Tourist Tips: Germany and Austria

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Travellers' Tips for Germany and Austria

Telephoning from Germany to the United States or within Germany can pose difficulties and be expensive. Do you need coins or a card? Will your credit card do, or must you have a special card? Where would you get a special card? How much will it all cost? How do you get the help you need in your home language? You can find English-language information about this on a special page put together by 1+2 Telecom, a German phone services reseller.
For a list of theatrical events [including classical concerts, rock shows, opera, operetta] in Germany, look at Tickets Deutschland which includes both a search engine and the possibility to purchase tickers.
To plan your Austrian, German and Swiss train routes and to learn about fares and discounts begin at GermanRail / Deutsche Bahn. Special discounts for train travel in Germany can be found HERE.
Yumyum: Wann, Was und Wo läuft in Österreich began as an Austrian film and movie site. Now it's a cultural calendar aimed not only at rock shows and movies but also includes a search engine for opera, operetta, concerts, museum exhibits throughout Austria. The search engine does extend to German and Swiss cities but the results are sparser there.
A daily list of theater, concerts and other cultural events in Vienna is provided by the offcial Wiener Zeitung.
Der Handschuh The Middle Ages as seen through the eyes of the late 18th century.

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