Dresden Bastei bridge Germany 2016

1   Bastei bridge (Dresden)

The brige is very famous in Dresden Germany. Actually many tourists visited the bridge. If you go Bastei bridge, I recommend you to rent a car or to join a tour. I went to Bastei bridge by car with GPS. If you go by car with GPS, you input “01847 Lohmen”. You can go near the place, but you can find many signs concerning Bastei bridge around there. In my case, I asked a man who lived near the place.

 

This is the Bastei bridge. The scenery is very nice.

                                    This is the movie on the Bastei bridge.

2  A field of rape blossoms near the Bastei bridge

On the way to the Bastei bridge, I could enjoy the field of rape blossoms. The scenery was fantastic. Especially in May they are very beautiful. this scenery, you can enjoy  not only Bastei bridge but also this kinds of scenery, I think.

 3  Tips for the trip

  

In summer season, it is very hot I think.   So, it's better to have some drink, because  you have to walk a little bit long until the Bastei bridge. But you can buy something on the way. You don't have to be worried about it.

Dresden Germany beautiful spots to visit 2016. You should go there!!

As you know, Dresden is very famous as one of the historical and traditional city in Germany. Actually there are many impressive buildings in Dresden. It is worth visiting especially around the old part of Dresden. The old part of Dresden is the area there are a lot of old architecture. I love that kinds of architecture. I’d like to talk about Dresden several times, because I have many things I want to say, so, I can’t explain about it only one time.

1    How to go to the old part of Dresden

If you go there from the Dresden airport, you get on the “S-bahn” at the Dresden airport. You can go to the central station of Dresden by this S-bahn. It takes about 25 minutes. It is not so far from the airport.

If you go there from Berlin, you get on “EC” train. It goes to the central station in Dresden also. It takes about 2 hours.

Of course you can have many way to go there other than that.

I know your time is limited during the trip. You should have the most convenient way for you. So it might be better to stay in hotel around the old part of Dresden (around “Neumarkt”). If so, you can visit many famous places in short time.

2  Pictures of Dresden

This is the “Frauen church”. (in German “Frauenkirche”) According to the history, it took 6118 days for the church to be constructed, but only one day, it was destroyed 13th Feb.1945 due to the war. But the church was constructed again 30^th Oct.2005.↓

 This picture is "The Dresden Castle". It is very beautiful.↓

These pictures are "Zwinger" These pictures are inside of it. ↓

And the last one is the "Elbe river". The river is very close to these buildings above.

 If you want to go there after reading my blog, I would be very happy. And I'm sorry for not giving you japanese information recently. Now I am making the page concerning Japan. It would be helpful, if you understand.

Thank you for reading my blog today.  

Hertha Berlin !! Football stadium in Germany.

  As you know, Germany is very famous for football league “Bundesliga”. And the national team of Germany was the champion of the world cup soccer 2014. So I’m very interested in soccer also. Today I’d like to talk about the soccer stadium in Berlin and how to go there and how to buy the ticket.

1      Hertha BSC

Hertha BSC is one of the team of Bundesliga in Germany. The team is based in Berlin, established in 1892. Hertha put up a good fight this season, the team is in 5^th place as of 6^th May.

2      Olympia-Stadion

The stadium is used as the home ground for Hertha BSC. It was originally built for the 1936 Summer Olympics.2015 UEFA Champions League Final took place in the stadium.

3      How to go there

It is very easy to go there. If you are a tourist, it’s very convenient to stay in hotel near the “Zoologischer Garten”. Actually there are many great hotels near the station. Anyway you can get on the train “U2” bound for “Olympia Stadion” or “Ruhleben” from Zoologischer Garten. It takes about 20 minutes to the station “Olympia Stadion”. When you go to the stadium to watch the game, you can see many people who wear the uniform of Hertha BSC. That’s why you can ask them how to go there.

4      Pictures of the stadium

 

5      How to buy the ticket

Near the Zoologischer Garten, you can find “Europa Center” easily. Many kinds of shops are in the Europa Center, and you can find Hertha BSC fun shop. In the shop, you can buy the ticket like this. I bought the ticket “Hertha vs Dortmund”. Dortmund is very strong and popular team. So the price of ticket was a little bit expensive (59 €). As you know, Shinji Kagawa belongs to Dortmund. I support him also.

 Thank you for reading my blog today. 

If you are interested in soccer, you can enjoy the stadium !!

Dewa-Matane. See you next time !

Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany How to go there.

      Today I’d like to explain about  How to go to “Neuschwanstein Castle” and  
     How to enjoy “Neuschwanstein Castle”.

      Last month I visited “Neuschwanstein Castle”. The castles in some Disney land are said to be on the model of “Neuschwanstein Castle”.

　

1     How to go to the Neuschwanstein Castle

          In my case, I stayed in the hotel in Füssen, the name of the hotel was “Luitpoldpark-hotel”. The hotel is near the Füssen station. You can take the bus bounding for the castle in front of the station. That’s why it was very convenient to go to the castle. 
          The buses you take are "73", "78","9606", "9651". These buses leave the Füssen station once per hour. So you should check the time. In the bus, you can buy the return ticket for the bus. One way ticket costs 2.10 Euro. It takes about 15minutes from the station to "Hohenschwangau"by bus. You get off the bus stop. The hotel staffs know how to go to the castle, you can ask them. You don’t need to be worried about it.

