7/13/10

Germany Invites You This Summer

Berlin, the magnificent capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, has a population of a whopping 3.4 million. Since this is a huge city, car hire is highly recommended for visitors. The TV tower at Alexanderplatz is the one of the tallest structures in Europe at an eye-popping 368 meters. Constructed in 1969, it is visible throughout most of the central districts of Berlin. The city can be viewed from its 204 meters high observation floor. The Karl-Marx-Allee spreads east, an avenue surrounded by monumental residential buildings. The overwhelming City Hall has a unique red-brick structure. Hire a car and start discovering the city. Frankfurt Airport is an important international airport and European transportation centre.  Many tourists from all over the world decide to pick up a car rental at Frankfurt Airport upon arrival.

The East Side Gallery is an open-air exhibition of art painted directly on the last existing portions of the Berlin Wall. It is the largest remaining evidence of the city's historical division. The Berlin Wall divided the capitalist and the communist part of the city between 1961 and 1991. The beautiful Brandenburg Gate is an iconic symbol of Berlin. It also appears on German Euro coins. The breathtaking Reichstag building is the traditional seat of the German Parliament. It features a glass dome over the session area, which allows free public access to the parliamentary proceedings and breathtaking views of the city. The Gendarmenmarkt, a neoclassical square in Berlin whose name dates back to the Napoleonic occupation of the city, is bordered by two similarly designed cathedrals, the Franzosischer Dom with its observation platform and the German Cathedral. The Concert Hall, home of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, stands between the two cathedrals. Choose your favourite car and book your car rental in Germany .
Get into your rental car at Berlin Tegel Airport and explore the city. The eye-popping Berliner Dom, a Protestant cathedral is on the Spree Island across from the site of the Berliner Stadtschloss and adjacent to the Lustgarten. The Cathedral of St. Hedwig is Berlin's Roman Catholic cathedral. The breathtaking Unter den Linden is a tree lined east-west avenue from the Brandenburg Gate to the site of the former Berliner Stadtschloss, and was once Berlin's premier promenade. Many classical buildings surround the street and part of Humboldt University is located there. Friedrichstrasse, Berlin's legendary street combines twentieth century traditions with the modern architecture of today's Berlin. The lovely Potsdamer Platz is an entire quarter constructed from scratch after 1995 after the Wall came down. To the west of Potsdamer Platz is the Kultur Square, which houses the Gemaelde Galerie. The Neue Nationalgalerie and the world famous Berliner Philharmonie are nearby. Schloss Charlottenburg is the largest palace in Berlin. The Berlin  Film Festival, the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events.
Bavaria is known for the finest beers in the world. If travelling in October one should have Octoberfest on their agenda. Munich airport serves Bavarian region and car rental at Munich airport is a great option to start exploring this laid back city.
Spas and resorts on North and Baltic Sea, as well as along the Rhine valley particularly developed during the 19th and early 20th century. The countryside exhibits a pastoral aura, while its cities exhibit both a modern and classical feel. Some tourist towns in Germany are Bamberg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Wurzburg, Tubingen, Munich, Calw, Goslar, Munich, Lubeck, Aachen, Hamburg, Schwangau, Dresden and Quedlinburg. The well-maintained highways of Germany makes car hire a very reasonable choice of travelling. Visit the Cologne Cathedral, the Zwinger in Dresden, the the breathtaking New Town Hall and Marienplatz in Munich, the churches in Hamburg, the castles in Stuttgart, house of Albrect Durer in Nuremberg.