Customer Reviews

Germany For Dummies (Dummies Travel)

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I was disappointed with this book. It was more interested in where to drink and where to find the gay/lesbian scene in Germany than many of the unique historical sites of the country. If you are looking for a guidebook that helps you find cultural / historical treasures in Germany, this is not the book.

I did not find this book of much use during my trip. It did not go deep enough into the attributes of the cities I wanted to visit. I took it with me but did not use it.

For a person traveling to Germany for the first time it is a great introduction on what to expect. Great hints for other types of travel to other countries.

But it gives key places to visit, good itineraries and excellent hints.

Not for an experienced traveler.

I bought this for my mom, she had checked out a copy from the local library. She really liked all the references, and said she'd like to have a copy on our travels, so I searched it on amazon,found it used. The book was exactly as described and it was mailed within a couple of days. And it happened to be a newer revision then the library copy, so more material!

Germany for Dummies was very helpful, and I must say adequate, but I felt it needed a little more language translation and I thought it should have shown a few of the street signs...of which there are many and when you need them, not enough. It helped us pick several hotels and they were very nice, but it felt a little like they promote the Romantik hotels. I don't recall it even mentioning the Colmberg Castle, outside of Rothenburg, which was probably the best stay we had in Germany. Overall, a very useful tool. I have used several books on my travels and most give way too much information. The Germany for Dummies didn't quite give enough but because I had used the Ireland for Dummies book which was outstanding, I guess I expected all of them to be that good. The Germany book is not as good as the Ireland edition, but I would still recommend it rather highly.

I sat next to a young man from Germany on the way over and we went through the book together, he seemed to think it was pretty good, but he really got a kick out of the title.

Very easy to read and understand. Haven't gone to
Germany yet, but of all the books I bought I will be taking this one with me.