In the fall of 2016, the "Six days and five nights Oktoberfest itinerary in Munich, Germany》Afterwards, bid farewell to the sunny and joyful Dunan area, and then transfer to the northern area of Germany to continue its free travel itinerary in Germany. Settle in the city of Cologne, with Cologne as the center, arrange Dusseldorf, Bonn, Longyan Fort and other surrounding cities And attractions.When I ran from Dunant to Germany, I was often faced with rainy weather, making itinerary difficult. Fortunately, there are many cities and attractions around Cologne. With weather forecast software, I can still avoid rainy weather and enjoy a rich multi-city tour stroke.Next, let’s introduce the itinerary and transportation arrangements for visiting the twin cities of Dusseldorf and Bonn with Cologne as the center!
Five days and four nights in Cologne.Dusseldorf.Boang Journey
first day. September 9 (Friday): Across Germany and South Germany to Cologne
- Munich Central Station → DB Pass → ICE 720/1228@DB → Cologne Fair/Deutz Station (Köln Messe/Deutz) → Apartments City/ Altstadt/ Hohe Str. (Check price) → REWE City → Rest
the next day. October 10st (Sat): Perfume shopping in the city of Cologne
- Get up → (Breakfast) → Hohe Str. Pedestrian Street → Kaufhof (GALERIA Kaufhof Cologne) → Schildergasse pedestrian street → Early at the cathedral (Lunch) → Fountain (Heinzelmännchenbrunnen) → Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) → REWE City → Rest
The third day. October 10 (Sun): Sweet tour of the Chocolate Museum
- Get up → (Breakfast) → Chocolate Museum (Cologne Chocolate Museum) → Heumarkt Square → LyLy Restaurant (lunch) → REWE City → Dinner → Rest
The fourth day. October 10 (Mon): A city adventure to Dusseldorf
- Wake up → (Breakfast) → Dusseldorf → Königsallee → Brauerei zum Schiffchen (Lunch) → Heine House (Bolkerstraße 53) → Woyton (Afternoon Tea) → Media Harbor (Medienhafen) → Rhine Tower (Rheinturm) → Beer Street in the Old Town of Altstadt → Kasematten Düsseldorf (Dinner) → Rest
The fifth day. October 10th (Tue): Longyan Fort and Bonn's Travels in Two Cities
- Wake up → (Breakfast) → Königswinter → Tourist Service Center (Drachenfelsbahn) → Longyan Mountain (Drachenfels) → Longyan Fort (Schloss Drachenburg) → (Lunch) → Beethoven House → Bonner Münster → PANORAMA Köln Triangle (High-altitude view) → (dinner) → rest
Conclusion.Itinerary map
Day XNUMX: Across Germany and South Germany to Cologne
Saying goodbye to the sun-drenched Denang Munich, we traveled 600 kilometers to Cologne, Germany. The weather immediately changed to rainy and rainy patterns, which made people feel completely different. For the five-day itinerary, all stay in the city of Cologne, and book apartment-type accommodation before departure. , It is completely the right choice.In the weather with high probability of rainy weather, there is no need to drag luggage to change hotels. The accommodation is equipped with a simple kitchen and washing machine, which can clean the dirty clothes accumulated in the Munich itinerary. Even if you don’t want to go out on a rainy day, you can also buy it at the nearby supermarket. Feel the warmth of home in a foreign land.
◎ Traffic description
For this 18-day trip to Germany, you can purchase an optional 5-Day Rail Pass of the DB German Rail Pass before the trip. After travelling from Frankfurt to Munich, the second time you use it is from Munich came to Cologne, the itinerary spanned more than two cities, the DB pass is really a magic weapon for saving money.However, the German train is convenient and has many eyebrows. It was originally planned to take the ICE 720 express train, which will take you to Cologne in more than 4 hours. Before getting on the train, I did not notice that the entire train compartment would separate. At the beginning, I took the wrong car and regretted it. !
