Pizza Taxi Nr. 1 - Hannover

Ok so it's not the prettiest station in the world (although the frontage isn't bad), but it's well organized and the annoucements as you get off a train are great and also in English. If you really like ICE's like me, you'll see lots here!

When I visited Germany this past December, I stayed primarily in Hannover, and practically lived in this hauptbanhof! I'm so glad it was open 7 days a week because I spent many a Sunday here. Since it was the holidays, there was also a Weinachtsmarkt (Christmas market) right outside and I loved getting my glühwein fix before heading out into the cold! For American tourists, a hauptbanhof is a central train station and so much more. Hannover's wasn't the prettiest station I visited, but it was clean and it was home. This particular one has drugstores, grocery stores, clothing stores, flower shops, a Sparkasse (bank/atms), eateries, and even a McDonald's. I completely miss the convenience of the central stations in Europe literally anything you want or need can be found here. The location of this hauptbanhof is awesome because the Ernst August Galleries (3 story mall) is just a few feet away. There is also a great statue of Ernst August in front of the station.

As another Yelper mentioned here, Hanover is not a super exciting place. We visited with my mother and a friend, because my mother wanted to stay in a hotel (Luisenhof) that she had seen featured on a BBC program or something. The Bahnhof is great for 7 day a week shopping though, and German train stations always seem so clean and well organized, this one being no exception. Beautiful building on the outside, and a nice Ernst August statue out front.

It is a huge Bahnhof. You might get lost when you just arrived. Ernst August statue standing plaza is the front which going to the city, the other end goes...

This place charges you Euro to use the bathroom, what a rip off! If you are not local then you are gonna have a hard trouble figuring out the route and...