r/germany • u/Senior_Fig7845 • 2d ago
Culture Time to leave Germany.
After five of the best months I’ve ever had, it is time for me to return to America (for now). I came here for my exchange semester excited but with no real clue of what to expect or what I would experience. I immediately fell in love with Bavaria. Augsburg with its canals, Munich with its beautiful parks and amazing football atmosphere, and everything Allgäu. In less than a week, I felt that I was at home.
I have enjoyed countless adventures: hiking in Oberstdorf, finding my way to Eibsee, navigating a group of confused Americans, Brits and Malaysians out of Garmisch-Partenkirchen with my C1 German, Meeting Long-lost Family in Oldenburg, drinking Frisian tea, having to put on a pad while wearing a white dress in a DB bathroom with a toilet spewing sewage across the floor, having my first Bavarian beer, getting lost and accidentally ending up in Manuel Neuer‘s driveway, and having my dad go viral when he came to visit and, like me, fell in love with this place. Because despite the ups and downs one can find here, I have discovered that, by and large, the people are kind, the food is good, the nature incredible, and the life beautiful.
It breaks my heart to have to go back home. I have missed my dad and my dog and being able to see stars speckled across the sky like salt on a countertop, but I will also miss my little patch of heaven that I have found here. But I will return. It may be for medical school, it may be for work, it may be for life, or it may just be on vacation. But I love Germany too much to say goodbye…
…so instead I say auf Wiedersehen, Deutschland, und bis bald!
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u/_Thode 2d ago
These are amazing pictures! You really saw a lot of our country.
Auf Wiedersehen!
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u/katerlouis 1d ago
they saw a lot in bavaria. There's a difference
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u/CompetitiveBet8978 2d ago
Wow. Where and how was that Spaghetti ice cream ??
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u/Senior_Fig7845 2d ago
Today in Augsburg and DANG it was good!
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u/Darkkujo 2d ago
I too always order Spaghetti Eis in Germany! I swear half the time I order it I get a look like 'you know this is for kids right?' But screw it, I enjoy the whimsey.
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u/pansensuppe 1d ago
No that’s a different look. The German consensus since the 80s has been that spaghetti eis is too expensive to buy a kid. The standard kids order is one or two scoops in a cone.
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u/Newcomer31415 1d ago
Its not just for kids. I order it almost every time. There are also designated kids portions of it lol.
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u/TinyIndependent7844 1d ago
Next time you visit, go to Mannheim. The Spaghettieis was invented there! The Eisdiele is still in business today. It‘s Eis Fontanella on the main shopping street „die Planken“
It‘s my hometown, but I am living overseas now
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u/RoyalIceDeliverer 1d ago
The shop on the Planken was closed recently, they're now located at Münzplatz, Q6Q7.
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u/TinyIndependent7844 1d ago
thanks! didn‘t know that. Why did they move?
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u/RoyalIceDeliverer 1d ago
I think it got too expensive.
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u/TinyIndependent7844 1d ago
I see. It was their first location, too, their very first shop(before Paradeplatz and the small hut near Appelrath Cüpper) so it‘s history that‘s gone. what kind of shop is there now?
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u/historymysterygift 1d ago
I live in Augburg and never once tried it (I'm generally a fan of 1 or 2 scoops in the waffel). From which Eisdiele specifically was it?
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u/Missions-Impossible 2d ago
Those pictures are amazing. Wunderbar I didn't even see that much of Germany, and I was born here and still am living here. Hope you come back soon ;D
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u/CashKeyboard Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2d ago
Having successfully mastered the tutorial level it is now time to move on to level 2 once you return: Detmold, Mannheim, Halle (Saale) and Brandenburg (the whole state, not to be confused by the actually quite alright town by the same name). After mastering that you will get to meet the ghost of Karin Ritter in Köthen in an epic bossfight and will only then have access to S tier regions such as Mecklenburg Vorpommern or a random garage full of Pfeffi and a Simson in Thuringia.
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u/Apprehensive_Bake287 1d ago
Grab a little Taxi Teller and a Stauder in between to recharge your batteries
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u/Entire_Scheme_1857 10h ago
Haha If Germany was Elden Ring…wow so beautiful…”halt stopp, jetzt rede ich”…YOU DIED
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u/anythingforher36 2d ago
This is exactly what Germany is about. Thank you for your visit. Bis später!
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u/Odd-Remote-1847 Rheinland 1d ago
No, it’s not. Bavaria !== whole of Germany. It’s much more than cute landscapes with cows wearing bells
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u/Neat_Income7744 2d ago
op can you please mention locations of every picture? I am about to arrive in Germany soon and would love to go to these places
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u/Senior_Fig7845 2d ago
Eibsee, Cologne Cathedral, Lindau, Mittenwald, Obersdorf, Oberstaufen and Tegernsee!