When departing from Munich, the two trains ICE 720 and ICE 1228 are connected in series and run at ㄧ. At Wurzburg, the two trains will separate and each will take their own routes. As a result, they would have passed through Frankfurt for a 4-hour journey. , On the spot, it became a 7-hour German North Ring that circumvented Fulda, Kassel, Hamm, Dortmund, Essen, and Düsseldorf For a half-day trip, fortunately, I just took the wrong car and didn't have to change seats. I just took the slow train all the way to Cologne!
- The official website of Deutsche Bahn (Chinese):http://www.detie.cn/hk/
- DB Navigator App official software download:App Store | Google Play | Windows Store
◎ Detailed itinerary
- To Cologne: Munich Central Station (München Hbf) → DB Pass (5-Day Rail Pass) → ICE 720 (München Hbf ► Nürnberg Hbf ► Würzburg Hbf ► Frankfurt(Main)Hbf ► Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf ► Köln Messe/Deutz , 145 euros / second class, 4 hours 19 minutes) / ICE 1228 (München Hbf ► Nürnberg Hbf ► Würzburg Hbf ► Dortmund Hbf ► Essen Hbf ► Düsseldorf Hbf ► Köln Messe/Deutz, 145 euros / second class, 7 hours 18 Minutes) → Cologne Fair/Deutz Station (Köln Messe/Deutz)
- Check-in at the hotel: Cologne Fair/Deutz Station → Purchase a one-day ticket for VRS Zone 1b (tariff level 1b TagesTicket, 12.90 Euros/5 persons) → No. 1/9 @U-Bahn (Bf Deutz / Messe LANXESS arena ► Heumarkt) → walking → Apartments City/Altstadt/Hohe Str. (Check price) → Purchase at REWE City Supermarket → Rest
▲ At Munich Central Station, take the ICE intercity express train to Cologne. Before boarding the train, not only pay attention to the difference between first class and normal class, but also the car number!
▲ Get off at the Cologne Fair/Deutz Station, avoid the busy Cologne Central Station, and then take the streetcar No. 3 to the hotel.
▲ Stay in the same hotel during this trip to Cologne. The location is just off Hohe Str., but it is a non-city center commercial area. It is quiet and convenient for shopping.
▲ The hotel is decorated in pure white, and the building has a narrow one-floor layout, and there is no elevator.
▲ Staying in an apartment-type accommodation, having a kitchen and washing machine in a foreign land, really feel happy!
Day XNUMX: Perfume shopping in the city of Cologne
In the words "Cologne has three treasures, churches, perfumes (4711), carnival", this is a must-see and must-buy experience in Cologne that many people respect, but if you like shopping and food, change it to "Cologne has three treasures, pig's feet, Beer and suitcases (Rimowa)” are also quite delicious, a list that can be easily completed when you come to Cologne.In any case, with the exception of Cologne Carnival (11/11-2/28), which is limited in season, the rest can start from the Cologne Cathedral and experience it all the way and shop, eat and buy. This is exactly where we are. A complete one-day itinerary in downtown Cologne.
The main shopping area in the center of Cologne is located on two avenues, Schildergasse and Hohe Str.. The two roads cross each other horizontally and vertically into a cross-shaped area. The entire area is designed as a pedestrian street. .The vertical Hohe Str. Avenue is narrow and retains the Roman street style. There are exquisite fashion jewelry shops, as well as many cafes and snack bars. At the end, it leads to the Cologne Cathedral and the station. The horizontal Schildergasse pedestrian street has a wide pavement and a modern commercial atmosphere. There are many large department stores and street vendors along the way, and at the end of the road are two squares, Neumarkt and Heumarkt.
◎ Traffic description
Lodging at the Hohe Str. Avenue in downtown Cologne, close to the main attractions in Cologne, so you can visit the main attractions simply by walking, not to mention the pedestrian street design in the center of Cologne, which is quite comfortable to go shopping on foot.
