| |  | | | Germany | Latitude: 52.51667 N Longitude: 13.4 E Capital: Berlin | | | | | | | | Travel in Germany A total of 153 members have visited 190 locations in Germany. Together they have written 493 travel stories and uploaded 4012 pictures from Germany. Last visit in Germany was made 2009-10-07 by andre who was in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Have you been to Germany? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Germany
As Western Europe's richest and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed the country in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations, the EC and NATO, while the communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then Germany has expended considerable funds to bring eastern productivity and wages up to western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries formed a common European currency, the euro.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Germany  | Sitting at the Elbe | | I just got back from a wonderful visit with Karin. We spent time together touring the port by ferry and walking around the town. Hamburg is a very nice city, many shops and buildings built at the tu... |
| | | |  | We can not get out of here fast enough! | | Yesterday we spent the day in Namur, Belgium which was beautiful. It is the capital of the walloom region of Belgium. We spent the day hiking around the citidel, including some underground tunnels w... |
| | | |  | Day 3 - It's on! Australia v Japan | | Plenty of groggy heads as people stumbled from their tents and into the harsh light of morning. It emerged that those drinking from the bar had avoided hangovers, whereas those buying the bottled but ... |
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| | | Germany external links
Selected links to recommended web sites with information about Germany 1. | Germany
Online Germany travel guide including hotels, museums, shopping, nightlife, where to eat, transportation, useful telephones and weather. | | | 2. | Germany on Lonely Planet
Germany travel information, images, facts and more. | | | 3. | Germany on Wikipedia
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