Travels with Teens and Tweens

07Jul 2024 by Gail

Berchtesgaden – 3-day itinerary for a trip with older children

Bavaria, Germany

An easy hop from Salzburg, Berchtesgaden is an attractive town in the Bavarian Alps. Nestled in beautiful countryside, it offers many restaurants, bars and accommodation options. It's also the ideal base for trips to Hitler's Eagle's Nest and stunning Königssee (or “Kings Lake”). While there are lots more things you could do in this area, this is my suggestion of an ideal 3-day itinerary for a trip to Berchtesgaden with older children. Overview of your 3-Day Itinerary Day 1: Morning: Cable car ride (Obersalzburgbahn), short and easy hike through the forest to the bus-stop for the Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) Lunch: Restaurant on the terrace of the Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) Afternoon: Explore the Eagle's Nest then return to the bus-stop and visit the Dokumentationszentrum Day 2: Morning: Visit Berchtesgaden Salt Mine…

29Jun 2024 by Gail

Visiting the Eagle’s Nest, Berchtesgaden with teens and tweens

Bavaria, Germany

Visiting Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) was one of our top things to do with teens and tweens in Berchtesgaden. Getting there was half the fun! Looking out from the sun terrace at the Eagle's Nest An even bigger view from the high viewpoint beyond the restaurant terrace Walking from the top of the cable car to Obersalzburg The Eagle's Nest perches dramatically on top of the Obersalzburg Mountain, just outside Berchtesgaden. The Nazi Party built it in the 1930s to mark Hitler's 50th birthday. During the second world war, senior members of the Nazi Party would host visit diplomats in this mountain retreat. Ironically, Hitler himself had a fear of heights and only visited 14 times. Nowadays, the building hosts a mountain restaurant with breath-taking views. Whilst there are photographs…

08Jun 2024 by Gail

Bavaria: Königsee with teens and tweens

Bavaria

Königsee (or "Kings Lake") is a simply gorgeous lake in the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden. It's beauty is enough to win over the most cynical of teens and tweens! We visited in May 2024 with our tween boys. We only managed to get out to the lake on our last day in Berchtesgaden as thunder storms were predicted for the previous days! There are some short walks to viewing points on the lake from Schönau am Königssee. It isn't possible to walk right round the lake as the surrounding mountains rise sheerly from the lake shore. As such, the most popular way to visit the lake and do some good hiking is to catch a boat across the lake to either St Bartolomä or Salet (or both). Getting to Königssee…

25May 2024 by Gail

Top things to do in Berlin with teens and tweens

Berlin

We visited Berlin in late October 2023 when our boys were 9 and 11. Read on for our top things to do in Berlin with tweens (and teens!). 10 year having fun with spraypaint! Lunch with a view at the TV Tower! Channelling our inner spies! Getting our democracy groove on at the Reichstag Yummy currywurst! Our masterpiece on the Berlin Wall! Graffiti your own patch of the Berlin Wall. Lunch at the top of the TV Tower. Foodie tour of Berlin with Fork and Walk Tours. Pretending to be James Bond at the German Spy Museum. Learning about democracy (and good architecture) at the German Parliament (Reichstag). Animal time at Berlin Zoo. Cold War Berlin tour with Insider Tours. 1. Spray-painting the Berlin Wall with teens and tweens This…

16May 2024 by Gail

Spray-painting the Berlin Wall with teens and tweens!

Berlin, Germany

Yes, really! You can do this and it’s not illegal! I’m not suggesting you can pitch up with your cans of paint and start tagging any available remnant of wall. However, as part of a booked graffiti workshop with a local artist, spray-painting the Berlin Wall is lots of fun for teens and tweens! 10 year having fun with spraypaint! Our masterpiece on the Berlin Wall! Final touches! Graffiti culture in Berlin Graffiti culture in Berlin dates back to early 1980s. Today, you will find graffiti everywhere. The authorities have historically prosecuted and fined graffiti artists. However, more recently, the city has commissioned a lot of legally painted graffiti. It has also designated areas (such as the stretch of the original Berlin Wall in the Mauerpark) where anyone can legally…

11May 2024 by Gail

Homage to Currywurst

Berlin

Yummy currywurst! Political cartoon at one our favourite currywurst restaurants! You cannot come to Berlin and not eat a currywurst. Seriously, it’s the law (well, it should be!). Even the fussiest teen or tween will love it (and vegetarian versions are available). So what is a currywurst and where should you try one? What is currywurst? The currywurst is German fast food and is ideal for a quick pitstop to refuel hungry teens or tweens (and hangry dads). It’s a budget-friendly option for lunch on the go. It consists of smoked German-sausage, fried and sliced, with spiced and curry flavoured tomato sauce on top. You can have it served with chips or with a bread roll. History of the currywurst The dish was invented just after World War II and…

29Apr 2024 by Gail

Berlin with teens and tweens

Germany

Berlin is a fantastic, vibrant city to visit with your teens and tweens. Please see the links below for more details on things that you will be fun to do with your teens and tweens in Berlin. I will be adding to this over the next few weeks so please check back again. Homage to the Curry-Wurst Spray-painting the Berlin Wall with teens and tweens

Category: Germany