Many colleagues and friends from foreign countries have asked me about the places to see when visiting Germany. So it is my pleasure to play the advocate for my country.
Germany is a pleasant country to travel. Most of Germany has a cool, temperate climate, rainfall occurs year round with a maximum during summer. Winters there are mild and summers tend to be cool, though temperatures can exceed 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) for prolonged periods.

By its central position in Europe, Germany is an important transportation hub. This is reflected in its dense and modern transportation networks.
Probably most famous is the extensive motorway (Autobahn) network that ranks worldwide third largest in its total length and lacks a blanket speed limit (although some 80% of the total network has local limits) which can be difficult to non experienced drivers.
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An alternative is the polycentric network of InterCity Express high-speed trains, serving major German cities and destinations in neighboring countries.
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Federal Foreign Office: What's on in Germany

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Bundeswehr advocate says armed forces are 'unprepared' for combatThe German parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, Reinhold Robbe, has blasted the country's political and military leaders for their ongoing failure to prepare the German army for combat.

A pedophile priest has been suspended in the pope's former dioceseGerman Catholics have been shaken by the suspension of a pedophile priest, who had once been assigned to the diocese of Pope Benedict XVI when he was still Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger.

German bishops call for end to celibacy mandateCatholic officials deny a direct connection between child sexual abuse by priests and the Church's strict celibacy policy. But the recent wave of abuse claims across Germany has revived the discussion.

German Catholics criticize pope's silence on child sex abuse scandalPoliticians and Catholic groups have criticized Pope Benedict XVI for his continuing silence on the widening sexual abuse scandal in Germany. They have rejected allegations of a campaign to discredit the pope.

Germany doubles arms exportsGermany exported twice as many weapons and other military technology over the past five years, according to a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report.

New synagogue opens in German town after 70 yearsA new synagogue was opened to the public in a city in western Germany on Sunday. The last synagogue in Herford closed during Adolf Hitler's rule of Germany.

Left ... out? One woman's politics cloud citizenship chancesHow far left is too left, when it comes to becoming a German? A woman raised in the country has applied for citizenship, but due to her politics, the outlook is dim.

Survivors, academics recall dark episode in Germany's postwar historyFormer inmates of internment camps set up by the Soviets following World War II met with academics at Buchenwald on Saturday. Little was known about the Soviet camps until after the fall of the East German regime.

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Berlin's club scene shifts the focus of tourism to the cityYoung people looking to party love Germany's capital city. Every weekend, thousands of tourists come to Berlin's famous nightclubs and experience a city which is unique in Europe and around the world.

Bavaria's wood-carvers struggle to keep tradition aliveThe Bavarian village Oberammergau is most famous for its religious dramas, but it also has another long-time artistic custom: wood-carving. The tradition, however, is facing extinction.

Germany's wooden toy makers preserve a tradition all year roundMany of Germany's traditional handcrafted wooded toys and decorations come from Seiffen. There, specially trained craftspeople work to preserve the centuries-old techniques and pass them on to the next generation.

For Berliners, Tiergarten park is both survivor and saviorThe Tiergarten park is the green "lung" of the German capital. And it is as important to the citizens of Berlin today as it was in centuries past.

Intact German Cold War bunkers open to the publicTwo of the German government's top-secret Cold War bunkers have recently been opened to the public. Down to the extra toothbrushes in the bathrooms, they're remarkably intact.

Washerwomen Hold Key to Rhineland Carnival Tradition'Weiberfastnacht' marks the start of carnival festivities in Germany's Rhineland. The day's unique history is also linked to the women’s rights movement.

Makeover Planned for Hitler's Baltic Sea Hotel ColossusAfter years of uncertainty about its future, a Nazi-era resort on the German island of Ruegen is now set to get a makeover and open its doors for vacationers.

Germany's "Fifth Season" BeginsIn many parts of Germany, 11:11 am on Nov. 11 marks the start of Carnival, a season of controlled debauchery and uncontrolled drinking that climaxes during the days preceding Ash Wednesday.