In the segments of time too short to be useful (the time between lunch and bus is turning out to be one of those), I have a variety of time wasting strategies. Of them is to browse international airfare deals. It seems that there is a $303 r/t ticket between minneapolis and frankfurt, for weekday travel after January 10th and before march 31st. You normally can’t get tickets that cheap to san fran, let alone germany. Spring break is included in that time span. I think I’m going to do it, but I’m not sure where all I ought to go in Deutschland and neighboring countries. =)
There is a certain gentleman I’d like to visit in Dusseldorf, a few ljers it’d be cool to meet (at least I’d know I wouldn’t be swimming in totally unfamiliar waters the entire time), and I’d kinda like to check out Amsterdam. Maybe Copenhagen, if I had enough time. Hmmm.
If you get a chance, check out Prague!
That sounds like a fine idea! Maybe I should get a passport.
Of course, it depends on just what you’re looking for, but yes, Prague is awesome for being a tourist, so much to see and do. It is becoming very popular, though, so you won’t be alone as a tourist.
I’d also recommend Leipzig. It’s a beautiful city that wasn’t bombed in the war, with some great history, including fascinating museums for Goethe, Bach, and the Stasi. It’s also a bit more off the typical tourist path, if you’re looking to get away from that.
I forget, is this your first time across the Atlantic?
Yup.
I went to Innsbrooke, Austria when I was a kid. Nice little town to stay at.
another place you should check out would be Bern in Switzerland…tis like a little Venice in the Swiz Alps 🙂