◎ Detailed itinerary
- Pedestrian Street Shopping: Hotel → Get up → (Breakfast) → Hohe Str. Pedestrian Street → Kaufhof (GALERIA Kaufhof Cologne) → Schildergasse pedestrian street → Dufthaus 4711
- Visit the Cologne Cathedral:Early at the cathedral(Lunch) → Fountain (Heinzelmännchenbrunnen) → Cologne Cathedral(Kölner Dom) → REWE City → Rest
▲ GALERIA Kaufhof Cologne department store, this is the first department store in Germany where we have time to go shopping.
▲ When I came to Früh am Dom, the famous German pork knuckle restaurant in Cologne, the waiters and beer trays are quite unique.
▲ A group of four people came to the pig's knuckle restaurant, and they came with a plate of pork knuckles, both roasted and boiled!
▲Different from Munich’s large glass of beer, the Cologne beer is served in tall and narrow glasses instead. Drinking two or three glasses at a time is not a problem.
▲ Cologne Cathedral, the second highest church in Germany after Ulm Cathedral, is the time to test the ability of the cannon lens.
Day XNUMX: Sweet tour of the Chocolate Museum
After the devastation of many cities in Germany after World War II, the reconstruction of the downtown area mostly followed the original street pattern, with large roads and tower parking lots built around the area to meet the needs of modern urban development.After visiting the pedestrian street in central Cologne, the next day came to the surrounding area attractions.The focus of the day is to visit the Chocolate Museum. Just like the Deutsche Museum in Munich, the museum is like an island on the river. You can reach the Chocolate Museum by crossing the main road on the bank and crossing a bridge.
In the rainy weather that day, I chose to visit the indoor chocolate museum, as if walking into the scene of "Chocolate Adventure Factory" starring Johnny Depp. If the weather weren't good, after visiting the museum, you could actually take a walk along the Rhine River. Take a look at the characteristic modern architecture.Under the rain, I chose to go from the Chocolate Museum to Heumarkt Square. It is also a kind of enjoyment to eat and drink leisurely in the restaurant next to the square. After continuing to go shopping, I choose to go to the supermarket to buy and return to the Cologne apartment to cook by myself and enjoy the life at home. Interesting!
◎ Traffic description
負責科隆的大眾運輸公司為KVB(Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe)，屬於VRS(Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg)聯營運輸系統的9個城市之一，就觀光客普遍使用的就是一日票(TagesTicket)，依據交通範圍大小區分為1a/1b/2a/2b/3/4/5/6/7共九種，依據人數分為1人票與5人票兩種。若是單純在科隆市區內活動的話，購買1b一日卷即可，S-Bahn(城市快速輕軌)、U-Bahn(輕軌列車)、Bus皆可搭乘。
The U-Bahn railway system in Cologne covers tram routes in general German cities, so it is not entirely an underground railway line, and the automatic ticket vending machines at some U-Bahn stations can only use coins. It really makes us a little bit troubled. Bring more change, otherwise you will have to walk a little longer to get to the big station.In addition, VRS has APP software for schedule query and online ticket purchase. For traffic inquiries in Cologne city, download the VRS APP to cover the use. KVB did not develop a separate APP. As for the online ticket purchase function, the trial was unsuccessful at that time. , I wonder if the tourist credit card is available.
Before the trip, I planned to buy a 1b one-day ticket to the Chocolate Museum. Based on the experience of walking on the Cologne shopping street the day before, I decided to walk directly from the hotel to the Qiao Li Museum, and then walk back to the two shopping streets of Schildergasse and Hohe Str. , I think walking is not a problem at all, so people who live near the Cologne shopping street should walk around the main attractions in Cologne without having to buy a ticket separately.
