Ramo in Deutschland

[Ramo]

I landed in Würzburg yesterday, and am planning on being here for the next three months. Anything I should see/do in particular?

I also took out a loan, and got a Eurail pass, so I'm going to travel around the continent in a couple months (after I finish my research).

[BeBMan]

Hm, unfortunately I never was in Bavaria, so I am not of help here, I'm afraid....

[molly bloom]

There might be a museum dedicated to Roentgen in Wurzburg, or to the Irish St Kilian who established a monastic centre there.

Can't think of anything else offhand.

[Spiffor]

The Eurail ticket is a good investment, but you should really plan your trip so that it avoids GTermany (IIRC, with the Eurail ticket, you still pay for the train in the country where you bought it, and German trains are horribly expansive)

I have no idea about Würzburg. maybe Sir Ralph will be able to help, with him living in Bavaria and all that.

If you come through Stuttgart, you're welcome to crash home

[Atahualpa]

Würzburg!??!?!?!

[Bereta_Eder]

Go see that massive gothic cathedral. it is awesome. I dont remember in which city thought. Close to France... cologne?

yup cologne

[Harovan]

Germany has quite some massive gothic cathedrals. The cathedral of Cologne is only one the most often mentioned.

As for me helping, well, I'm living only about an hour away from Würzburg, but to my embarrassment I have to admit, that in the four years I live in this region, I have never been there myself. Passing by on the autobahn not counting.

I'm living in a village between Bamberg and Nürnberg. Both towns are worth a visit, but both could not be more different.

Nürnberg is the larger one. It's not a city, but rather a cluster of cities, including Nürnberg, Fürth and Erlangen. Nürnberg has been deliberately flattened during the last war (understandable, with it being symbol and center of the Nazi ideology) and does not have as much old buildings as other cities have. It's christmas fair (Christkindlmarkt) is legendary, but alas, it's the wrong time now.

Bamberg is much smaller. It is about thousand years old and has a beautiful ancient city core, including a nice cathedral. It has a lot of bars and restaurants, which are a pleasure to visit especially in mild summer nights. They are prepared to meet Americans, since Bamberg has a garrison (scheduled to be disbanded, though). Food and drink are formidable. Well... Spiffor might not like it, it's fat and heavy and goes best with beer (which is not bad if you ask me), but it's definitely not similar to refined French cuisine.

You definitely should visit München (Munich) .

[Bereta_Eder]

And in which city is the sindone of christ? the sheet of christ? i remember seeing it although seeing it is a bit exagerating. it was behind huge security mesures so you could only get a glipse of it. i again dont remember in which city though

[kronic]

Visit Berlin, Heidelberg and Erfurt.

BeBro
I never was in Bavaria

[Combat Ingrid]

Schloss Neuschwanstein

[Saras]

Erding! For that genuine Erdinger feeling!

[Harovan]

Originally posted by BeBro
I never was in Bavaria

Saupreiß, damischer!

[Pekka]

Dude don't go to Berlin. It's OK, I mean it's cool but there's more cool things in Germany than Berlin. Berlin is mostly just.. a big factory.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Vallée de la Loire in France is pretty chill if youre into castles. a TGV leaves from Paris (Gare Montparnasse i think)

[Asher]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
Schloss Neuschwanstein