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Rick Steves Germany Swiss Alps & Travel Skills DVD Reviews:
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Rick Steves Germany Swiss Alps & Travel Skills DVD
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Rick Steves on a 2 1/2-hour travel video through Germany and Switzerland - plus 90 minutes of valuable on-location travel tips - packed into eight half-hour "Rick Steves' Europe" Public television shows. Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg: Cruising the Rhine we dodge riverboat traffic and the legendary Lorelei. We tour Burg Eltz a lived-in castle where the noble lady still puts out fresh flowers. In medieval Rothenburg we join the night watchman for a tour of the town's lamp-lit ramparts.Munich and the Foothills of the Alps: In Munich we visit boisterous markets and go-for-Baroque palaces. Heading toward the Alps we tour the fairy-tale castles of "Mad" King Ludwig and climb to the highest point in Germany. Then we cross into the Tirol to conquer a desolate ruined castle.Berlin: Resilient Reunited and Reborn: We climb the Reichstag's new glass dome sway at a modern-day cabaret swoon over great art and pop a few chocolates in the now thriving eastern sector. Then we crane our necks at Potsdamer Platz Europe's newest Times Square.Germany's Black Forest and Cologne: Rick teams up with his wife and kids to appreciate the Gothic artistry of Cologne's cathedral. Then it's time to enjoy the good life dipping into a classy mineral spa devouring chocolate-cherry cake and exploring Germany's most romantic forest.The Best of the Alps: Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: In a traditional farming village we uncover modern artillery camouflaged in hay barns. We blast an alphorn get sprayed by waterfalls raging deep inside a mountain and join Heidi's volunteer fire department in action.Travel Skills Special Parts I II & III: Beautifully filmed on location this 3-part 90-minute special distills Rick's 25 years of travel experience into practical tips on: planning a trip overcoming the language barrier getting around finding accommodations staying safe and more.
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