- KVB official website (English):https://www.kvb.koeln/
- VRS Auskunft App official software download:App Store | Google Play | Windows Store
◎ Detailed itinerary
- Go to the Chocolate Museum: get up → (breakfast) → walk → buy a ticket (9 euros/person) → Cologne Chocolate Museum
- City shopping: walking → St. Maria Lyskirchen → Friedrich Wilhelm III statue (Reiterstandbild Friedrich Wilhelm III.) → Heumarkt → LyLy Restaurant (lunch) ) → Purchase at REWE City → Dinner → Rest
▲ When I got up early on Sunday, I saw that a road race was being held in front of the hotel, from early morning to afternoon endurance race!
▲ Go to the Chocolate Museum.
▲Walk to Shumarkt Square and have lunch at LyLy Restaurant on the side of the square.
Day XNUMX: City adventure to Dusseldorf
The previous night using the weather forecast app, after observing the regional climate of the entire North Rhine State, I found that the rainy and dark clouds were gradually moving northward to Cologne from Koblenz and Bonn in the south, so I chose to go to Duo in the north of Cologne. Sedolf tried his luck and, as expected, successfully avoided the rain and completed a full-day tour of the city.Dusseldorf is an important town for the development of advertising, clothing and communication industries in Germany. The style of the entire city is quite modern. The most obvious difference is that the city center is not a church, but the Königsallee is lined with boutiques. The original old town of the city is located on the river bank. It is famous for its bars and restaurants.
Dusseldorf can be said to be an important town for holding international conferences and exhibitions in Germany. I believe that many people come here to participate in the exhibition on business trips and visit Cologne, Bonn and other cities for sightseeing. Our sightseeing-oriented itinerary is Düsseldorf. Instead, Astoria was here for a sightseeing itinerary. After visiting churches, castles, lakes and other historical sites and natural attractions for many days, when visiting modern city attractions such as King’s Avenue and Rheinturm, he actually had a sense of freshness in his heart. Quite fun and interesting.
◎ Traffic description
The VRS (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg) joint transportation system consists of 9 cities and regions, including: Cologne and Bonn, as well as Leverkusen, Monheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Kreis Euskirchen, Rhein- Sieg-Kreis, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis seven cities and regions.Although Düsseldorf is not part of the VRS joint transportation system in name, it is close to Cologne and the traffic time is not long. You can also visit Düsseldorf by purchasing a VRS one-day pass.
From Cologne to and from Dusseldorf, it is applicable to purchase a VRS five-zone one-day ticket. You can take the regional railway line of DB Germany, and you can also take the transportation of S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Tram, Bus in the city of Dusseldorf. tool.When taking public transportation in the city of Dusseldorf, you can use the VRS APP to check the transfer information in the city. It can be said that when traveling to Dusseldorf, Cologne, Bonn and other places, you only need to study the VRS The ticket information, route and APP usage method will probably be no problem!
- VRS official website (Chinese):https://www.vrsinfo.de/englisch/
- VRS Auskunft App official software download:App Store | Google Play | Windows Store
◎ Detailed itinerary
- To Düsseldorf: Get up → (Breakfast) → Purchase a one-day ticket for VRS District 5 (Preisstufe 35.90 [TagesTicket], 5€/6 people) → S51@S-Bahn (Köln Hbf ► Düsseldorf Hbf, XNUMX minutes) → Düsseldorf Hbf Astoria Central Station
- Visit the Old Town: U70/U74/U75/U76/U78/U79 (Düsseldorf Hbf ► Heinr.-Heine-Allee U) → Königsallee → Brauerei zum Schiffchen (Lunch) → Heine House (Bolkerstraße 53) → Woyton (Afternoon Tea) → 703/706/712/713/715 (Heinr.-Heine-Allee U ► Graf-Adolf-Platz U) → 704/709 (Graf- Adolf-Platz U ► Landtag/Kniebrücke)
- Advance Media Harbor: Walk → Media Harbor (Medienhafen) → Rhine Tower(Rheinturm, the elevator costs 9 euros/person) → Altstadt Beer Street → Kasematten Düsseldorf (dinner) → U-Bahn (Heinr.-Heine-Allee U ► Düsseldorf Hbf) → Düsseldorf Central Station → RE5@ DB Regional express (Düsseldorf Hbf ► Köln Hbf, 31 minutes) → take a break
▲ King's Avenue lined with boutique shops.
