germany trips

HI,

I was hoping to get some advice on where to go. I am a solo, 25 yo female american currently staying in Holland and am thinking of taking a weekend trip to Germany in the next few weeks. I would like to see some of the traditional medieval Germany (towns/castles), as well as to experience some beautiful outdoors and to have some fun nightlife. Any tips??

thanks

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You%26#39;ve got too many choices. Can you narrow-down your search criteria? What exactly do you like to do outdoors, what are your hobbies, what are your special interests, how important would shopping or bargain hunting be for you on that trip etc etc.

Otherwise you%26#39;ll end up with 20 different suggestions from 20 different people...

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Thanks Andreas-

I like pretty much anything outdoors- hiking, biking, rafting, etc.- generally I like doing things that are active. Shopping is not very important to me. But I want to go to a place where people will be friendly and there are many things to do since I will most likely be by myself (unless I somehow manage to find a travel companiion). I guess that doesn%26#39;t really narrow things down much... What I%26#39;m really wondering I guess is where people would recommend going in Germany if they only had a few days. What are the %26quot;must sees%26quot; of Germany (e.g. if only had a few days in France- most would probably say go to Paris)? I%26#39;ve heard Berlin has lots of history, and possibly fun night life- but maybe its not as %26quot;pretty%26quot;- in terms of outdoors- as somewhere like Munich or Rothlesburg- and maybe doesn%26#39;t have much medievel architecture (e.g. castles). I also heard Berlin had some kind of %26quot;love feast%26quot; in May which I thought sounded really cool, but I missed that- so if anyone knows about any cool festivals happening anywhere in Germany in the next month- that would be cool as well.

thanks again

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From Holland, the area of the Rhine and Mosel valley should not be too far. Towns like Trier spring to mind, work your way up the Mosel to Cochem, visit some of the castles along the Mosel/Rhine. It%26#39;s an area of natural beauty, it has lots of hiking and biking trails, it has looots of wine festivals in summer (not so much of bars and clubs as for nightlife).

Berlin is an amazing city, nightlife opportunities galore, but nothing %26#39;traditional medieval%26#39;. Outdoor fun can be had there as well, take the bike to Potsdam or do a boat trip to one of the lakes round Berlin.

If you want to meet other tourists from Chicago go to Rothenburg (fits the medieval card, don%26#39;t think there%26#39;s much night life) or Heidelberg (bit more night life because it%26#39;s an university town)

A weekend is really short, probably settle for one smaller town as a base.

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