          

2     Ticket for the Neuschwanstein Castle

           If you want to go into the castle, you have to buy the ticket. 

           To buy the ticket, you can make an online reservation in advance, and print out the 

           reservation page after that, you take the paper to the ticket center on the day.

           I recommend you to make a reservation, if you want to go into the castle.
           
          The castle is very popular around the world, so sometimes crowded with lots of tourists.

           If you don’t make a reservation, you have to line up for the ticket long time. 
          According to my colleagues, it takes about 1,5 hours without reservation to buy ticket.

　　　　

       ※If you make a reservation, the time for going into the castle is written on the paper. Please attention the time. After the time printed on the ticket, you can’t go into the castle.

                                 Ticket      ↓
                                 

 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Confirm E－mail   ↓

3     Road to the castle

After you buy the ticket at the ticket center, you go to the castle. Then you have 3 ways to go to the castle.

①　Walk
      You have to walk about 30 minutes to the castle. 
      The road is slope, so, if it is summer, you should have some drinks.

②　Shuttle bus

      It is very convenient, comfortable.
      It costs 1.80 Euro (to the castle), 1 Euro (from  the castle) 
      The return ticket costs 2.6 Euro.

③　Two horses and carriage 
     It seemed to be very nice !! It worth trying it.
     It costs 6 Euro (to the castle), 3 Euro (from the castle)

As I said above, if you are not in time for going into the castle, you can’t go into the castle. Please pay attention to the time.

4     The scenery

The scenery were very amazing. You can enjoy the scenery on the way to the castle. Don’t miss it.

                      These are the pictures of the castle.　↓

                       Is this a real picture ?      ↓

 

　　　　　　　　　　Actually this is a post card. You can buy it in souvenir shop.

                             

              Thank you for reading today !! See you next time !!

Rhine River Cruises (Loreley) ship information and Cologne Germany

Today I'd like to show you information about Cologne City and the Rhine River Cruises in Germany. I hope the information would be useful for you someday. Through my blog, you could have some useful information about Cologne and Rhine River Cruises, I hope.

As you know, Cologne is one of the most famous city Germany. There are many sightseeing spots in Cologne, Germany. Of course, I can't give you all of information about Cologne and Rhine River Cruises information only one time. Today I show you some pictures(Cologne Cathedral and Rhine River Cruises). If you have fun, I would be very happy.

1      Cologne City in Germany

Cologne is very famous for the Cologne Cathedral. ↓

Cologne Cathedral is very easy to go from the Cologne station.

Many tourists visit the Cologne Cathedral.

I think many people were impressed with the Cologne Cathedral.

The Cologne Cathedral is one of the world heritages in the world. If you visit Germany, I recommend you to watch the Cologne Cathedral. It is worth visiting. And it is adjacent to the Cologne station, that’s why you can find it very easily. On the day, I stayed in the hotel near the station. When I was in Cologne, it was summer. That’s why I recommend you to stay in hotel with air conditioner, if you go there in summer. There are some hotels without air conditioner in the area. So you should check it, when you book hotel in summer. In my case, it was very hot, and no air conditioner, so, I opened the window at night. But it was very noisy outside. I remembered I couldn't sleep well on the day. 

2      Rhine River Cruise

After the visit of Cologne Cathedral, I went to the Rhine river cruise on the next day. During the Rhine River Cruise, you can enjoy the amazing scenery along the river.Of course you can see the very famous rock, "Loreley".

A  How to go there

        In my case, I got on the train bounding  for “Koblenz” at the Cologne station. And I changed the train at the Koblenz station. And I got on the train bounding for “St.Goarshausen” at the Koblenz station. The port for the Rhine River Cruise is near the St.Goarshausen station. You can arrive there in a few minutes. 

      This is my case ↓　※To make sure, I recommend you to check the exact time.

      “The Cologne station”　   →    ”The Koblenz”    →    “The St.Goarshausen”

                                 （train 50 min）                 (train 50 min)

   B  How to get on ship

         I recommend you to book the cruise on the internet before you go there. In my case, I reserved the cruise before I go there. Because it was summer season, many people took vacation. I booked “KD Rhine” on the internet. It was very nice ! http://www.kdrhine.com/

　      I got on the ship at the St.Goarshausen port. The ship was very comfortable. The fee of the ship was about 44 Euros.(Between St.Goarshausen and Bingen) It depends on the distance.

         This is the scenery of the St.Goarshausen port.  ↓

   C  The scenery from the ship

       　It was marvelous !! Especially when I saw the “Loreley” , I was very impressed.

         You can see “Loreley” just after the St. Goarshausen on your left hand. Don’t miss it. In addition to it, you can see many old castle along the river.

   

                                 

                                 These pictures are "Loreley". You can't miss it.

   D  The other information

          It took about 3 hours to go to Bingen from St.Goarshausen. After getting off the ship, I got on the train at the station near the port. 

                              Today I thank you for reading my blog.