▲ The famous German pork knuckle restaurant Zum Schiffchen, grilled and boiled as usual!
▲ Former residence of Heine-Bolkerstraße 53.
▲ Come to the Woyton Café in the Old Town and have a leisurely afternoon tea.
▲ Rhine Tower.
▲ If you want to climb the Rhine Tower, you have to spend money to buy a ticket to take the elevator.
Day XNUMX: Longyan Fort and Bonn's Travels in Two Cities
The day before, part-time weather forecaster, after successfully avoiding the rain and completing a day trip to Dusseldorf, I continued to watch the weather forecast and dark clouds drifting north from Cologne. Of course, this day was to play from the south of Cologne. I wanted to come directly to Bonn for a day. However, I found that I had missed the classic Neuschwanstein castle itinerary in Durnan, so I quickly searched for the famous castles on the Rhine River to visit. Then I found the Longyan Fort, which is on the opposite bank of Bonn, for a day trip to Bonn and Longyan Fort Well-known scenic spots in the two places, by the way, make up for the regret of not being able to visit Neuschwanstein Castle.
After visiting Longyan Fort for half a day, I went back to Bonn to visit. In fact, I did not spend too much time here. I just walked through the city of Bonn to see the flowers. Beethoven’s former residence, square and church are the must-see attractions, and then there is Hurry back to Cologne, because on the last night of staying in Cologne, I missed the beautiful figure of Cologne Cathedral from high altitude. On the top of the Köln Triangle building facing the Cologne Cathedral across the Rhine, you can admire the scenery bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun. Cologne Cathedral, the perfect ending for this free tour in Cologne!
◎ Traffic description
Whether it is going to Bonn or Königswinter in Cologne, it belongs to the scope of the VRS four-zone one-day ticket (Preisstufe 4 [RegioTicket]). If you go out early and move quickly, you can travel both at the same time in one day. City attractions.The itinerary can also be very flexible. Anyway, you have to buy a one-day ticket for the four districts. You can choose one of the two cities to go to. If there is enough time, you can continue to the second city. Otherwise, if you have already played in the first city You can go back to Cologne for a full day.
Visiting Longyan Mountain and Longyan Fort in Königswinter. People with plenty of energy can directly climb and descend on foot, or go to the tourist service center to purchase a one-way or round-trip ticket for the Longyan Mountain Railway (Drachenfelsbahn). The ticket is 8 euros per person, and the round-trip ticket is 10 euros per person. If you buy a one-way ticket to go up the mountain, you can slowly visit and walk down the mountain. In addition, you can also purchase a three-in-one sightseeing package, including: Longyan Mountain Railway round-trip ticket, Longyan Fort (Schloss Drachenburg) visit volume, Nibelungenhalle [Hall of the Nibelung] visit volume three items, 16 euros per person.
The public transportation company in Bonn is SWB (Stadtwerke-Bonn), which is also listed as one of the nine cities in the VRS joint transportation system. Bonn and Cologne are the two major cities in the VRS joint transportation system. They simply take public transportation in a single urban area. If you have to buy a 9b one-day ticket, we took a ride from Cologne and bought a one-day ticket for the four districts. The larger the number, the one-day ticket that can be used downwards compatible with all types in the city of Bonn. Transportation!
