GPS System

Works fine if you have european maps.

Would not want to go without one.

I am 75, I have seen a good part of the world, including Germany, and have never been lost nor am I lost now. I don't own a GPS.

I don't know, Charles. I have the same attitude. I am never lost enough to ask directions but sometimes I am not sure where I am. But then this Christmas my sons gave me a GPS. It is handy and getting handier. I may have to change my mind. Our sons refer to us as late adapters. Not me, I am just waiting for all the bugs to worked out. Good to see you are still hanging around. We were back your favorite city in October.

Hi Robert

Drove in Germany this past summer. I guess I went a little beyond and used a GPS and maps. I loved the GPS for the directions it offers it was quite amazing. I've used a GPS off and on in the states for various things, but it was kind of cool to use one there.

But I liked having the maps to review the night before a drive to get a early handle on where things were, and also so if we wanted to take a look at things as we drove. Instead of playing with the GPS while driving, my wife could pull out the map and get a larger perspective as to where we were and where we were going.

Use the GPS and enjoy!

Used one in May. Worked GREAT. Google search for the add ons with traffic cams, points of interest, etc!!

Coolness: There are also several sites offering GPS tours! If your model is one that can play MP3's, you can download the tours, and they start playing based on your coordinates as you drive by. Pretty neat!

Definitely bring it. Garmin European maps are, for the most part, accurate although in some areas you'll run into traffic circles that aren't on Garmin (there is a lot of road construction in NL, Germany). The traffic cam POI's will probably be a little out of date since they are now illegal to produce or use.

Garmin will work fine. I suggest updating the maps online before you head out.

Germany is easy to navigate but the GPS will help you find parking and/or a specific address/attraction.

My husband and I spent 3 weeks in Europe in Aug and we took our GPS. It was incrediably useful when we were driving in western Ireland but less so the rest of the places. Ours also had a walking feature which we used a couple times when we were lost in cities but we actually didn't use it nearly as much as I thought we would.

The RS maps and guidebooks are so good that as long as you can read a map the GPS was more of a security blanket than someone we used regularly.

I also didnt think I needed a GPS,that is until I used one on a rental car.Now I wouldnt be without it.I guess its a little like a cell phone. 5 years ago my children bought me one for christmas and my first thought was,why would I want this and what am I going to do with it.Now I wouldnt be without it.

We took our Garmin to Germany last September, very useful especially in cities. Depending on which model you purchased, you'll likely need to purchase a plug in chip with the Germany maps. We we able to sell it on Amazon.com after the trip, thus it only cost use about $25 net. Also take maps along. Be careful as we found in some areas there was a lag, so some of the turns might come up on you faster than you expect. If you have the postal codes for your destinations, plug those in instead of addresses as it is much faster and Garmin does not pick up on the way we spell some of the city names.

We took our Garmin to Germany last September, very useful especially in cities. Depending on which model you purchased, you'll likely need to purchase a plug in chip with the Germany maps. We we able to sell it on Amazon.com after the trip, thus it only cost use about $25 net. Also take maps along. Be careful as we found in some areas there was a lag, so some of the turns might come up on you faster than you expect. If you have the postal codes for your destinations, plug those in instead of addresses as it is much faster and Garmin does not pick up on the way we spell some of the city names.

WE took our Garmin to Europe last spring. We had saved key addresses into it before we left home--our hotels, museums, and other sites-- and were able to drive right to all of the places we had saved. It made our trip so hassle free. In the countryside, it always pays to have a roadmap too since the GPS will often try to direct you down secondary roads that are often little more than cow paths. We used google earth to locate places with no real addresses and were able to program in the latitude and longitude taken from the google earth map. We then labeled the map with the name of the landmark and were able to drive to them with no problem. I'd never be without a gps again.

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