There is a word in German - BierReise (beer travel), which means drinking while walking. While traveling, you can drink special beers from various places and take a "beer travel".

East Berlin

Beer characteristics: slightly sweet. Attractions: historical sites

Berlin’s most distinctive beer, non-white beer (Berliner weisse) None other than. It has a slightly sweet taste and is very suitable for women to drink. Berliners usually add a small amount of red or green wine when drinking Berliner Weisse. Perhaps because of the city's ill-fated fate, Berlin's beer deliberately avoids bitterness and has a touch of sweetness.

The Berlin Wall, officially known as the "Anti-Fascist Defense Wall", was the product of World War II and the Cold War relationship between East and West. The Berlin Wall that marked the division between East and West was torn down in 1989; after the reunification of the two Germanys, the government allocated funds to build the symbolic Berlin Wall in 1993. Although the new Berlin Wall is only 70 meters long, less than one thousandth of the length of the original wall, it retains its original historical appearance. One section is now known as the "East Side Gallery", with graffiti of different styles and masterpieces by artists from 21 countries.

The Brandenburg Gate, the symbol of Berlin, is located in the city center. It was built in 1788 and was modeled on the colonnade-style gate of the Acropolis in ancient Greece. There are 5 passages in the ***, the middle passage is wider than the 4 passages on both sides, and is specially designed for the passage of royal members; on the top of the gate tower supported by 6 large stone pillars, stands the bronze statue of the Goddess of Victory. . After the Berlin Wall was built, the Brandenburg Gate was separated dozens of meters east of the wall and became a symbolic section of the Berlin Wall.

Southern Munich

Beer characteristics: classic cool drink Attractions: Dream Castle

In the "Beer Capital" Munich, the beer people usually drink is Hellesbier and Dunkels, the former has a lighter taste, while the latter has a high alcohol content and is dark brown in color. Many locals like to put a slice of lemon in the wine before drinking it to add a cooling effect. Beer makes Munich hot, but it doesn't affect the dreamlike castle scenery there.

The 300-year-old Nymphenburg Palace is located in a garden and was a gift from Prince Ferdinand Maria to his wife. The palace is dedicated to pastoral goddesses and fairies from mountains, forests, and rivers, and the pastoral theme pervades the entire palace. The "Stone House" in the main hall is magnificent, the most famous of which is the "Beauty Gallery", with many portraits of graceful women hanging on the surrounding walls.

Strictly speaking, Neuschwanstein Castle is not in Munich, but near the small city of Fussen in its suburbs. This castle came from King Ludwig II of Bavaria's idea for Wagner's opera. Unfortunately, he died before he saw the castle. His descendants built the current castle many years after his death. The interior of the castle is elegant and elegant, with many swan-themed decorations. The beautiful figures of swans can be seen in murals, door handles and bathtubs. Looking at Neuschwanstein Castle in the distance, the scattered high and low spiers appear and disappear in the wind-swaying woods. , the surrounding ethereal clouds create a fairy tale-like dream.

West Cologne

Beer characteristics: smaller wine glasses to accompany wine. Attractions: special museums

Kolschbier (Kolschbier) is light yellow in color and has a very light taste. Generally, smaller cups are used to serve wine, so it is easier to drink too much. Although the Cologne beer glass is small and cannot hold too much beer, several well-known local museums have a "massive amount" that is unknown to everyone, among which the Armory and the Automobile Museum are the most representative.

The Armory was built in the 16th century and is located not far from the Cologne Cathedral. It is an ancient brown brick building. It once stored weapons that could equip more than 10,000 people. It has now been converted into a The Municipal Museum displays medieval weapons, armor, seals and other cultural relics, as well as a large model of the medieval city of Cologne, which reproduces the style of the ancient city at that time.

Automobile Museum Cologne is the starting point of the Ruhr Industrial Zone, the center of German heavy industry, and is also the world-famous Mercedes-Benz production base. The Mercedes-Benz Museum has a collection of many luxury vehicles used in the past, as well as many racing cars and record-breaking cars. Vehicles, including the sedan when Mercedes-Benz was founded, the first car named Mercedes, etc.; and the free and open Porsche Museum is located behind the pink building of its headquarters. The museum has exhibits, vehicles and photos that tell the history of European automobile manufacturing.

North Hamburg

Beer characteristics: Slightly bitter. Attractions: Wonderful music venue

Since the beer wheat used as raw material needs to go through the smoking process, Hamburg The specialty beer is slightly bitter and is a brown beer (Rauchbier). When you are in Hamburg, you feel like you have arrived at the holy land of music, with hilarious notes jumping on every street corner

Brahms' former residence is Brahms's former residence, which is also known as the 3B of German classical music together with Bach and Beethoven. James's former residence. There is a white marble bust of Brahms at the entrance of the former residence; photos of Brahms from different periods and copies of manuscripts are hung around the walls of the former residence; the study room contains the master's only relic: an ancient piano.

The Hamburg Concert Hall is not far from the birthplace of Brahms. It is the famous Hamburg Concert Hall, and some people call it the "Brahms Concert Hall". There is also a statue of Brahms in front of the concert hall. This is a very special statue, a large cube of stone with four heads of Brahms of different ages carved on its four sides. The lintels and window frames of the concert hall are also carved with many heads looking down to the ground, but they are not all of Brahms, but other musicians - Bach, Handel, Haydn, etc.

Drinking beer has become a way of life for Germans.