- VRS official website schedule query (English):https://www.vrsinfo.de/englisch/
- VRS Auskunft App official software download:App Store | Google Play | Windows Store
- Longyan Mountain Climbing Train (English):http://www.drachenfelsbahn-koenigswinter.de/
- Longyan Mountain three-in-one ticket (English):http://www.drachenfelsbahn-koenigswinter.de/index.php/en/tours/3-attractions-1-price
◎ Detailed itinerary
- To Longyan Mountain: Hotel → Get up → (Breakfast) → Purchase a one-day ticket for VRS 4 Districts (Preisstufe 26.10 [RegioTicket], 5€/27 persons) → RB39@DB Regional Bahn (Köln Hbf ► Königswinter Bf, XNUMX minutes) → Gram Königswinter Station (Königswinter Bf)
- Visit Longyan Fort: Station → Walk (650 meters) → Longyan Mountain Tourist Service Center → Purchase Longyan Mountain 16-in-XNUMX Ticket (XNUMX Euros/person) → Longyan Fort Climbing Train Drachenfelsbahn (Talstation ► Bergstation) → Longyan Mountain (Drachenfels) → Walk down the mountain → Longyan Fort(Schloss Drachenburg) → Lunch @龙岩堡 Attached Restaurant → Longyan Fort Climbing Train (Mittelstation ► Talstation, passing Nibelungenhalle [Nibelungenhalle]) → Longyan Mountain Tourist Service Center
- To Bonn: Longyan Mountain Tourist Service Center → Walk (850 meters) → 66@Tram(Königswinter Clemens-August-Str. ► Bonn Bertha-von-Suttner-Pl./Beethovenhaus)
- Exploring the city of Bonn: walking → Beethoven-Haus → Fresh Market → Beethoven-Denkmal → Bonner Münster → Bonner Central Station (Bonn) Hbf)
- Cologne aerial view: RB48@DB Regional Bahn(Bonn Hbf ► Köln Messe/Deutz) → Cologne Fair/Deutz Station → Walk (200 meters) → PANORAMA Köln Triangle (3 Euros/person) → High-altitude sunset landscape → No. 1 / No. 9 @U-Bahn (Bf Deutz / Messe LANXESS arena ► Heumarkt) → (dinner) → rest
▲ Köln Hbf Cologne Central Station, right next to Cologne Cathedral, you can see the church as soon as you exit the station.
▲ The Longyan Mountain climbing train will stop at Talstation, Mittelstation and Bergstation from bottom to top.
▲ Ascend Longyan Mountain, you can overlook the scenery on both sides of the Rhine River.
▲ The remains of the fortress on Longyan Mountain.
▲ Antique cars in front of Longyan Fort.
▲ Longyan Fort.
▲ A scene in Longyan Fort.
▲ There is a restaurant in front of the entrance of Longyan Fort.
▲ Take the streetcar to Bonn and get off at the station near Beethoven’s house.
▲ The former residence of Beethoven.
▲ The square in downtown Bonn.
▲ The farmer's market in Bonn Square.
▲ Bonn Cathedral, as I rushed back to Cologne before sunset, I would like to visit it bye bye.
▲ The PANORAMA KölnTriangle building, facing the Cologne Cathedral across the Rhine, is the best place to overlook the high-altitude landscape of Cologne.
▲ Admire the Cologne Cathedral bathed in the sunset light, a five-day Cologne tour itinerary, and set a perfect base here!
Conclusion.Itinerary map
From Dunang Munich to Cologne, Germany, I suddenly felt the weather pattern with a high probability of rainy weather. Fortunately, relying on the weather forecast software, I successfully avoided the rainy area. I also felt that choosing to settle in Cologne was the right choice. The itinerary was at The so-called "advance can attack, retreat can be defended" situation, the city of Cologne has concentrated attractions. If it is a multi-day travel itinerary, schedule itinerary to nearby areas such as Dusseldorf, Bonn, and Longyan Fort in a timely manner, not only to avoid rain, but also the itinerary. It is full of files, and maps of major attractions are provided here. You can refer to it when planning your itinerary.
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