Costs.

Reichsparteigelande=5
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew= € 3
*7 hotels=€144
Chocolate Museum=€7.50
Gestapo Prison=€3.6
Saint Gereon's Basilica=free
MOMA=21
Senckenberg Natural History Museum=5
Cathedral of St. Bartholomew=free
Mercedes-Benz Museum=8
Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden=free
Theatricals Church=free
Dachau Concentration Camp=18
Bavarian State Opera=6
Reichsparteigelande=5
DB Museum=free
Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelaende=free
Zwinger Palace=free
Semper Opera House=free
Frauenkirche=8
Charlottenburg Palace=29
Soviet War Memorial =free
Round Trip=515
Food=70

Total=1,757

Map of Germany.

Day 7.

Today was the last day. For my final day, I am visiting the fourth largest city in the country, Cologne. I started out my day by going to the Gestapo Prison, the old Nazi concentration camp. The building is as it was during the war apart from no furniture. I got the audio gadget because all of the upstairs exhibits are in German. The guide was extremely well done with a huge amount of information. After going there, I went to the Chocolate Museum! This museum had a diverse collection of chocolate art creations and chocolate-wrapper artwork, it was very interesting to see and get to eat all the chocolate and how it is made. After going there, I went and dinner. Today, I had Currywurst, it was my absolute favorite. After dinner I went to Saint Gereon's Basilica. It was very pretty and had an intricate floor mosaic of David and Goliath. To end the night, I went the CGN and took a flight back home. 

Day 6.

Today, I was traveling from Stuttgart to Frankfurt. I started of my day by visiting the Museum of Modern Art. The artworks varied and were interesting. The building itself is built in a way that is very unique and has a lot of space for artwork. After I visited there I went to the Senckenberg Natural History Museum. This natural history museum was one of the best one I visited so far. A lot of animals and other topics that usually are not covered like mummies were covered. After spending a couple of hours there, I went and had supper while sitting at the Frankfurt Romans. The Sauerbraten with potato dumplings was my choice tonight; it was one of my favorites. It is the site of Frankfurt's city hall since 1405. This historic building remains the defining symbol of the city's historic past. It was a group of builds that is such a charming area of Frankfurt that looked very medieval. It was a great place to take photos and relax for a couple of minutes. After dinner I went to the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew. It was very beautiful and well worth the time. After a long day, I went to the Hotel Hessischer Hof and went to bed. 

Day 5

 Today, I went to the beautiful town of Stuttgart. There were so many amazing places to visit, it was hard to choose what to do. I checked out of my hotel, and started toward the Mercedes-Benz Museum for a tour. There, I saw the best cars through the decades that they have and even a couple of buses. After my visit there, I went to the Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden. There I saw many kinds of animals and very many beautiful flowers. I then went and had dinner. I had a delicious Fuhrmannsbraten and apple strudel. After dinner I went to see the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. There I saw artworks from Franz Marc, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Piet Mondrian, and Pablo Picasso. They were all so pretty, it was hard to pick out my favorites. After I was done with that, I went to my room at the Golden Leaf Hotel Stuttgart for the night.

                                                               Mercedes-Benz Museum

                                                               Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Day 4.

I got up and ate a quick breakfast before heading out for the day. Today, I was to travel to Munich. First, I was to travel to the Theatricals Church. There, I took a tour of the crypt where many of the cities illustrious figures were buried. Then, I went to the Dachau Concentration Camp. From there, I t wasn't the most uplifting thing I saw, but it though me how brutal it really was. From there, I went to The National Theater, it was stunning ion both the inside and outside. I bought a ticket to watch the Bavarian State Opera preform, it's said to be one of the best in the world and they didn't live it down. I went to dinner after and had Gulasch with vetable and Bavarian Crème Pie for dessert. I retired for the night at my room in the TOP Hotel Senator Munich. 

Day 3.

Today, I went to the town of Nuremberg, Germany. I took a cab to the city and stared out my day by visiting the Reichsparteigelande. I got the audio guide; it was a self paced tour that took us about 2.5 hours to go through it. The grounds themselves were huge, we walked around the entire area and it takes a good hour to do. Being able to stand where Hitler did was very eerie when you looked out and imagined the stands and field being full. After visiting that, I went to the DB Museum. It has a very informative tour of the development of the rail system in Germany, including a sensitive account of its role during the Nazi era and of the network's division and reunion in the post war era. I then went and had a surprisingly good dinner, Hasenpfeffer and Baumkuchen for desert.  After dinner I went to the Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelaende. It was a museum that had many displays, newspaper articles and videos which were all excellent. I went and checked in at my bed and breakfast the Schindlerhof.

Day 2.

My second day in Germany, I went to the beautiful town of Dresden. There are so many things to do, so I decided to take a walk through the Old Town. Most of it was destroyed during WWII but, it has been restored to its former elegance. I then decided to walk and see the Zwinger Palace.  It had several museums in it and over two-thousand paintings, including one from the famous Raphael. After I visited everything there, I went to the Semper Opera House that burnt down in both 1869 and 1945 but the building that stands there today is an exact replica. After this, it was around three in the afternoon, so I decided to go to lunch. Today I tried the Maultaschen which is pasta stuffed with spinach and a minced meat, looks like ravioli. It was very good; I think it may end up being my favorite.  After lunch, I went to the Frauenkirche. It was designed by George Bähr during the eighteenth century. The church had a usually large 314-foot dome. It was also destroyed during WWII but, has been restored to its former glory. To end the night I went and stayed at the Hilton Dresden. 

Day 1.

Today July 4, I took off on a round trip until July 11 from PIT and after thirteen long hours, I had landed at DE airport in Berlin. I still had a full day ahead of me with lots of things to see. I started of by going and visiting the remains of the Berlin Wall and the last gate,the Brandenburg Gate, at the western end of Unter den Linden Boulevard. From there, I traveled to the Charlottenburg Palace, the oldest surviving Prussian palace. It was quite a sight, it looked like a palace from the Disney movies! By the time I got done touring both of those, it was around three in the afternoon. for lunch, I traveled to the Ana e Bruno and got a "Dedicated to Gualtiero Marchesi“ with baby spinach, pine nuts, raisins, Norcia truffles and Marsala-Stravecchio sauce. It was scrumptious! To end the day, I visited The Soviet War Memorial that has statues bearing tribute to the Russian soldiers who died fighting Hitler. To retire the night, I retired to my room at the Hotel Concorde Berlin for the night.    http://www.destination360.com/europe/germany/things-to-do
 

Vienna Schnitzel

veal (2 pieces x 150 g)
2 tbsp. flour
1 egg
4 tbsp. butter
salt, pepper to taste
Cooking:
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Beat the veal chops with the kitchen hammer, but don't make them too thin, the schnitzel chops should at least be 4 mm thick. Prepare one plate with flour, and another plate with the beaten egg. Season the chops with the salt and pepper from the both sides, put into the plate with flour and and remove the spare flour from the chops. There shouldn't be too much flour on the meat. Put the floured schnitzel chops into the plate with the beaten egg and place it into the hot buttered frying pan. Fry the chops for about 1 minute and a half on the lower side until golden brown, then turn to the other side, and fry for about 2 minutes. Fry the chops on the medium heat not to make them too dry.