Rental Car In Germany
Some of the most prestigious car makers are German. These are names that you will recognize in an instant: BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen and Audi, just to name a few. Perhaps your rental car in Germany will be one of these mentioned car makers. Besides being famous for car manufacturing, German is also a country rich in history and culture.
Notable German Festivals: Munich's Oktoberfest, Berlinale (Berlin's international film fest), Berlin Love Parade, Berlin Marathon, Carneval in Fasching, Frankfurt Book Fair
Notable German Musicians: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Falco, Kraftwerk
Notable German Writers: Bertolt Brecht, Anne Frank, Johann Goethe, Franz Kafka
Notable German Philosophers: Heidegger, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Popper, Adorno, Horkheimer
Notable German Painters: Albrecht Durer, Matthias Grunewald, Hans Holbein the Younger
Popular Destinations
Germany is divided up into 16 federal provinces. The two major tourist destination cities in Germany are Berlin, the capital, and Munich.
Culture In Munich
Here are some places to visit in Munich: Asamkirche (Asam Church), Peterskirche (St. Peter’s), Alte Pinakothek art gallery, Neue Pinakothek art gallery, Städtische Galerie in the Lenbachhaus, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Residenzmuseum with treasury, Deutsches Museum, BMW Museum, Glyptothek und Antikensammlung (sculpture and antiquities), Englischer Garten (public park)
Viktualienmarkt (traditional market), Bavaria Filmtour, Forum der Technik, IMAX Cinema, Planetarium, Haus der Kunst (House of Art), Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung (art gallery), Pinakothek der Moderne (modern art).
Kid-Friendly Berlin, the Capital of Germany
LegoLand Deutschland is a world specially designed for families, made up of more than 50 million Lego bricks. Over 40 thrilling rides, attractions and shows greet visitors of all ages.
Berlin has two zoos. The Zoological Garden is Germany's oldest zoo and awaits your visit with its 15,000 animals. Nocturnal animal house, aquarium – an impressive array of animals! The Tierpark Friedrichsfelde is laid out like a large landscaped garden embedded in the former Castle Park.
In the Wuhlheide Leisure and Recreation Centre, there are boundless games and sports facilities, a bathing pond, miniature railway, nature and environment centre, an open-air stage and a leisure palace – children can do whatever they like here, from a course in pottery tilling to spaceship training for little astronauts. Suitable for all children aged 4 and over. The blub Badeparadies in Neukölln attracts for example with a water landscape including wave pool, waterfall, white water track and a giant slide. The Britzer Garden offers a lot as well-an adventure park with a water playground, theme gardens, outdoor laboratory, animal enclosures and much more.
The Filmpark Babelsberg shows the fantastic world of film amidst the legendary film studio complex: impressive film sets, exciting shows, stunts that keep you on the edge of your seat, cinema technology and close-up experience of special effects.
There are over 170 museums in Berlin. Here are two children-friendly places of exploration. The Labyrinth Kindermuseum is perfect for young minds to get hands on experience. Deutsches Technikmuseum has numerous historical machines and models that are exhibited and explained in motion. Print, weave, grind corn and even make paper!
Helpful Basic Courtesy Phrases In German
| English |
German |
| "Hello." |
"Guten Tag.." |
| "Good bye." |
"Auf Wiedersehen." |
| "Please." |
"Bitte." |
| "Thank you." |
"Danke." |
| "You're welcome." |
"Bitte." |
| "Excuse me." |
"Entschuldigung." |
| "Sorry." |
"Verzeihung." |
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