Many patients, especially those going for the one week prostate program at St. George, decide to take an extra week and see the beautiful countryside in Germany.  Germany is a country of castles, rolling hills, waterfalls, museums and wine festivals, medival towns and the Danube River Valley.

Here’s some tips and information we received from patients touring the country.

Germany has an excellent rail system.  All personnel at the train stations speak English and are happy to give directions and make suggestions.  If you stay in Frankfurt, you are in the middle of Germany, and can easily get anywhere in the country by train.  If you go to the website:   www.raileurope.com you can get discount train tickets.  A one day pass is 185 Euros.  A seven day pass in 240 Euros and will take you anywhere you want to go for an entire week.

Check the website: www.hotels.com to see how far your hotel is from the train station.  Taxis are expensive, and usually the less expensive hotels are not within walking distance of the train stations.

Another website to check out is  www.tompgalvin.com Click on the German flag at the bottom of the page for a wealth of information.

Interesting things to do/places to visit:

The town of Rothenburg, which has a 50’ wall around the whole town

The town of Reudeisheim – cable ride over the vineyards, big tourist attraction

Great castles:  Cochen, Marsburg, Heidelberg and Neuiweinstein

The city of Ulm has the tallest cathedral spire in the world.

Europe’s largest zoo is in Wilhelmina.

Please feel free to send us info on your travels and we will post them here.