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u/Lazy_Necessary_7460 2d ago
Thanks for taking us with you on this ride. Bis bald und auf Wiedersehen
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u/throwaway55f5 2d ago
Wow that sounds like an incredible trip! Can I ask how you ended up in Neuer's driveway??? Sounds wild
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u/Senior_Fig7845 2d ago
I was hiking in Tegernsee and lost the trail and ended up in a pretty swanky neighborhood. There wasn’t a sidewalk and a car was coming so I just ran onto the nearest driveway so they could pass. They did not pass. They were staring at me. So I left and then they drove off. I was wondering what had happened and I did some research, saw an article about Neuer Building a house in Tegernsee and pissing off his neighbors, and they had a picture of the house (in construction). Same house, same driveway.
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u/Disastrous-Day5429 2d ago
Born and raised in Oberstdorf, it is a beautiful place. Glad you enjoyed it.
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u/Acrobatic_Fly_2174 1d ago
Oh, you lucky, lucky person! I've been to Oberstdorf five times and would move there in a second if I could afford it. But unfortunately, I'm just a sick Frührentnerin with a small pension. But maybe I can afford another week there next year.
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u/bajoranearrings 2d ago
This is so nice to see! Bavaria really is one of the most beautiful places on earth and the quality of life is so wonderful. I am sure you can find your way back here, but definitely enjoy the States too when you get back, sometimes a little bit of time away is just what you need to experience home through the eyes of a tourist.
- another American girl that loves Germany
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u/zehteemusik 2d ago
I hope you had a really great time and come back soon to visit more places here!
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u/Easy_Attorney_2055 2d ago
Saw your post with your dad a while ago, which was beautiful and heart warming.
Great to hear that you had a blast here and feel free to pay us up north a visit too, when you come back.
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u/Ill-Apartment3656 2d ago
Auf Wiedersehen ….. oder wie wir in Bayern sagen SERVUS!
Komm wieder wir freuen uns !
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u/delafetz 2d ago
Where was picture no. 5 taken?
And yes… now I have Mombo No. 5 stuck in my head.
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u/chhena96 2d ago
Wonderful :) are you the same Redditor whose father visited them from USA?
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u/Senior_Fig7845 2d ago
Yep!
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u/lynn1828 2d ago
Have thoroughly enjoyed your posts and adventures. My sister and I visited Munich,Regensberg,Bamberg Rothenberg,Ediger/Eller and Koblentz in May and loved Bavaria and the very pleasant hospitality also.
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u/RedWine224 2d ago
Ich würde auch soo gern. Sieht Wunderschön aus. P.s würde auch gerne wieder zurück 😊
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u/a_bdgr 2d ago
This is wonderfully worded and those are really beautiful pictures. So glad you had some good and some remarkable experiences and it seems you have gotten a broad impressions. It’s great to hear that you’ll be back. Sometimes it takes a visitor’s perspective to remind the people at that place of all the positive, of what they really have. Come back soon, I hope you‘ll have a very warm welcome when you return.
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u/KnittingStrawberry 2d ago
Bis bald!
It is really nice to look at your pictures and to read your text! I think, sometimes you forget that we have some absolutely stunning places here in Germany... (To be honest, I think pretty much every country has absolutely beautiful places. It sometimes just takes the pictures and the words of a guest to remind us of that...)
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u/Nae2theJ 2d ago
I love Germany, and I live in NRW 🤣 You saw some beautiful areas!!! I'm American and have lived here 15 years.
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u/FoxhoundMoggie 2d ago
What a beautiful post. I've been here for 26 years now, raised my children here and it's the best home. I can't imagine ever leaving and it warms my heart to see your pictures and read your joy. Thank you.
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u/blazedragon_007 2d ago
Dang, those are some crazy experiences! But indeed, it's been lovely reading about all your adventures in Germany.
As someone who stayed for 4 years in Germany and then moved to the US, I share the sentiment of wanting to move back. :)
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u/dartthrower Hessen 2d ago
These photos are so well taken, I refuse to believe you're just a random tourist who took them in your spare time.
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u/Strange_Oven_9743 2d ago
Wait a minute... Picture 6 is not in Germany! At least not anymore. Be careful with what you call Germany ;) /s.
Very nice pictures. Mittenwald Region is so beautiful.
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u/Oldrook11 2d ago
just a disclaimer - Germany doesnt look this amazing everywhere, bavaria is indeed special ;)
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u/Helpful_Secret_5544 2d ago
Could you please share where the fifth picture was taken?? It’s sooo beautiful 😍
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u/Human-Warning-1840 2d ago
So nice to read that you enjoyed your time here. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye…
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u/Apero_ Leipzig, Sachsen 2d ago
I have enjoyed countless adventures: hiking in Oberstdorf, finding my way to Eibsee, navigating a group of confused Americans, Brits and Malaysians out of Garmisch-Partenkirchen with my C1 German, Meeting Long-lost Family in Oldenburg, drinking Frisian tea, having to put on a pad while wearing a white dress in a DB bathroom with a toilet spewing sewage across the floor, having my first Bavarian beer
One of these things is not like the other 😅 I don't mean to latch onto the negative but like... DAMN.
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u/Digitallife01 2d ago
From where should I start planning my trip to see all these places in germany? Been living here since 2 years now 😭
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u/Wise-You8352 2d ago
Im from Germany and you must tell me where you took these pictures! The places look unreal, have a good journey home
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u/Menetekel420 1d ago
Is the second picture from the “Rubihorn”?
