| If you're looking for a place that's rich | | | | other two of Ludwig's castles, the first one |
| with remnants of the recent past, then | | | | being the Neuschwanstein Castle. This is a |
| Germany's the place for you. As you may well | | | | must-see for all those families who are |
| know, Germany was a key player in the | | | | traveling through Germany because the place |
| previous world wars. Thus, it filled Germany | | | | literally looks like it's been torn out of a |
| with monuments to the stories of our | | | | storybook. |
| grandfathers about times long past but never | | | | |
| forgotten. | | | | 6.) Lake Constance |
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| 1.) Berlin Wall | | | | Lake Constance is both a tourist spot and an |
| | | | essential source of life for the Germans. |
| There's no other place in Germany that's more | | | | Several areas in the country rely on this |
| suffused with charged up emotions than the | | | | very lake for their drinking water, and this |
| Berlin Wall. You can just imagine the tears | | | | large lake is also a great place to swim and |
| and the blood shed over this very wall. This | | | | to go bird watching. Indeed, if you're one |
| remnant of the wars stands as one of the | | | | for beautiful natural sceneries, then Lake |
| greatest monuments to democracy known to man | | | | Constance is not to be ignored. |
| - a sign that freedom will always come out | | | | |
| victorious. | | | | 7.) The Black Forest |
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| 2.) The Romantic Road | | | | The name looks like it has been taken from |
| | | | one of the fairytales, doesn't it? The Black |
| Driving through the Romantic road would be | | | | Forest - it sounds like a place where evil |
| one of the most pleasant drives you'll | | | | witches reside and cursed trees grow, but |
| experience in your whole life. This road is | | | | don't let that deter you though. If |
| flanked by scenic landscapes on both sides. | | | | anything, the Black Forest can hardly be |
| Occasionally, you'll pass through a | | | | related to its name as it's a sunny forest |
| picturesque town, a beautiful gothic church, | | | | with tall and sturdy firs. It's a great |
| and sometimes, a quaint countryside inn. | | | | place to go hiking and a great place for |
| | | | picnics. |
| 3.) Augsburg | | | | |
| | | | 8.) Cologne |
| Passing through the Romantic Road will lead | | | | |
| you to Augsburg, a town founded by the Roman | | | | When you hear the word, Cologne, what comes |
| Legions and named after the esteemed Roman | | | | into your mind? A beautiful fragrance, |
| emperor, Augustus. This picturesque town | | | | right? Well, meet the town that's called |
| contains such historical places as St. Anne's | | | | Cologne for a reason, and indeed, the town of |
| Church, the place where Martin Luther took | | | | Cologne has its own peculiar fragrance that's |
| refuge, and Dom, a very unusual Cathedral. | | | | very pleasing to the nose. Also, there you |
| You can also find here the Renaissance Golden | | | | will find a beautiful view of the River Rhine |
| Room, a sight that will make you squint with | | | | and the Cologne Cathedral. |
| its shine. | | | | |
| | | | 9.) Dachau |
| 4.) Neuschwanstein Castle | | | | |
| | | | Take a break from the fairytale castles and |
| Did you know that Walt Disney used a castle | | | | mystical forests and go to the place called |
| found in Germany as his inspiration for the | | | | Dachau. Dachau is a concentration camp - a |
| castle of Sleeping Beauty? It's true, those | | | | remnant of Germany's dark past where you can |
| alabaster walls and those high towers and | | | | just imagine the horrors that took place in |
| wide parapets were all based on the | | | | this very spot. However, you will also find |
| Neuschwanstein Castle. It is now hailed as | | | | there a statue bearing the inscription, |
| one of the most popular tourist spots in | | | | "Never Again", a solemn promise of the German |
| Germany. | | | | people that they will 'never again' commit |
| | | | such unspeakable acts - another true victory |
| 5.) The Castles of Fussen | | | | for peace. |
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| Like most of Europe, several castles are | | | | 10. |
| littered throughout Germany. It contains the | | | | |