To Germany

After so long , i finally uploaded n compiled all the photos of travelling in Germany ....
i spent a long time in uploading all the photos to the blog ...
it was somewhere during november tat it came in to our mind to travel to germany ...

FRANKFURT

Of course leaving from Stansted Airport to Frankfurt Hahn Airport (a small small airport) by RYANAIR again .... and then by taking bus to Frankfurt HBF (railway station) which cost us 12 euros single way... it was a really big station ..

Walking around the street in Frankfurt ....

Frankfurt am Main, nicknamed "Mainhattan" and "Chicago am Main", is the business and financial center of Germany and the largest city in the German state of Hesse. Located on the river Main, Frankfurt is the financial capital of Continental Europe and the transportation centre of Germany. (i got all the information about germany via internet before i went there, it's quite important to hav a little info about the place u gonna go)... when i walked around the city, some of the highest, most avant-garde skyscrapers of Europe surrounded us, a totally different atmosphere from other countries tat i had went, especially Malaysia. I felt relieved although surrounded by buildings coz it's still spacious n clean..

i jus love all these.. but these are expensive..

Fressgrass or "Scoff Lane" -- there are more elegant and expensive restaurants cluster around Borse, Alte Oper and Grosses Bockenheimer Strasse.

The first photo above is Alte Oper which is now under renovation unfortunately. It stands near the Stock Exchange. Built in 1872-80, it was completely burned down during World War II. Subsequently rebuilt, it is today used as a conference centre.

V had all these tasty food in WAGNER, which is recommended by local citizens. It was very crowded tat night , full of ppl after work. V had a wonderful and contented dinner in this really cool canteen-like restaurant. i love the apple wine. it costs us about 11 euros per person.

usually i took photos of monuments or mountains... this time i took photos of tall buildings with beautiful sky and trees.. i jus simply love this place... and it is a very safe place with all the nice ppl !!!!!!!!!

smart car ...

The Ostzeile on the Romerberg, one of the symbols of Frankfurt. It is located in the centre of Frankfurt's old town. Its highlight, however, is the Romer (literally the Roman).

The twin-naved church of St Nicholas, also known as Alte Nikolaikirche, was consecrated in 1290. Used as a court church until the late 15th century, it now serves a Lutheran congregation. Popular attractions are its many statues of St Nicholas (Santa Claus) and the 40-bell carillon, which twice a day plays German folk songs. In front of it is the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (fountain of justice).

Kaiserdom -- Near the archaceological park, where the ruins of a Carolingian fortress have been unearthed, stands the imperial cathedral, dedicated to St Bartholomew and Charlemagne, was built during the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, on the site of Carolingian chapel. It has several priceless masterpieces of Gothic art, including the magnificient 15th-century Maria-Schlaf-Altar.

Goethehaus --where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - commonly regarded as Germany's greatest writer - was born on August 28, 1749. Goethe lived in the house until 1775, when he moved to Weimar. The adjacent building now houses the Goethemusuem (opened in 1997). ticket price is 5 euros ( student's price is 2.50euros)

Night view of Frankfurt



POSTDAM (independent city close to Berlin)
it is also the capital of Brandenburg. Potsdam suffered very badly during World War II, particularly on the night of 14-15 April 1945 when Allied planes bombed the town centre.

walking in Park Sanssouci -- one of the most beautiful palace complexes in Europe (700 acres). 'Sanssouci' translates into the 18th-century equivalent of 'no worries'.

Bildergalerie (Picture Gallery) in Park Sanssouci --Built between 1755 and 1764, this is Germany's oldest purpose-built musuem building. containing works of masters including Rubens, Caravaggio and Van Dyck.

Schloss Sanssouci in Park Sanssouci --designed in 1747 by Georg von Knobelsdorsff as a summer country retreat for Friedrich II (Frederick the Great).

A beautifully terraced vineyard creates a grand approach to Schloss Sanssouci. It is better to visit this place during summer.

It was a long long walk to Neues Palais.

Neues Palais -- Built by Friedich II as a symbol of Prussian might in the aftermath of the successful Seven Years' War.

Behind the palace are the two Rococo-styled Communs, linked by a curving facade (which was under construction during my visit) and built to house the palace staff.

wall decorated with shells in Neues Palais.


BERLIN

A night in this spacecraft-like train to Berlin.... i had a long sleep (about 8 hours) without going to toilet....

it is so expensive to go to wahsrooms everywhere ... this is the washroom at the railway station ...

Musuem Island

Bode Musuem --constructed between 1897 and 1904

Pergamonmusuem --built between 1912 and 1930 to a design by Alfred Messels and Ludwig Hoffmann.

Neues Musuem --built between 1841 and 1855 to a design by Friedrich August Stuler.

Berliner Dom -- Built between 1747 and 1750 on the site of an old Dominican church, the cathedral included the original crypt of the Hohenzollern family, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

Brandenburger Tor ( Brandenburg Gate)

Mercedes-Benz cafe

Philharmonie -- home to one of the most renowned orchestras in Europe.

East Side Gallery --The east-facing side of the open air gallery originally contained more than 100 contributions by German and foreign artists, done in 1989 to celebrate the reunification of the city.

v stayed in Apartment Schulz...quite cheap but far away from Berlin city centre

Breakfast

Yummy food!!!