One of my favourite stadiums in Germany, the RheinEnergieStadion is a proper football ground, with four good-sized, steep stands, a rectangular shape and no running track.

Müngersdorf stadium
The first stadium here bore the name of this part of Cologne: Müngersdorf. Rhein Energie Stadion: More »

Cologne operates an urban light rail network made of lines running both underground (U-Bahn) and on the surface (S-Bahn). Cologne centre to the stadium: More »

Cologne-Bonn Airport (Flughafen Köln/Bonn) is one of Germany’s largest airports Cologne by air: More »

Cologne Hauptbahnhof, or main station, is one of Germany’s busiest railway stations. It is located directly next to the city’s principal landmark Cologne by rail: More »

Berlin is Germany’s capital, its largest city, with a population of over 3 million and in footballing terms the home to both Hertha and Union. Berlin overview: More »

Achtung Baby!
Germany has a comprehensive railway network, and if you’re planning to move around the country without a car, you’re best bet is undoubtedly the Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) Berlin by rail: More »

Berlin has a fully integrated public transport system carrying around 5 million passengers a day Berlin public transport: More »

All tickets must be validated (date and time stamped) at the start of your journey (or first journey, in the case of multi-journey tickets) Berlin ticket machines: More »

The same ticket can be used on all forms of local transport in Berlin operated under the umbrella of the Berlin Transport Association, the VBB Berlin transport tickets: More »

There has long been a railway station in this area, just to the north of the Reichstag and the government quarter. However, following the reunification of Berlin and Germany in 1989, grand plans were put in place to construct a major new junction at this site Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Main Station): More »