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Baden-Baden Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Baden-Baden, Germany
Rain, rain go away
This is a top pick! Till had dragged out all his maps and books about the local area and armed me with dozens of places to go and explore. Our first stop was Rottenburg (not to be confused with Rothenburg) for coffee. I had acquired a book - a very good murder mystery and ...
Too much adrenalin
This is a top pick! We had made arrangements to meet my uncle in a town near Freiburg. The weather was still drizzly so we headed off early to give us plenty of time to get there. About ten minutes into the journey I realised it was Wednesday, not Thursday. We would be a ...
Cuckoo Clock & Black Forest Cake
This is a top pick! I love the Black Forest exclusively for its Black Forest Cake which you need to sample in various villages at least twice a day...it must be the best cake ever and the Kirsch-schnaps might even get you a little tipsy :) Besides, it's crazy touristy and ...
Into the South of Deutschland
This is a top pick! Into the South of Germany we wanted to show the American parents-in-law that there is more to Germany than sausages and Lederhosen... Weinheim is a beautiful town with a typical old-town and the German Fachwerk-Houses, but Heidelberg tops it off...though ...
Plans go astray
This is a top pick! As there was a world cup game playing in Stuttgart we decided to avoid going into the city and choose to explore Ludwigsberg instead. Breda dug out all her brochures and we planned a day of sightseeing. I went off to have a quick shower and lay down for ...
Australia vs Lichtenstein - Warm up match
This is a top pick! ... that we searched in vain for any Aussie Socceroo shirts, and soon realised that if you believe the shops here there are only in fact Germany and Brazil playing in the World Cup. We bought the cheapest ball we could find so that we could have a kick, and ...
The Romantic Road - part VI
This is a top pick! ... things medieval and so a Gothic Revival trend in art, literature and architecture had flourished around this time particularly in Germany and England. In London it was under the patronage of Sir Horace Walpole with buildings like Strawberry Hill, and ...
Another pretty town
This is a top pick! Again we had been invited to stay with a Hospitality Club family, this time a doctor, his wife and two children. They would not be home from work until 6pm and as it was just a 30km drive from Stuttgart we spent the day exploring Tubingen. It is a ...
Ain't family great
This is a top pick! We reluctantly departed in the morning and drove through Freiburg to meet my uncle Helmut. I had no idea what to expect, only that he spoke very little English and that the lunch may be slow and tedious. Instead, what we got was a very dynamic man ...
Bavaria
This is a top pick! ... . Totally destroyed, but rebuilt. It was quite amazing walking around. We saw the old church, a beautiful fountain as it is known in Germany, in the middle of the square and we did a tour of the torture dungeon. Loads of fun, the guy put manacles on Lucy ...
Chilling out before Round of 16
This is a top pick! ... with the uncharacteristic heat of this summer - once again we ended up in a smoky sweatbox, this time to watch Germany whip the Netherlands comprehensively. Argentina then easily accounted for Mexico to also progress through to the Quarter Finals. The ...
Beer Virgins
This is a top pick! ... we arrived Cannstatter Volksfest The tram doors opened, and we stepped out into what is the second largest beerfest in Germany. We had a walk around to take it all in. Here we were, on opening day and there were fuck all people around. ...
I WANT A MERCEDES NOW
This is a top pick! We had missed out Stuttgart, two years previously, but as we were in the Chookster, we were going there. The speciality of Stuttgart though is Porsche and Mercedes. We emailed them both for a factory tour, but Porsche were full, and Mercedes told us to ...
The Romantic Road - part II
This is a top pick! The quiet riverside town of Weikersheim enticed us to explore its old romantic streets just as the 4 o'clock sun began to hide away. Alongside the icy dusk that was settling in the town we wandered the cobblestone streets which were, at best, deserted. ...
Preface: here we are in prague and i must ...
This is a top pick! ... jubilant cries of laughter. He was a great host who managed to lug our jetlagged corpses through a whirlwind tour of southern Germany that couldn't have been done without him. Initially we hadn't planned on staying in Germany but Till made it worth our ...
