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Germany
Divided into 16 states (Bundesländer) Germany
lies in the centre of Europe. Bordered in the north by the Baltic
and North Seas, in the south by the Alps it is without a doubt the
economic powerhouse of Europe. Thevenue of the last World Cup in
2006, the German people surprised the rest of the world by putting
on the party of a century.
Area : 357,022 sq km
Population : 81.000.000
Capital : Berlin
Language : German
Major religion : Christianity
Major Cities : Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich,
Duesseldorf, Cologne, Hannover, Stuttgart
Currency : Euro
GNI per capita : $25250
Internet domain : .de
Phonecode : #49
Hotels : Brenner's Park-Hotel & Spa Baden
Baden ; Hotel Traube Tonbach, Baiersbronn ; Hotel Bareiss,
Baiersbronn ; Ritz-Carlton Berlin ; Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Berlin ;
Waldorf Astoria Berlin ; Adina Apartment Hotel, Berlin ; Arcotel
Velvet, Berlin ; The Regent Berlin, Berlin ; Mandala Hotel Berlin ;
Hotel Q!, Berlin ; Hotel-Pension Funk, Berlin ; Michelberger Hotel,
Berlin ; Casa Camper, Berlin ; Hotel de Rome, Berlin ; Adina
Apartment Hotels, Berlin ; The Charles Hotel, Excelsior Hotel
Ernst, Cologne ; Hilton Cologne ; Am Terrassenufer, Dresden ; Hotel
Schloss Elmau, Garmisch Partenkirchen ; 25 Hours Hotel, Hamburg ;
The George Hotel, Hamburg ; Maritim, Frankfurt ; Frankfurter Hof ;
Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurt ; Hessischer Hof, Frankfurt ;
Schlosshoetl Kronberg ; Sheraton Frankfurt ; Marriott,
Frankfurt ; Mandarin Oriental, Munich ; Bayerischer Hof, Munich ;
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Munich ; Anna Hotel, Munich ; Kempinski
Hotel Airport, Munich ; Motel One, Munich ; Ritz-Carlton,
Wolfsburg ;
Restaurants : Schwarzwaldstube, Baiersbronn,
Black Forest-3 Michelin Stars ; Bareiss, Baiersbronn 3 Michelin
stars ; Restaurant Schlossberg, Baiersbronn, 1 Michelin star ;
Engelbecken, Berlin ; Grossbeerenkeller, Berlin ; Weinhaus Neuner,
Munich: Facil, Manadala Hotel, Berlin ; Al Contadino Sotto le
Stelle, Berlin ; Borchardt, Berlin ; Brasserie am
Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin ; Topo Gigio, Frankfurt ; Da Claudio,
Frankfurt ; Nueraum, Munich ;Tantris, Munich ; Nektar, Munich ;
Cafe Osteria La Vecchia Masseria, Munich ; Taverna del Sud, Munich
Isar ; Andechser Am Dom, Munich ; Maria Cafe, Munich ; Kerala,
Munich ; Weinstein, Prenzlauerberg ;
Bars/Cafes : Q, Bar, Berlin ; Barcomi's Deli,
Berlin ; Dr Pong, Berlin ; Monster Ronson's, Berlin ; Mosaic,
Frankfurt ; Jimmy's Bar, Frankfurt ; Gleis 25, Frankfurt ; Cafe
Mozart, Munich ; P1, Munich ; Vice , Munich ; Kunst & Textwerk
Cafe, Munich ; Marais Cafe, Munich ; Forschungsbrauerei Beergarden
Munich ; Nueraum, Munich ;
Shopping/Tips : KaDeWe, Berlin ; Antonia, Goy,
Berlin ; Mykita, Berlin ; Umasan, Berlin ; Oona, Berlin ; Lala
Berlin ; Ludwig Beck, Munich ; Fundgrube, Munich ; Svenja Jander,
Munich ; Shopping Villages(factory outlets)-two of the biggest are
in Wertheim -approx. 1 hour from Frankfurt-and in the town of
Ingolstadt, 50 minutes north of Munich ; Try
River-Cruising
Attractions : Unter den Linden in Berlin crammed
with the Siegessaule (Golden Angel), Deutsches (German) Museum,
Berliner Dom (cathedral) ; The Lustgarten ; Berlin Wall ;
Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin ; Brandenburg Gate, Berlin ; The
Reichstag, Berlin ; Museum Island, Berlin ; German Historical
Museum, Berlin ; Gemaeldegallerie Kulturforum, Berlin ; The
Kennedy's Museum, Berlin ; Jewish Museum, Berlin ; Berlin by
Boat-canals connect all the way to Krakow in the south to the
Baltic Sea, North Sea and Rhine ; Cecilienhof Palace, Potsdam ;
Sanssouci, Potsdam ; Glienicker Bridge (cold war prisoner swap) ;
Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria ; Olympic Stadiums Munich &
Berlin ; Rhine Valley ; Cathedral Cologne ; Glyptothek Museum,
Munich ; BMW Museum, Munich ; Deutsche Museum, Munich ; Jewish
Museum, Munich ; Museum Brandhorst, Munich ; Olympic Park, Munich ;
Allianz Arena for a football match ; Oktoberfest Munich-End
September-October ; Nuernberg (Christmas market) and Old Town ;
Dresden (old city) ; The Romantic Road-Wuerzburg, Donauwoerth,
Dinkesbuehl, Rothenburg, Fuessen
Spas : Schloss Elmau, Garmisch
Partenkirchen
Airports : Frankfurt (Rhein-Main-FRA)- 9 km
south west of city. Other major airports: Berlin (BER)(Tegel-TXL),
Munich(MUC), Hamburg(HAM), Cologne(CGN), Duesseldorf
(DUS)
Must play 18 @ : Sporting Club Berlin
Scharmuetzelsee (Bad Saarow), G.C. St.Leon-Rot -St.Leon & Roth
courses-(St.Leon,Rot), Hamburger G.C. Falkenstein
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