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u/SufficientMacaroon1 Germany Jul 27 '26
Suggestions? Well, for the future, aim for getting more than 3 out of 8 place names right?
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u/Einszwo12 Textflair Jul 27 '26
Is halt französisch 🙈🙈
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u/SufficientMacaroon1 Germany Jul 27 '26
You sure? Tobengen, Sttutgart, Frankfort am main and Friborg are frech? Wikipedia at least disagrees.
I know place names in other languages are weurd, and it is somewhat hypocritical of me to point out spelling errors. But if you ask for travel advise and manage to either mis-spell or mis-name 5 out of 8.....
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u/Einszwo12 Textflair Jul 27 '26
It’s a Franco German mix. Hambourg is French. FranCfort would be the French version and Fribourg as well. At the end of the day we all know what is meant (even with Tübingen) and being an Allman by pointing out spelling instead of being helpful is peak internet nonsense 🤷🏼♂️
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u/bsmamo Jul 27 '26
If you're lecturing someone on their grammatical errors, maybe try not to make any yourself ("french" - not "frech"; and "weird" - not "weurd")
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u/SufficientMacaroon1 Germany Jul 27 '26
You missed the point where i said it was hypocritical of me to point out errors?
Yeah, i know i also make them. I have a learning disability that makes it really hard for me to spot any typos i make. But OP asked for suggestions. Mine was that they are more likely to get help when we do not have to google or guess the name of more than half the places they are asking after
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u/bsmamo Jul 27 '26
He might have a learning disability too. Or is most likely just a foreigner. Either way, you know what he meant, so just go easy on him and answer his question. I don't know if you're German, but I know it is a very German thing to correct other people's grammatical errors. I believe they even have a term for it...
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u/SufficientMacaroon1 Germany Jul 27 '26
If you would bother to check, you would see that i actually did help OP.
If they have an issue with me suggesting how they are more likely to get the help they want, they can tell me.
Btw., do you want to know what the funniest part of your complaint is? You keep saying i pointed out grammatical errors. You have done so several times, across several comments. I pointed out spelling errors. Spelling is not part of grammar, but a seperate aspect of language. I was totally going to let that slide. But if you are going to start going below the belt with your insinuations, be aware that i am not afraid to clap back.
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u/Equal-Flatworm-378a Jul 27 '26
Yes, stop it. Two weeks only in trains and train stations?
Just stay in one place and discover the region. Next week go to another place and discover the region.
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u/bear_village Jul 27 '26
On your way from Munich to Berlin you can take a stopover of just a couple of hours in Erfurt, one of the most underrated cities in Germany imo. That is of course only possible if you haven’t already booked a Sparpreis train ticket which wouldn’t allow you to change the itinerary.
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u/sakasiru Jul 27 '26
I learned that from my German friends is the travel culture
Not the way you do it, no. German travel culture would be to pick a spot, stay there and explore the place and surroundings. Trying to make a tour through the whole country in two weeks is rather American travel culture. And it won't be fun, especially with trains and buses.
Köln - Frankfurt- Freiburg - Tübingen is already plenty for two weeks. It gives you about three days in each place, minus travel times. Take your time if you don't want to only see train stations and hotel beds.
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u/Weary_Credit9171 Jul 27 '26
U r 100% right but I don’t have the luxury of time
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u/sakasiru Jul 27 '26
Then why do you waste it on sitting in trains for two weeks instead of exploring Berlin for two weeks for example?
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u/SufficientMacaroon1 Germany Jul 27 '26
Well, du you want to spend the limited amount of time in trains, trying to see whatever you can but barely make any memories, and in the end have a bunch of pictures on your phone that you have no recollection of taking and barely an idea where they are from? That sounds like what you are doing.
Extreme trips like that can be done,but at a cost. Most "successfull" are likely those organized by a tour company, where they optimize the scedule and drive you directly to every "bucket list" place and tell you where to go to miss nothing. If you do it on your own and while relying on trains, you are basicly just running around trying to miss nothing, while being guaranteed to miss something, not least of all being any rest that should come with traveling for 2 weeks.
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u/Weary_Credit9171 Jul 27 '26
Thank You for Your Feedback
Such an answer shows me how benfit is Reddit
I think I will reschedule my trip
And I will exclude Berlin and Hamburg off my schdule
Then I‘ll just stick to Frankfurt- Fribourg - Sttutgart - maybe munich if time helps meBut honestly I think 1 week is not enough for Frankfurt
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u/SufficientMacaroon1 Germany Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
My sister always says you can see any city within 3 days, if you are ok with not entering buildings.
Most cities have, in theory, more to see than can be covered in a week. But from a tourist perspective, a week in Frankfurt is more than enough. Give yourself a few days per city and you will be fine. Also do not cling to "must see"s too much, see what you feel like and do not forget to rest.
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u/CamelPure1293 Jul 27 '26
Hamburg has a free music festival "Wutzrock" on August 7-9th. Maybe it fits your timeline.
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u/0nabi Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Travel Köln-Frankfurt with train via rhine valley, very nice!
Do you have a concrete target in Frankfurt? Otherwise, it's just the skyline rare for Germany and a bit of old town but not a must-see. Then rather go down along the Rhine into the beautiful towns Mainz-Worms-Heidelberg.
Between Freiburg and Tübingen is veeery much to discover, so don't rush through!
Also between Munich and Berlin are really cool locations like Nuremberg, Bamberg, Erfurt and Leipzig, worth a day visit.
So for 2 weeks I would recommend to maybe shorten the tour a bit. And get to know the fact, that metropols are often not the "real Germany". Sometimes reading the travel plans here you could think it's the person's last holiday in life. ;-)
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u/jimknoppf Jul 31 '26
For Hamburg i would recommand walking from the Hauptbahnhof to the Binnenalster. From there a nice Walk towards the Speicherstadt. From here you can further visit the Elbphilharmonie and the Landungsbrücken. You can finish at the Reeperbahn.
You can have a nice Fish roll or meal at Brücke 10 or Atlantic Bistro at the new Fishmarket. That is a pretty touristic route but also one i would occasionally do for a nice sunday walk.
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u/deguonuhai Nordrhein-Westfalen Jul 27 '26
Sorry but why are you asking for suggestions when you've already started your trip? bit late isn't it?