Vacation time: Germany

[Almi]

Check out Linderhof Castle. It is very cool inside and was finished. Neuschwanstein was not finished as far as the interior. Same King built both.

 

[Bostoneo]

Check out Linderhof Castle. It is very cool inside and was finished. Neuschwanstein was not finished as far as the interior. Same King built both.

Oh ya hitting that up as wel

 

[Bostoneo]

anything worthwhile seeing for 2-3 days on my drive back from SW germany to amsterdam? Black forest? cologne? stuttgart? dusseldorf?

@BloodWood @BigFatPanda @ColdSmoke

 

[BloodWood]

Of the four I'd spend the lions share in Cologne. A little bit of everything. The whole city was razed during WWII, except for the Cathedral. Beautiful church.
If you're into cars (which you should be according to your employ) then definitely hit Stuttgart for the museums. I'm not much of a motorhead.
Black Forest if you're dying to own an authentic Cuckoo clock.

 

[Bostoneo]

Of the four I'd spend the lions share in Cologne. A little bit of everything. The whole city was razed during WWII, except for the Cathedral. Beautiful church.
If you're into cars (which you should be according to your employ) then definitely hit Stuttgart for the museums. I'm not much of a motorhead.
Black Forest if you're dying to own an authentic Cuckoo clock.

Cologne eh?

Cars.... eh. Can’t drive em lol.

Black Forest bunch’s hiking. Authentic coo coo clocks are $$$$$$$ lol. Saw some lowest was like 1000 euro!


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[BloodWood]

Damn, had no idea Cuckoos demanded that kind of coin!! "Screw that."

This is shaping up to be a class A trip.
You're gonna have a great time.

 

[ColdSmoke]

I'll be headed to a little village in the countryside between Berlin and Hamburg for three weeks in September.
Can't wait.

 

[Gary]

Love coo coo clocks. Wife hates them want a really nice extremely loud one

 

[Bostoneo]

got a sweet deal on rental car through autoeurope. Only $449 for 15 day rental, $0 deductible, everything covered, unlimited miles, in a renault captur. Blew tons of sites away with price.

 

[ColdSmoke]

It really pays to shop around and FFS, whatever one does, never leave car rentals until you arrive. You'll get gangbanged.

 

[Bostoneo]

It really pays to shop around and FFS, whatever one does, never leave car rentals until you arrive. You'll get gangbanged.

No doubt. Was funny even though it was through autoeurope it’s rented by hertz, which costs $250 more if I booked direct through hertz. Nuts.

 

[Gary]

Dont you have to take a driving test in each country?

 

[Bostoneo]

Dont you have to take a driving test in each country?

No. State license is good enough. I have an international drivers permit to


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[BloodWood]

You pulling one, Bos? Or has the game changed?
I've rented and driven all over the world with my US DL.

 

[Bostoneo]

You pulling one, Bos? Or has the game changed?
I've rented and driven all over the world with my US DL.

Pulling one?

 

[BloodWood]

Are you kidding about the DL?

 

[Alaska]

anything worthwhile seeing for 2-3 days on my drive back from SW germany to amsterdam? Black forest? cologne? stuttgart? dusseldorf?

Way late to the thread but I did my last USAF tour was in Germany, '94-98. The Munich Oktoberfest (or "Wiesn") is the archetype to be sure but it's a sea of freakin' humanity. Too much for me. I think Germany's best kept secret is the Cannstatter Volkfest (or "Wasen") in Stuttgart. If the dates work out for you, it runs 9/28–10/14 this year. Also in the Stuttgart area is the Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg.

One of my favorite places to visit was the medieval walled city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, about halfway between Munich and Frankfurt. Enjoyed a restaurant there that used to be a horse stable...about 600 years ago.

If your route takes you through Luxembourg, a worthwhile stop is the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial...where Gen. George S. Patton is buried.

 

[Bostoneo]

Here we go, all done... Amsterdam, Brussels, Corbion, Bouillion, Orval, Achouffe, Munich, Garmish, Maulbronn, Speyer, Mainz, Aachen, Gouda

 

[Bostoneo]

Are you kidding about the DL?

No, i really have an INTL drivers permit goto AAA and give them $20 haha. It just has all your shit in multiple languages, some countries require it to rent a car.

 

[BloodWood]

Here we go, all done... Amsterdam, Brussels, Corbion, Bouillion, Orval, Achouffe, Munich, Garmish, Maulbronn, Speyer, Mainz, Aachen, Gouda

You're sure covering a good slice of ground during your stay.