Frommer's Germany

List of Maps viii
1 THE BEST OF GERMANY 1
2 GERMANY IN DEPTH 13
3 SUGGESTED GERMANY ITINERARIES 47
4 BERLIN 65
5 SAXONY & THURINGIA 154
6 FRANCONIA & THE GERMAN DANUBE 200
7 THE ROMANTIC ROAD 235
8 MUNICH 273
9 THE BAVARIAN ALPS 331
10 LAKE CONSTANCE (BODENSEE) 360
11 THE BLACK FOREST (SCHWARZWALD) 383
12 HEIDELBERG, STUTTGART & THE NECKAR VALLEY 410
13 FRANKFURT 440
14 THE RHINELAND 479
15 THE MOSEL VALLEY 535
16 THE FAIRY-TALE ROAD 552
17 HAMBURG 600
18 SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN 630
19 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO GERMANY 648
20 USEFUL TERMS & PHRASES 669
Index 675

Ever since packing his bag and leaving North Carolina, Christopher N. Anderson (chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15) has accumulated over thirteen years of traveling and writing experience. From crossing Siberia and sailing the Caribbean, to teaching English in Russia, Brazil, Switzerland, Austria and France, his diverse experiences have provided excellent fodder for his writing, featured in publications such as the Vienna Review, Frommer's and Yanks Abroad. In addition to his traveling exploits, he has earned a Master's in International Relations and speaks fluent French and German along with conversational Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. More recently, he covered and reported live from the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Half-Swiss, half-American, Caroline Sieg's (chapters 2, 4, 5, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19) relationship with Germany began with childhood trips to Munich to visit her Polish-German aunt. Later, she visited Berlin for the first time in 1989--two weeks after the Berlin Wall fell--and obtained her own piece of the wall. Later, she lived in Berlin and explored the oftenoverlooked northern part of the country. These days, she hangs her hat in London, but visits Germany as often as possible to indulge in Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake), sniff out the best currywurst and explore the latest gallery opening.