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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you, PP for the fabulous suggestions. I'm grateful that you took the time to share. I hear you about the long train trip to Berlin. I was sort of hoping the train trip would be picturesque and we could buy tickets for more comfort. If there IS a specific train trip you would suggest we take for the beauty, I'd love to know (maybe to Salzburg as you suggest?).  Thank you! I'm going to read about the Bayern train you suggest as well. Thank you![/quote]

PP here. I've done the Munich-Berlin train multiple times, and it's not picturesque, imo. I do it because I need to get between the two cities and its always been cheaper to take the train, and I like to avoid the hassle of airports (especially now that Berlin only has the one big airport outside the city!). But if you are going to do both cities, take the train. You won't save any time by flying once you factor in the time it takes to get to and form the airports, checking in in advance and waiting around, etc. The main train stations in both cities are centrally located with extensive public transit access.

The train to Salzburg is nice enough because you can see the Alps in the distance.

I agree about going to Garmisch-Partenkirchen if you can. It's stunning!

I will say that in all the times I've been to Germany, and that includes two six-month stints in Berlin, I never drove. I'm sure there's some beautiful mountain towns that I've missed out on, but from the moment my plane lands, I only use public transit. It's cheap, clean, and efficient (usually, although the Germans complain endlessly about how terrible Deutsche Bahn is.....it's a dream compared to the US).[/quote]

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