I know this is quite premature, but my boyfriend and I want to book a break for New Years and we%26#39;re looking at somewhere in Germany. My boyfriend hasn%26#39;t been to Germany before, but I have visited both Berlin and Munich about 10 years ago. Ideally I would like to try somewhere different. Can anyone suggest anywhere else that would be fabulous for New Year ... or can you convince me that Berlin or Munich are the places to be?
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Hamburg - go to Hamburg. Hamburg celebrates New Year%26#39;s Eve all over town. You can go to the river Elbe (harbour) where the big fireworks are or you can go to one of the numberous clubs at Reeperbahn where all people celebrating there meet on the street around midnight.
picture of the harbour: http://www.hadag.de/e_silvester.php
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Europe%26#39;s single largest outdoor New Year%26#39;s Eve party with several stages, live music and more than 1 million people in between takes place at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It%26#39;s been THE No.1 since 1990.
Personally I love New Years in Austria as at midnight they dance the blue danube waltz in the Streets. In Germany everbody does their own fireworks which is noisy and somewhat dangerous.
In Frankfurt peple stand on the bridges and watch the fireworks with the beautiful city skyline in the background. In Stuttgart people gather on Schlossplatz, Heidelberg is also quite a treat for New Years...
Pick a city that offers the kind of cultural and leisure institution, the food, beer, charme and sights you prefer. You will have a blast at New Year%26#39;s everywhere.
I did New Year%26#39;s in London a couple of year ago and was so disappointed. All you do there is watch Big Ben, then wish each other happy new years and go partying. No singing like in the US, no dancing like in Austria, no fireworks like in Germany... You%26#39;ll love it anywhere in Germany!
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Since you have been to Berlin already , consider Hamburg as alexhh suggested, and Cologne.
In Cologne there are all kinds of events all over the town.
Very popular is watching the fireworks from the river rhine bridges, If you want to avoid the worst overcrowding, cross the river to the opposite riverside, where you%26#39;ll have an impressive panorama of the old town and the fireworks.
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Thanks for your help everyone. We are now going to look at Hamburg and possibly Cologne. I suppose I just wanted some reassurance that other German towns would have a lot going on. O
On another note, having looked at a map, would Hamburg to Berlin make an easy day trip on the train?
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%26gt;On another note, having looked at a map, would Hamburg to Berlin make an easy day trip on the train?
It%26#39;s 1 1/2 hours one way, so it is easily possile - but the ICE tickets will be quite expensive. Have a look at www.bahn.de
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You could also take the coach from Hamburg to Berlin but of course it takes longer than the train and it depends on you whether you think of it as an option for a daytrip.
-Hamburg Central Station - Berlin Ostbahnhof or Central Station: 3 hours
-goes 4 times a day
-price: 41 EUR or less
-coach en suite, with air condition and telephone
For more details check this site: http://www.berlinlinienbus.de/pdfs/hh.pdf
The English version is under construction but at least you can have a look at the time table.
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