Need help planning a trip to southern Germany
Jul 3rd, 2005, 01:48 PM
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Wow...thank you for all your wonderful replies to help us plan our trip. You have us reading and looking at maps A LOT. We are still struggling with making a decision on flying in/out of Munich, in to Munich/Zurich or possibly in to Frankfurt/out of Munich. An important item in planning our trip is that I am an above knee amputee and wear a prosthesis. I walk very well, but there are obvious problems with long distances and many steps. So does that change your suggestions for our trip? We do not want to move around so much that we lose the enjoyment of the trip but we do want to see as much as possible. I look forward to reading your ideas!!
Jul 3rd, 2005, 03:34 PM
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Check out flying into Friedrichshafen, at the Bodensee, (Lake Constance). Sometimes you can get a better rate on that route.
Just got back from Switzerland and Germany. Flew round-trip Colorado Springs -Zuerich Also got a much better rate (in business class) than flying into Munich or Frankfurt. Flew Northwest.
Just got back from Switzerland and Germany. Flew round-trip Colorado Springs -Zuerich Also got a much better rate (in business class) than flying into Munich or Frankfurt. Flew Northwest.
Jul 4th, 2005, 02:23 PM
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How about these possible itineraries...feel free to point out the pitfalls or make it better...
Itinerary #1 Fly into Frankfurt Oct 5. Would we have enough steam to rent a car and drive to Rothenberg, or better to rest there for the day? If we stayed put the first night, the itinerary would continue as: 6-Rothenberg, 7-8 Fussen area, 9-10 Salzberg, 11 Hallstatt, 12 Berchtesgaden, 13-14 drive or train to Prague? 15-17 Munich and then home the 18th.
Should any of the above be substituted with a trip to Mosel Valley and the Black Forest?
What does anyone know about the Lake Constance area?
Itinerary #2
Oct 5-6 Fly into and visit Munich, rent a car - 7-8 Salzberg, 9 Hallstatt, 10-12 Fussen area, Drive back to Munich, drop car, train or plane to Prague 13-15. Back to Munich 16-17 Fly home 18th
Spelling Police- forgive me if I used inventive spelling.
I have noted all of your previous ideas...they will be wonderful for wherever we end up.
Itinerary #1 Fly into Frankfurt Oct 5. Would we have enough steam to rent a car and drive to Rothenberg, or better to rest there for the day? If we stayed put the first night, the itinerary would continue as: 6-Rothenberg, 7-8 Fussen area, 9-10 Salzberg, 11 Hallstatt, 12 Berchtesgaden, 13-14 drive or train to Prague? 15-17 Munich and then home the 18th.
Should any of the above be substituted with a trip to Mosel Valley and the Black Forest?
What does anyone know about the Lake Constance area?
Itinerary #2
Oct 5-6 Fly into and visit Munich, rent a car - 7-8 Salzberg, 9 Hallstatt, 10-12 Fussen area, Drive back to Munich, drop car, train or plane to Prague 13-15. Back to Munich 16-17 Fly home 18th
Spelling Police- forgive me if I used inventive spelling.
I have noted all of your previous ideas...they will be wonderful for wherever we end up.
Jul 4th, 2005, 09:16 PM
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Prague is very out-of-the-way from the rest of the cities you're visiting. I would advice you to leave it for a future trip. In this way you have about 3 more days of sightseeing in other cities/towns.
Jul 5th, 2005, 09:16 AM
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Hi Aklace,
Intend to do what you have done - public transport in Bavaria - the places you have visited I wish to go.May I ask how frequent are the buses and how many places can you visit in a day.Is it conveninet to move from one place to another.How many days should I spend in Gamerisch and Berchtesgaden.Thanks.
Intend to do what you have done - public transport in Bavaria - the places you have visited I wish to go.May I ask how frequent are the buses and how many places can you visit in a day.Is it conveninet to move from one place to another.How many days should I spend in Gamerisch and Berchtesgaden.Thanks.
Jul 6th, 2005, 09:58 PM
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Both Berchtesgaden and Garmisch are great bases because they have buses that travel to many places around the area. Most buses leave every 1hr. you can get the timetable from the bus company, RVO
http://www.rvo-bus.de/index.html
When you're there, you can request for the bus timetable from the toursit info, although your hotel/guesthouse host will most likely have them as well.
As for how many places you can visit in one day, it depends on what you intend to do. For us, our main activities are hiking and so we spend one day hiking around one specific place, like Ramsau/Hintersee in one day, Maria Gern one day, Konigsee one day, Mt Jenner one day, etc. If you only want to sight-see, then you can of course combine different locations in 1 day, especially in Berchtesgaden, because the famous landmarks are quite near. It is important to have the bus timetable with you because at different time of the day the buses actually change their route, so you may end up stranded for hours.
From Garmisch, the buses travel to the Hohenschwangau/Neuschwanstein and Linderhof. Again the buses travel different route at different times so sometimes you will have to transfer to another bus along the way and sometimes the buses go to the castles direct. The tourist info will tell you the exact time which has direct bus services to Hohenschwangau and Linderhof.
We spend 6 days EACH in Berchtesgaden and Garmisch. If you stay at Berchtesgaden, try to find accomodation close to the train station. All buses depart in front of the train station. The market place requires a steep climb to reach, though there are more shops there. At Garmisch, the accomodations near the train station may be a bit expensive. You can stay a bit further but preferably close to one of the local busstop since you can travel free on their local bus if you possess the visitor's card (issued to you by your host).
http://www.rvo-bus.de/index.html
When you're there, you can request for the bus timetable from the toursit info, although your hotel/guesthouse host will most likely have them as well.
As for how many places you can visit in one day, it depends on what you intend to do. For us, our main activities are hiking and so we spend one day hiking around one specific place, like Ramsau/Hintersee in one day, Maria Gern one day, Konigsee one day, Mt Jenner one day, etc. If you only want to sight-see, then you can of course combine different locations in 1 day, especially in Berchtesgaden, because the famous landmarks are quite near. It is important to have the bus timetable with you because at different time of the day the buses actually change their route, so you may end up stranded for hours.
From Garmisch, the buses travel to the Hohenschwangau/Neuschwanstein and Linderhof. Again the buses travel different route at different times so sometimes you will have to transfer to another bus along the way and sometimes the buses go to the castles direct. The tourist info will tell you the exact time which has direct bus services to Hohenschwangau and Linderhof.
We spend 6 days EACH in Berchtesgaden and Garmisch. If you stay at Berchtesgaden, try to find accomodation close to the train station. All buses depart in front of the train station. The market place requires a steep climb to reach, though there are more shops there. At Garmisch, the accomodations near the train station may be a bit expensive. You can stay a bit further but preferably close to one of the local busstop since you can travel free on their local bus if you possess the visitor's card (issued to you by your host).