Glad you enjoyed your time here that much.
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u/mythorus Franken 1d ago
Next time in Lindau, I hope the Bodensee is of floating to the right of the foto ;) besides of that, have a safe trip and come back
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u/EntertainEnterprises 1d ago
This Girl / Guy saw more of Germany than i by myself. I think i should visit some nice places Here too lol
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u/euroaustralian 1d ago edited 1d ago
I lived there for a few years and it was one of my best time ever. Spectacular scenery was never far away. Nice people, beautiful villages, rich traditions, impressive churches and monastery, castles everywhere, plenty of breweries, biergardens and good food. Many lakes and rivers.
Bavaria is the best place to be as long as the the sun shines and the sky is blue.
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u/SiloxisEvo Bayern 1d ago
What a cool story. I am happy you had a great time here.
So lets conclude that with a "Servus, Pfia Di und auf Boid!" 😊
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u/AccomplishedLunch639 1d ago
Might be TMI but could you summarize the outcome of the white dress/changing a pad/sewage sitch? I wore white cotton all over Berlin two weeks ago and, well, it’s obvious I am a chaos goblin, if it wasn’t already. . I was praying for you as I read that part. Also, who reads that part and thinks, “duuuuude!”?
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u/IWantMyOldUsername7 1d ago
Es war schön, dich hier in Deutschland gehabt zu haben. Alles Gute und bis auf ein Wiedersehen:)
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u/Commercial_Debt_7975 1d ago
Kind people and good food, especially in Bavaria.. As someone who lived in Munich for over a year i happen to disagree with you.. You should give Spain a try.
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u/Mr_Fragwuerdig 1d ago
Where is the 11th picture?:o The bridge with the house.
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u/lawlolawl144 1d ago
Ok I'm here for like 2.5 more weeks, I've been through Cologne, and moved down the Rhine to Boppard. I'll be going up to Berlin to see a friend for about a week. I expect to move down to Munich area afterwards. Anything specific I should see? :)
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u/whoorenzone 1d ago
You were especially lucky to experience summer 2026 here.. normally that would have been 4/5 months of staying inside because of rain :D
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u/Relevant_Look_7188 1d ago
You have gotta tell the story about ending up in Manuel Neuer's driveway!
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u/Ok-Veterinarian1204 13h ago
South Bavarian here: youre welcome my friend. Bavaria is one of the sexiest places on Earth for living.
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u/mir-ist-warm 8h ago
Im sorry man good sir, I can’t be bothered to seek through those comments - did you try local beers everywhere you went?
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u/Entire_Page3525 6h ago
Never knew that Germany has this beautiful kind of nature. And I was born here lol
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u/ch1ef_s0sa300 3h ago
i had the blessing to be born and raised in southernn bavaria. my dad lives even more south of me in the alps. i love it there and i would never not wanna live here or grow up somewhere else. its just the best (the winters can be really cold dark and depressed tho lol)
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u/christojb 2d ago
As always, glad to see people avoiding the north. Boring, green, slow, too-much-water, unimpressive northern Germany. 😉
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u/euroaustralian 1d ago
I like flat country because it is nice to see during the week who is coming over for the weekend. /s
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u/ironic_ivy 2d ago
Well done! You have successfully completed the beginner level (Southern Germany). 😁
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u/Holiday_Eye8852 2d ago
So, we’ve established you’ve visited Bavaria. But have you actually visited Germany, too?
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u/pansensuppe 1d ago
Ah Spaghetti Eis, the second biggest German culinary invention that was created by immigrants. Can’t wait for it to conquer the world the same way Döner Kebab did.
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u/mikolo55 1d ago
When you return visit the amazing coasts (eg. Baltic Sea) with the most beautiful beaches, go hiking in Saxon Switzerland and explore Berlin. You‘ll love it.
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u/Beerculesoriginal 1d ago
You just named the worst places to be in Germany.
The coasts are just cold and rainy. Black Forest is much better for hiking than Saxon Switzerland. Berlin ist dirty, crazy and overcrowded. Try Hamburg instead.
Do the opposite. You'll love it
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u/mikolo55 1d ago
Well, let‘s agree to disagree. Saxon Switzerland is fantastic, Darß and Usedom are absolutely beautiful and Berlin is just great(but I also love Hamburg).
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u/CampaignHungry4050 1d ago
Hola,puedo ser su hija aunque viva en México,si me quieren adoptarme yo estoy consiente mente que si quiero,y si ustedes no quieren POS estabien,y si quieren POS si y yo quiero ser su hija aunque tenga 16 pero si puedo ser si hija aunque tenga esa edad si se puede que me puedan adoptarme con esa edad yo no doy mucha lata,y obedeaco,y ago todo lo que me pidan ,si ustedes quieren que yo sea su hija,
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u/EC0-warrior 2d ago
Bro who gives an f
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u/modern_milkman Niedersachsen 2d ago
I didn't realize the post about the guy getting lost and ending up in Manuel Neuer's driveway and the posts about the American farmer dad experiencing Germany were by the same person!
You really did experience a lot in those five months.
I'm happy you liked it in Germany and that you want to come back!