Need help with our itinerary. Starting out in Frankfurt July 28th, 2007. Plan to travel southern Germany down to alittle bit of Austria, to Munich and maybe up to Berlin if thats not to far. Then back to Frankfurt and leave Aug. 9, 2007. Any ideas how to divide days? We will be renting a car. Would we need to have our hotel reservations before we come or could we get hotels as we go. Looking for 4 or 5 star hotels. Need suggestions. Also, activities that 2 teenage boys would like. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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A few things that should be enjoyable:
Excellent Mercedes Benz and smaller Porsche museums in Stuttgart www.stuttgart-tourist.de
Old college town of Tuebingen with punting on the Neckar River www.tuebingen.de
Taking a canoe down the idyllic Grosse Lauter River with one of Germany%26#39;s highest concentrations of castle ruins www.muensingen.de
Europa Park, one of the world%26#39;s best amusement parks www.europapark.de
The fairytale like castles Hohenzollern (Hechingen) and Lichtenstein just south of Stuttgart
Visiting major cities like Frankfurt, Stuttgart or Munich
If you can find a place to do tandem paragliding in the Black Forest or the Alps, I%26#39;m sure the boys would love that, I certainly do. Also, summer bob sled runs are located in the Black Forest, Schwaebische Alb, and Alps and ballooning is another possibility.
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Do Europapark, one the largest theme parks in Europe, when you%26#39;re in the black forrest area. Your sons and you will love that day!
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Keep Berlin as a %26quot;maybe%26quot;..it%26#39;s really quite far north from the rest of your proposed itinerary for two weeks. There is so much to see and do in southern Germany.
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I agree with Linnmac. Focus on Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich and Salzburg as your big cities to visit.
With teenage boys I%26#39;d do Lake of Constance for at least 2 days. When my brother and I were that age our parents took us there every April and we just loved it.
Hotels:
Frankfurt: The Hilton is probably the best hotel as far as location is concerned. The nicest parts of downtown are within walking distance and non of the %26quot;shops%26quot; you wouldn%26#39;t want teenage boys to visit are anywhere near.
Stuttgart: With teenage boys I%26#39;d stay at the SI Suites hotel (like and Embassy Suites) which is outside of downtown but very close to the US bases and attached to some kind of Las Vegas style shopping and amusement center. English is a common language there. It%26#39;s also a great base for day trips outside of the city.
Munich: I just posted it in another thread: The Four Points Hotel Munich Center is great for its large rooms, spacious balconies and view of the mountains. Request mountain view room on high floor. The Hacker Pschorr brewery%26#39;s restaurant is just around the corner. Hacker-Bridge S-Bahn station is also very close.
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