Germany From Above

This journey begins at the Southern reaches of Saxony heading toward the historic city of Leipzig Its then on to Colditz Castle the infamous 2nd World War prison to the south lie the Ore Mountains whose silver deposits once brought great wealth to the town of Freiberg Joining the great River Elbe at Meissen we follow it upstream to the capital of Saxony Dresden From the splendid Baroque gardens

Taking off from the province of SaxonyAnhalt we follow the River Elbe through Wittenberg before moving to Worlitz Thuringia and into the state of Hesse We end at the romantic Reinhardsbrunn Castle

This journey begins in the forests of Thuringia which have inspired creatives and theologians for centuries emerging from the dense woods From there its onto the town of Fulda the resting place of Germanys Patron Saint Boniface We then weave through the skyscrapers of Frankfurt continental Europes financial powerhouse Travel to the city of Worms the famed medieval city where Martin Luther was

Our journey begins amongst the hills and medieval ruins of the Palatinate Forest Crossing the Rhine valleys vast vineyards takes us to Karlsruhe the city planned around its grand palace After a detour to Bruchsal we head to Bustling Stuttgart home of MercedesBenz From there its east to the walled city of Nordlingen then southward through the countryside to the enchanted Bavarian town of

This journey begins in the dense Thuringian Forest just west of Germanys border with the Czech Republic We then pass over the old Cold War border between communist East Germany and capitalist West Germany with its imposing watchtowers before we make our way north to the beautiful imperial landscape gardens of the Whilhelmshohe park From here we pass to Kassel a medieval town home to one of

This journey begins on the outskirts of Potsdam in Brandenburg Move east stopping at the magnificent summer palace of Sanssouci Explore Kopenick Palace before turning back to the west and into the heart of Berlin Here in the capital well find the Brandenburg gate made whole again after Napoleon Bonaparte robbed it of its crowning statue From there take in several important monuments to lives lost

This journey begins at Chorin Abbey one of the finest examples of the Brick Gothic style in northern Germany Next head for the coast and its seaside resorts before exploring Peenmunde and its wartime role in rocket development Rugen Island and Cape Arkona feature dramatic white cliffs and historic lighthouses Follow the coast west to Rostock and its historic city center and modern shipbuilding

This journey begins at Glücksburg Castle once in the Kingdom of Denmark and now in Germany To the south is the 100 kilometer Kiel Canal which joins the Baltic and North Seas Off the west coast are the Friesian IslandsInland is Hamburg the secondlargest city in Germany and home to one of the biggest ports in Europe During World War Two this whole region was devastated by Allied bombing raids and

Our journey begins at the Moehne Dam before heading to Duisburg our first stop in our adventure along with the Rein We stop at Cologne Cathedral and fly over many castles including Stolzenfels Castle Then we visit Mannheim a popular target for bombings during WWII Our journey ends at the beautiful garden at Schwetzingen Palace

This journey crosses part of Bavaria the largest of Germanys 16 states Flying over forests and farmlands we find Bayreuth the home of Wagners grand operas We travel to historic Nuremberg the city that witnessed both the rise and fall of the Nazis Then its east along one of the greatest waterways in the world the Danube

This aerial journey across southern Germany begins at the island town of Lindau on Lake Constance We then head west past a series of dramatic castles before arriving at the spa town of BadenBaden From there it is east past the city of Ulm and then southward to Fusen and on into the Bavarian Alps and a series of fantasy castles At Oberammergau home of the worldfamous Passion Play we head north to