Germany Travel Tips
Germany Travel Tips
Restaurants and Bars - You do not get water for free, you
have to pay for it. If you order water you will get
carbonated water. In most restaurants you can request tap
water and they may or may not charge you but it is most
likely straight from the sink. In some American fast food
restaurants, (i.e. McDonalds) you must pay for ketchup as
well. Be aware that the menus at most fast food restaurants
in Germany are not exactly the same. You may also notice
that a sandwich that you recognize from back home may taste
a little different or it could be smaller. When you enter a
restaurant you will not be seated, just walk right in and
pick the table of your choice!- the tip should be much
smaller than you would give in the States (this is because
the waiters/waitresses get paid more than in the states) A
tip of two or three EUR would be considered a good tip for
very good service.
Supermarkets - If you shop for groceries in Germany you will
notice the supermarkets have all of their large rolling
carts outside in a designated area and they are locked to
one another. In order to utilize a cart you must place one
EUR in the cart itself, you will see the slot on the handle.
Upon leaving the supermarket you latch the cart back to the
other carts and pull the device out where you placed the
coin, now you can retrieve your coin. When you have all of
the groceries you want, proceed to the check-out counter.
You will have to purchase plastic bags to put the groceries
in or you can take one in yourself. If you decide to
purchase one they are usually visible at the counter and
normally only cost a few cents. If there is a long line do
not put all of your groceries in the bag, put them back into
the cart and bag them away from the line.
Closing hours - On Sunday everything is closed except for
some restaurants, bars, gas stations and shops at the main
train station and bigger airports. Some bigger stores are
realizing that they can make much more money if they open on
Sunday so they are doing just that, but I would not rely on
it. During the week shops in bigger cities close at 8 PM at
the latest. You may see shops in smaller cities closing even
earlier.
Public Phones - Public phones are very rare in Germany. If
you find one you will notice that they only take telephone
cards. You can buy a telephone card in different shops like
"T-Punkt", "Telekom", "Post", and "Vodafone" or you can go
to an Internet cafe.
Miscellaneous - "Bad" in front of a towns name does not mean
that the people or the city is bad for example, "Bad
Homburg". Bad in front of a towns name normally means that
the town is designated as a healthy location normally with
very clean air and water.
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