of Europe (EU) as tourists or short-term visitors. The best SIM card options for international travelers to Germany and the European Union are usually installing a prepaid eSIM card before traveling to ensure instant mobile internet … Read more
The Kaiserburg Nürnberg was an imperial castle visited around 300 times by the Holy Roman emperors and is a top sight to see in Nuremberg, Germany. The Imperial Castle (Kaiserburg) towers over the old town center of Nuremberg as the city’s symbol and a reminder of its glorious past. For centuries Nürnberg was one of … Read more
Visit the Albrecht Dürer House Museum where Germany’s most famous Renaissance artist lived and worked for 20 years in Nuremberg (Nürnberg). The Nuremberg artist Albrecht Dürer brought the Renaissance to Germany and is considered amongst the most important German artists ever. The Albrecht-Dürer-Haus in Nürnberg is a museum in the house where Dürer lived and … Read more
Visit the DB Museum of German Railways in Nuremberg to see historic locomotives, wagons, and items related to trains in Germany. The DB Museum in Nuremberg functions as the company museum of Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) but covers trains and railway transportation in Germany from the early 19th century to the present. The museum explains … Read more
The vast collections of the Ethnological and Asian Art Museums in Berlin are displayed in a new permanent exhibition in the Humboldt Forum (Berliner Schloss). The Ethnologisches Museum (Ethnology Museum) and Museum für Asiatische Kunst (Asian Art Museum) opened in the Humboldt Forum (Berliner Schloss) partly in September 2021 to display the world-class collections of … Read more
Visit the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche in Berlin for a free exhibition of the 19th-century German sculptures of the Alte Nationalgalerie. The brick neo-gothic Friedrichswerdersche Kirche in Berlin provides a spectacular setting for the Ideal and Form permanent exhibition of 19th-century sculptures by artists associated with the Berliner Bildhauerschule (Berlin school of sculptors). Around 50 works are … Read more
Johannes Vermeer: On Reflection is a special exhibition of ten paintings by the Dutch master in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany, from September 2021 to January 2022.
Visit the Dom zu Magdeburg to see the first and oldest Gothic cathedral built in Germany and medieval sculptures. The Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catharine in Magdeburg (Dom zu Magdeburg St. Mauritius und Katharina) in Saxony Anhalt is the oldest Gothic cathedral in Germany and one of the largest churches in the eastern parts … Read more