Good question, BlazeNewport — and not an easy one to answer. Different cities have completely different vibes. While Munich is much more like what one thinks of as “traditional” Germany (or at least Bavaria), Berlin is among the most cosmopolitan and diverse cities I’ve ever visited. Likewise, while I found Frankfurt to be a dull financial center, Hamburg to the north is edgy and a ton of fun. Though I’ve seen a good amount of Germany — East and West, small towns and large urban centers — I’d still love to explore it some more. Ask away!
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Good question, BlazeNewport — and not an easy one to answer. Different cities have completely different vibes. While Munich is much more like what one thinks of as “traditional” Germany (or at least Bavaria), Berlin is among the most cosmopolitan and diverse cities I’ve ever visited. Likewise, while I found Frankfurt to be a dull financial center, Hamburg to the north is edgy and a ton of fun. Though I’ve seen a good amount of Germany — East and West, small towns and large urban centers — I’d still love to explore it some more.

Ask away!

At least some still have pride in the Euro!  Frakfurt, Germany. 
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At least some still have pride in the Euro!  Frakfurt, Germany. 

A really impressive new shopping center in Frankfurt.  
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A really impressive new shopping center in Frankfurt.  

Coolest trainride ever! Going from Hamburg to Copenhagen, I wasn’t sure how our train would make it across the water. It turns out we literally drove our train into the storage of a huge ferry boat. Crossed the river in the ship, and then continued on the Danish railroad tracks.
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Coolest trainride ever! Going from Hamburg to Copenhagen, I wasn’t sure how our train would make it across the water. It turns out we literally drove our train into the storage of a huge ferry boat. Crossed the river in the ship, and then continued on the Danish railroad tracks.

Love Padlocks

Cologne blew me away for many reasons, but one of the coolest things I saw is on the Hohenzollern Bridge near the Cathedral and Hauptbahnhof.  Couples write their names on padlocks and then attach them to the chainlink fence which stretches across the Rhine river.  If I had to guess, I’d say there are close to 10,000 locks on the bridge, which makes for quite a cool public monument.  Some photos:


Exploring Hamburg
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Exploring Hamburg

Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg

So, this easily goes down as the nerdiest thing I did on my Eurotrip (and, let’s be honest, it’s up there in a life of nerdiness), but I went to the world’s leading Miniature Railroad museum while in Hamburg.  It was pretty ridiculous.  They built a model of Switzerland.  THE COUNTRY!  It was two stories tall!  With the Alps!  They also had an “America” section which featured Las Vegas in all of its glory.  Some photos:

Aerial view.  

Vegas, baby.

Hamburg, Germany. You know a city is rich when they have a store selling Segways!
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Hamburg, Germany. You know a city is rich when they have a store selling Segways!