walter

I am going to Frankfort to visit a friend - have never been to Europe. She has lived and traveled in Germany for 6 years so I am looking for other places we can travel to out of Germany so we can both see new places. She has a car or we can take a train - I will be there 10 days so we can stay other places for several days. Any suggestions?

meinGott

sorry, no way to help. If Your friend is here for 6 years and likes to travel she will have seen most of the places one can reach within 10 days. So the best is YOu ask her what places she wants to see and not to double.

tina

Too many places to choose from. I would suggest Southern Germany/Bavaria/Austria in the Alps and lakes area around Salzburg for a first timer. Absolutely beautiful

Lilli

Here are some places that are not too far from Frankfurt and are worth a visit: <BR>-Mainz (city with a famous dome, nice to walk around)<BR>- Taunus (beautiful forest region very close to Frankfurt, if you like walking in forests)<BR>- Limburg (beautiful town with small streets and typical old German houses<BR>- Rothenburg (")<BR>- Wuerzburg (nice town with a castle)<BR>- Take a trip on the Rhine, see some wine places (Eltville, Ruedesheim)<BR><BR>If you want to travel further (and are willing to spent some nights in other towns): go to Munich, Regensburg, Fuessen and the south of Bavaria.<BR><BR>Enjoy your stay!

Clare

Depending on whether you like to do see things in detail or not - I would try catching a ICE train over to Dresden, train to Prague and then to Vienna. Depending on what you're both interested in doing/seeing you could alter the trip and build in another city or say Dresden - Berlin - Warsaw etc. I would make use of the train network in Germany - if you buy rail passes outside of the EU it is quite cheap compared to inside the EU. It is also an anti stress way to see the countryside - no road rage and no getting lost...

Mike

Clare: Planning a trip in Oct. Your Dresden - Berlin - Warsaw is just what I am thinking about. Do you have any information on a hotel in Warsaw?

Clare

Re: Frankfurt-Dresden-Berlin-Warsaw for Mike:<BR>I actually haven't been to Warsaw yet but have it on my summer to do list so I can't help you on Warsaw. However I have done most of Germany by train and also did Frankfurt-Dresden-Prague by train last summer and can give you some tips on those legs and on hotels in those cities if you're interested. While in Germany - I strongly recommend catching the ICE trains and also first class if you can afford it. It's actually quite affordable if you buy eurail tickets in 4 days or more and is a really great way to travel in or thro Germany...