Germany for Dummies (ISBN - 0470474025)

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About the Author

Novelist, playwright, and travel writer Donald Olson is the author
of the award-winning England For Dummies, London For Dummies,
Frommer’s Best Day Trips from London, and Frommer’s Vancouver &
Victoria. Under the pen name Swan Adamson he has written the
novels My Three Husbands — now translated into four languages —
and Confessions of a Pregnant Princess (both published by
Kensington, New York), as well as Memoirs Are Made of This
(Hodder Headline, London). Donald Olson’s travel stories have
appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic Books, and
many other publications.

Dedication

To Gary Larson, with thanks for his help in Germany and with life
in general.

Author’s Acknowledgments

I would like to thank RailEurope for its generous assistance.

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Contents at a Glance

Introduction .......................................................1
Part I: Introducing Germany ...............................7
Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Germany .................................9
Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Germany .....................................15
Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go ...............................24
Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Four Great Options ..............38
Part II: Planning Your Trip to Germany ..............47
Chapter 5: Managing Your Money .................................................49
Chapter 6: Getting to Germany ......................................................60
Chapter 7: Getting Around Germany ............................................67
Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations ................................79
Chapter 9: Catering to Special Needs or Interests ......................86
Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details ......................94
Part III: Northern and Eastern Germany ..........103
Chapter 11: Settling Into Berlin ...................................................105
Chapter 12: Exploring Berlin ........................................................133
Chapter 13: Hamburg, Bremen, and Lübeck:
Hanseatic Cities of the North ................................................172
Chapter 14: Dresden, Leipzig, and Weimar:
Jewels of the East ....................................................................206
Part IV: Southern and Western Germany ..........243
Chapter 15: Munich: Capital of Gemütlichkeit ...........................245
Chapter 16: Going Beyond Munich: The Romantic Road
and Day Trips in Bavaria........................................................285
Chapter 17: The Bodensee and the Black Forest: Scenic
Southwest Delights .................................................................312
Chapter 18: Heidelberg, Stuttgart, and Nuremberg:
Castles and Kaisers.................................................................338
Chapter 19: Cologne and the Romance of the Rhine ................365
Chapter 20: Frankfurt am Main: Apple Wine and Euros ...........384
Part V: The Part of Tens ..................................409
Chapter 21: Ten German Lessons ...............................................411
Chapter 22: Ten of the Best German Hotels ..............................414
Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Things to Know About
German Wine ...........................................................................419
Appendix: Quick Concierge .............................422
Index .............................................................431