Germany

// Nature [[image:worldgeographyprojectspring2012/nss.jpg width="216" height="147" align="right" caption="Berchtesgaden"]] //
One of Germany's most famous nature attractions is Berchtesgaden. It is located in the German Bavarian Alps near the southern border of Austria in the state of Bavaria. The Berchtesgaden National Park stretches along three parallel balleys. Located in Berchtesgaden is Mount Watzmann which is the third highest mountain in Germany at 2713 meters (8901 feet). A popular thing to do at Berchtesgaden is rock climbing along the East Face. It also has a deep glacial lake named Konigssee. Another great place at Berchtesgaden is Kehlsteinhaus which means Eagle's Nest. I has a spectacular views to visitor who go up there. The Eagle's nest used to have one of Hitler's homes until it was demolished shortly after WWll.

// Museums[[image:idk.jpg width="198" height="148" align="right" caption="Neuschwanstein"]] //
Germany's most famous castle is Neuschwanstein. In German this means "new swan stone' which is the type of stone used to build the castle. the castle was commissioned by Ludwig ll of Bavaria as a retreat. Construction on the castle began in 1868. The foundation, celler and first floor were completed in 1876. After Ludwig's death in 1886 the castle was still unfinished and after only 6 weeks it had been opened to the paying public. The palace was completed in a simplified form in 1892. Since Ludwig's death, over 60 million people have visited the catle.

//**Food**// Kuchen is the German word meaning cake. It has many kinds of filling and toppings that you can choose from for your liking. Kuchen has a sweet taste and usually has fruit topping on the top. It is in the shape of a pie and looks like one too.

A Schnitzel in Germany is a slice of pork and if made of veal and coated in bread crumbs is it called a Wiener Schnitzel. It is usually served with a slice of lemon and without a sauce.

Weater/Climate
The winter months in germany vary west to east, with around freezing temperatures in the west and then well below freezing temperatures in the east part of germany. The weater in germany in the summer months is typically between 20C and 30C, with there being more rainfall in the summer months. In the winter, germany gets on average 35mm of rain. Also then during the summer months germany gets 70mm of rain. Frequent changes in weater make it hard to predict forecasts, so to be on the safe side, bring a sweater and wet weater clothing items with you just in case.

Beer Festivel
The German beer festivel is a big thing around some parts of Germany. It has about 2000 or more types of beer avaible to the public many people around come to try some of these one of the kind beers. This festivel is called oktoberfest and it is currently the worlds largest beer fesivels. Many famous sings also come to enterain the large crowds of people. This is one of Germanys most well known festivels around the globe.

Transportation (Air)
The only way to get to Germany from America is though air. I picked three cites from the east coast, west coast, and the interior. I started with Washingtin D.C you would be using the airline Delta.it was cost about 1772.34 dollars and you would be traveling for 11h 5m and you will go 5884 miles. The second city is Los Angeles and you would be using American Airlines. It will cost about 1665 dollars and you will travel for 15hr 55m and you will travel about 7400 miles. The third city is Chicgo and you will be using lufthansa airlines. It will cost about 1552 and you will be traveling for 10hr 35m and will travel about 4550 miles.

Hotels
Meila Berlin


 * Location-Mitte, Berlin
 * Price range- $256
 * Conact info.- [|http://www.booking.com/hotel/de/tryp-berlin.en-us.html?aid=306395;label=berlin-ccteHdfCfp5XvsR0twzQfgS8163756029;sid=115bec17a69e1cc4f5fecbdf40122dc7;dcid=1;checkin=2012-04-26;checkout=2012-04-27;srfid=89e5184356099dbabebaaad3aa68ba14X7#availability_target]

Eurostars Berlin


 * Location- Mitte, Berlin
 * Price range- $181-336
 * Contact info- []

The Romantic Road is one of several ‘themed’ roads in Germany and is one of Germany’s most famous vacation routes. It is a stunning 220-mile journey from the River Main to the Alps offering the traveler one of the most beautiful and engaging combinations of scenery, cuisine and ambience that Germany can offer. One surprising highlight of the walk is to be found at the Noerdlingen’s Ries Crater, where America's astronauts trained for their moonwalk!

Historical Site
Berlin is one of the most well known things in Germany. It was constructed by the German Democratic Repulic in August 13, 1961. It was meant to prevent emigration in Germany. The barrier included guard towers placed on the concrete walls. The wall also contained other defences such as "fakir beds" which were anit-vehicle trenches. West Berliners initially could not visit East Berlin or East Germany at all. In 1971 agreements were made that allowed West Berliners to apply for visas to enter East Berlin and East Germany regularly. East Berliners could not go into West Berlin or West Germany at all. This only changed when the wall fell in November of 1989. The wall was broken down by people with sledgehammers, hammers and chisels. These people were nicknamed "Mauerspechte" (wall woodpeckers). Eventually the rest was brokens down by bulldozers. 15 years after the fall a memorial was rebuild but was shortly demolished in July of 2005.

= Currency = In Germany, one U.S. dollar is equal to about 0.75 Euros.
 * < 1 U.S. Dollar ||< = ||< 0.755931 ||
 * < 10 U.S.Dollar ||< = ||< 7.59313 ||
 * < 50 U.S. Dollar ||< = ||< 37.96565 ||