Germany

Brainstorming for a trip to Germany

Wednesday, Aug 28:  Parents arrive to Bremen at 2:20pm (Bremen)

Thursday, 29:  Bremen (Berlin)

Friday, 30: Wittenburg (Berlin) (We leave 5:45AM)

Saturday, 31:  We arrive 8:05AM, Berlin (Berlin)

Sunday, 1:  Berlin (night train to Munich 8:30PM or 9:53)1

Monday, 2: Munich (Munich)

Tuesday, 3: Dachau, Munich (Munich)2

Wednesday, 4: Bavaria (Munich)3

Thursday, 5: Salzburg (Salzburg or Munich and have extra day in Prague)4

Friday, 6: Eagle’s Nest (Munich)5

Saturday, 7: Nurenburg 6

Sunday, 8:  morning bus to Prague (Prague)7

Monday, 9: Prague, parents fly 6:35AM

Tuesday, 10: country

Wednesday, 11: country

Thursday, 12:Climb

Friday, 13:Climb

Saturday, 14: Climb, train to Berlin (Berlin)8

Sunday, 15: Fly home at 9:35AM

Day 1:  Fly to Frankfurt, take train to Rhine Valley (1.5 hours), sleep in Bachrach
Day 2:  Rhine River, sleep in Munich
             --River cruise the Rhine from Bachrach to St. Goar
             --Tour Rheinfels Castle
Day 3:  Explore City, sleep in Munich
             --Alte Pinakothek (Durer and other good paintings)
             --Rick's self guided tour
Day 4:  Dachau and/or more Munich,  sleep in Munich (or Bavaria?)
            --1/2 day to Dachau--Adults only? (45 min train)
            --English Garden ;0), Residenz
Day 5:  Bavaria (2ish hours), sleep in Munich
            --Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein Castles (reserve)
            --Tegelberg luge and gondola
Day 6:  Salzburg (1.5 hour train), sleep in Munich (or Salzburg and see Eagle's nest--45mins bus)
            --Rick's self guided old town walk
            --The Sound of Music Tour
            --Salzburg Cathedral
            --and more if there is time (Mozart, fortress, getreidegasse,
              Salzburg museum, etc.)
Day 7:  Nurnberg (1 hour), sleep in Dresden
           -- WWII sites:  Documentation Center, rally grounds, congress
               hall, zeppelin field, trial
           --Rick's self guided tour from Old Town to Imperial Castle
Day 8:  Dresden, sleep in Berlin
           --Rick's self guided tour:
             ----Frauenkirche (major church)
             ----Zwinger (Rubens, Rembrandt, Cranach, Durer, Raphael)
             ----Royal Palace with Green Vault (must reserve)
           --Option for the kids and doctors:  Body museum and 5 Senses
              kids' museum
           --Saxon Switzerland National Park with over 14,000 rock
             climbs! (45 min train)
            (Darren and I may have to split here and stay a few days)
Day 9:  Berlin, sleep in Berlin
            --WWII & Communism tour
Day 10:  Berlin (whatever sites weren't seen on tour), sleep in Berlin or fly home
            --Pergamon Museum
            --Egypt museum
            --Checkpoint Charlie
            --Berlin Wall Memorial
            --Reichstag
            --German History Museum
            --Spree River
            --etc.

Option 2

Day 1:  Fly to Frankfurt, take train to Rhine Valley (1.5 hours), sleep in Bachrach

Day 2:  Rhine River, sleep in Munich (train: 2 hours from Stuttgart, Bachrach 4.5 hours)

             --River cruise the Rhine from Bachrach to St. Goar (or longer)

             --Tour Rheinfels Castle

Day 3:  Explore City, sleep in Munich

             --Alte Pinakothek (Durer and other good paintings)

             --Rick's self guided tour

Day 4:  Bavaria (2 hours), sleep in Munich

            --Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein Castles (reserve)

            --Tegelberg luge and gondola

Day 5:  Dachau and/or more Munich,  sleep in Munich

            --1/2 day to Dachau--Adults only? (45 min train)

            --English Garden ;0), Residenz

Day 6:  Salzburg (1.5 hour train), sleep in Salzburg

            --Rick's self guided old town walk

            --The Sound of Music Tour (1/2 day)

            --Salzburg Cathedral

            --and more if there is time (Mozart, fortress, getreidegasse,

              Salzburg museum, Salt Mine, etc.)

Day 7:  Berchtesgaden (bus 45 mins), sleep in Salzburg or Munich

            --WWII sites with possible tour (Obersalzburg, bunkers, Eagles Nest)

            --other options are salt mine and Konigssee (boat ride)

Day 8:  Nurnberg (1 hour), sleep in Dresden

           -- WWII sites:  Documentation Center, rally grounds, congress

               hall, zeppelin field, trial

           --Rick's self guided tour from Old Town to Imperial Castle

Day 9:  Dresden, sleep in Dresden

           --Rick's self guided tour:

             ----Frauenkirche (major church)

             ----Zwinger (Rubens, Rembrandt, Cranach, Durer, Raphael)

             ----Royal Palace with Green Vault (must reserve)

           --Option for the kids and doctors:  Body museum and 5 Senses

              kids' museum

           --Saxon Switzerland National Park with over 14,000 rock

             climbs! (45 min train)

            (Darren and I may have to split here and stay a few days)

Day 10:  Saxon Switzerland National Park, sleep in Berlin (2 hour train)

Day 11:  Berlin, sleep in Berlin  (climb)

            --WWII & Communism tour

Day 12:  Berlin (whatever sites weren't seen on tour), sleep in Berlin or fly home (climb)

            --Pergamon Museum

            --Egypt museum

            --Checkpoint Charlie

            --Berlin Wall Memorial

            --Reichstag

            --German History Museum

            --Spree River

            --etc.

Day 13:  Hamburg (1.75 train), sleep somewhere near Bremen (55 mins) (Prague)

            --Bus tour, boat tour

            --Beatle History

Day 14:  Bremen, Frankfurt (4 hours) (fly home)

            --history and fly home