Holidays in Germany/Austria?

[WARHURYEAH]

So, my missus likes hot holidays, I do not, I want to go on a skiing holiday and she doesn't.

So we have come to an agreement of going to a neutral kinda place, that we could both enjoy, so we have decided to go to either Austria or Germany!

Can anyone give any suggestions as to where to go? We don't want anywhere to busy, but something that is a bit tourist friendly, however, as my missus can already speak some German and is learning it again we might be safe in that department (It's also for next year so I can learn some, hopefully).

Money cost wise, we don't want to spend a lot, yet we would like to do lots of stuff.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

Also, would be a bonus if there was a skiing resort near by so I could have a go

 

[rsatd]

<german accent>Kooler, 8 weeks.</german accent>

Couldn't resit

 

[Going to Cali]

You want to go to Munich

 

[qqg3]

You want to go to Munich

I'm planning a trip toward Germany and Munich.

What do you reccommend seeing there?

 

[Xordium]

I'd recommend somewhere like Salzburg - within that region you have a great interesting city - Munich is also very close - you get stuff like the Eagles Nest also just over in Germany if you'd find that interesting - you got the Salzkammergut for watersports/climbing/icecaves/all year round glacier skiing and of course everything works perfectly the locals are great everything is clean and the well the beer is just beyond excellent.

 

[lukext]

Would recommend Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps (its where the Eagles nest is). Went there a couple of years ago. We flew to Berlin first for the city experience for a couple of days then flew to Munich and caught the train on to Berchtesgaden (about 3 hours ish). Its a really nice place and is relatively tourist friendly. Some really good tourist attractions, Eagles nest, a salt mine which takes you in to the mountain, a really beautiful lake called Lake Konigsee etc.

It might be worth looking at staying in Munich for a few days maybe. I only saw the airport, the u-bahn and the train station

 

[Greenlizard0]

Talking of skiing - I know this might be odd to some people's tastes but I've always had a thing for tall / athletic / fit women.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Riesch

Hot or not? Am I just a bit strange and peculiar?

 

[yer_averagejoe]

Zell am see in Austria. Beautiful lake with awesome scenery. Might be able to ski there too..

 

[Diesel]

Would recommend Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps (its where the Eagles nest is). Went there a couple of years ago. We flew to Berlin first for the city experience for a couple of days then flew to Munich and caught the train on to Berchtesgaden (about 3 hours ish). Its a really nice place and is relatively tourist friendly. Some really good tourist attractions, Eagles nest, a salt mine which takes you in to the mountain, a really beautiful lake called Lake Konigsee etc.

It might be worth looking at staying in Munich for a few days maybe. I only saw the airport, the u-bahn and the train station

We went to the Bavarian Alps last summer. Spent a few days in the Berchtesgaden area, a couple in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and a couple in Munich.

Lake Konigsee in the Berchtesgaden National Park is the most beautiful place I've ever seen. Absolutely wonderful place to spend a day. There are other stunning lakes nearby such as Hintersee.

Also the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagles Nest) is worth a visit along with the Rossfeld tollroad which is just above it.

 

[kwerk]

I'm planning a trip toward Germany and Munich.

What do you reccommend seeing there?

Beer halls.

 

[Tunney]

So we have come to an agreement of going to a neutral kinda place, that we could both enjoy, so we have decided to go to either Austria or Germany!

Have you thought about Switzerland?

 

[yer_averagejoe]

Have you thought about Switzerland?

While in jest, its not a bad suggestion. The Jungfrau region is one of the most beautiful places in the world (look up Lauterbrunnen) and German speaking. Plus there are a couple of big lakes at Interlaken for sunning and skiing is an option too.

 

[manic_man]

In fairness, my experience has been that, bar the language, there aren't huge similarities between Germany and Austria, they are very different places in their own way.

That said, I can heartily recommend spending some time in Vienna. Out of all the places i have visited in recent years its towards the top of my list of places I want to go back to. Old Vienna is picture card beautiful, the public transport everywhere is superb, the new areas of the city are great too.

They have a museum quarter (if that's your thing), where they have effectively built all the new national museums around the old art and natural history museums, the whole thing is fantastic. Totally pedestrianised, you can pay about 20 Euros and have unlimited access to any of them for a set period (sounds expensive but compared to places like Amsterdam it's a bargain!)

Also, the general cost of being there really isn't that awful either. Admittedly we stayed in a hostel, so we were paying 15 euros a night each (including breakfast with a really good 3 person room with personal fridge and en-suite! Called the Strawberry Hostel if anyone is interested) But eating out was reasonably cheap too, and when you first find somewhere doing proper schnitzel...

Should say though, if you're looking for a "party city", Vienna is not that. There's a bit of night-life I'm sure, but we went for the more cultural aspects.