Okay, so I've been looking at a lot of guide books for Germany

This one was the first one I bought, but that's because it was on sale at AAA when I went down to renew my membership. I was also trying to shake them for free maps of Germany.

They don't have them. You have to pay for maps not it America. That's what the last A in the series is for.

So, I bought this guide. It seems very good, if you don't read any other guides. But the problem, is, Rick Steves is very opinionated. He only tells you about the parts he likes. So he tells you all kinds of things about the stuff he recommends, gets you all excited. But he doesn't give you a chance to make up your own mind.

If you want to just follow his footsteps, go ahead and use this book.

Otherwise shop around.