What day is it today??
This is a top pick! We bade farewell to Ruth and rode to Stuttgart which was only 2 hours away. We had made arrangements with another family from Hospitality Club and were made very welcome by Breda and her twins, Fiona and Jacqueline. The girls took the BOSS to meet ...
Gernsbach
This is a top pick! A steep walk in an arboretum with trees organised in family groups for viewers to study the variations between related species. All the trees are labelled in german which has no relation to the English name, but now I appreciate the internationally used ...
5P's - Spell 'em out
This is a top pick! I only stayed in Stuttgart for one night, but what a night it was - woohoo! I came to Stuttgart so I could fly out to Prague, which is where I am writing this. I didn't book a hostel, which I haven't done ever since I got here. Usually they are mostly ...
Star studded Stuttgart
This is a top pick! Stuttgart this time around was something else. Australia advanced to the next round in the world cup and I experienced my most luxurious CouchSurfing experience to date. I arrived in Stuttgart with my accommodation already sorted, except I didn't know ...
Phone fiasco
This is a top pick! ... is being displayed. So I basically watched someone's back for most of the match. It wasn't an incredibly exciting encounter because Germany steamrolled Sweden. An adaptation of the famous quote is "there were two sides out there that day, but only one of ...
Operation bandstand the mission that i ...
This is a top pick! ... incredulous Thomas and Sabrina were the first ride of the day. They dropped me in down town Rhinesville, Liebenstein. This part of Germany is beautiful! All sloping Rhine greenery and a castle on every corner. The next ride was taking it's time then the ...
Switched trains...
This is a top pick! ... so she was pleased to be there. We found some food near the station to eat during the hour-long stopover. The train from Baden-Baden to Konstanz (where Chritina and Benni live and where Benni is studying to be a high school teacher) traced through some ...
4 trains to the airport...
This is a top pick! At 5:00 am, we started our long journey home. The four of us walked through the sleepy streets of Konstanz to the train station. The only sounds were birds singing and three suitcases rolling noisily over the cobblestones. We saw the most beautiful ...
Meeting up with friends!
This is a top pick! ... of the four girls that I did not get to meet were Louisa's parents but I am certain they were great people as well. Germany is a beautiful place and is filled with awesome people. I do not mention the names of each small village for many good reasons. ...
Lichtenstein Castle
This is a top pick! I forgot to mention visiting the Lichtenstein Castle in a small village outside of Ulm. To me the most amazing part of the castle was it's location. High above the village on the side of a mountain was a sheer rock cliff which made the foundation of the ...
Last day in Konstanz
This is a top pick! The sun came out on our last day in Konstanz, inspiring us to walk along the Rhine and through the city. We had coffee outside on the main street at a cafe. Christina was really happy with the weather (we decided she's a sunflower). Curtis and I also ...
Arrived in Schwaebisch Hall
This is a top pick! The small village we're really staying at is called Hohenholz. The pictures attached to this entry show the main town in the area, Schwabish Hall. PS. Curtis is enjoying driving around Germany (including the ...
Heidelberg, Germany
This is a top pick! We've spent our last day in Germany wandering through Heidelberg. Curtis enjoyed the castle ruins, but overall the town is very touristy. We dined on potato cakes and mulled wine with Nancy's family, who will head home tomorrow. So for a German wrap ...
Lug und Trug bei Air Berlin 3. Teil
Fassungslos nach massig Luegen endlich die ICE Tickets in der Hand Irgendwann haben dann auch die letzten 30 Passagiere das Flugzeug geraeumt, nachdem die Bundespolizei (frueherer Bundesgrenzschutz) mit Zwangsraeumung drohte. Vor den Augen der ...
Entering the Black Forest
We had stopped in Baden-Baden for the night which some people may be familiar with since it is a resort town known for its spas and bathhouses. We continued south along the beautiful and green countryside to Freiburg which is considered to be the gateway ...