Anonymous
7/7/2025, 12:01:38 PM
No.2800631
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>>2800586
>ALTHOUGH French castles are even better
uhm no
they are different
what you would usually consider a castle is a "château fort", but most castles that are count as castles in france are not fortified, just regular château's
which are cool but something a bit different
Germany has, due to it's history of really being 100s of fragmented "states" / sovereigns, basically only the french equivalents of "château fort"
or even more fortified cities / villages
also geographic difference
and build up through longer time
makes German castles usually historically more interesting
Anonymous
7/7/2025, 1:32:03 PM
No.2800653
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>>2800655
>>2800644
>were small towns less bombed and have more historic buildings?
you can't really make that kind of blanket statement
just to give a few examples
Tübingen or Ravensburg were bombed and still most buildings survived
Frankfurt or Dresden rebuild their historic centers in recent years
Munich or Nürnberg rebuild right after WW2 and look (for some part) quite similar to pre war
small cities weren't bombed, but unless historically significant all you'll find are a few unimpressive timber framed farm houses
small cities that survived well were already past it's prime in WW2 and only regained popularity due to tourism in recent decades
e.g.
Goslar, Weimar, Marburg, Wernigerode, Quedlinburg etc.
so the size of the city doesn't really correlate with bombing intensity
it's more a combination of industrial base in the 30s/40s and rebuilding decisions post WW2
generally there is plenty of historical architecture everywhere though
Anonymous
7/7/2025, 2:47:06 PM
No.2800667
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>>2800904
>>2800655
>HRE history
then Aachen, Frankfurt, Regensburg and Wetzlar would be good starting points
if you just want medieval vibes or even larp
a few cities I really liked
>Meersburg
>Cochem
>Nördlingen
>Quedlinburg
>Celle
>Rothenburg ob der Tauber
yes the last one is very touristic, but for all the right reasons
if you come in December, during Christmas time
you can search for medieval Christmas markets
they typically have lots of "old" / historic crafts there
medieval markets / festivals as well but these are often more music or kids oriented
Anonymous
7/7/2025, 4:31:09 PM
No.2800707
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>>2800713
>>2800156
The migrants I've encountered in Europe have all been very well-behaved. Only when they are in their migrant ghettos surrounded by their buddies and feeling confident do they start causing trouble. Still, hostels suck. All it takes is one guy who snores or has awful smelling shoes to ruin the whole dorm.
>finding a place to stay on the spot
Lugging your bags all over town looking for a place to stay isn't all that fun, unless you have the boundless energy of youth.
>stealth camping
It's easy to hide in the summertime foliage, especially at night. However, dirt and odors will build up over time when living the vagabond life. Europeans are very snooty people, and they do not approve of broke foreign vagrants traipsing around their quaint little villages. It doesn't take much to develop an antipathy toward the locals.
Anonymous
7/7/2025, 4:50:39 PM
No.2800713
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>>2800156
>Are the hostels full of fags and browns are
>will they be okay for sleep and possibly meeting cool people?
yes
but you have to pick the right hostels
>Jugendherbergen (DJH)
are typical very nice (location / building)
but you have to deal with lots of high schoolers and they're kinda expensive for hostels
don't go to anything named hostel near central train stations
otherwise the standard advice
>read the hostel reviews
>look at hostel location and decide if that's a location like minded people would go
>>2800707
>and they do not approve of broke foreign vagrants traipsing around their quaint little villages
kek
that's because there are barely "public" unprotected lands in Germany
it's all densely populated and privately owned land or a protected reserve
if you just have a tarp
you can get away with wild camping for a night at most places (only viable in summer)
but otherwise you'll be caught and pay a couple hundred € fine
Anonymous
7/8/2025, 5:56:08 AM
No.2800873
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>>2800658
im
>>2800258
definitely go to Potsdam. I have been there twice, once in the height of summer a couple of years ago (35 degrees) and then just this last February when it was covered in snow and both were lovely in their own way. The only advice I would give for Potsdam is to book online if you want to go inside any of the buildings now, as I didn't know that and the first time I went was in the height of summer and I could not get in to the palaces. The park is free and you can wander around in anycase and I still had a great time, but it was disappointing as I love palace interiors and I didn't know at that stage I would ever be back in Potsdam as I thought it was a once in a lifetime thing. But I have since found myself back in Berlin like 5 times in the last couple of years and this winter there was no need to book in advance as there just weren't many people there. I could get a ticket to see sanssouci and the New Palace on the day.
Same goes for the reichstag. Its free, but you have to book. All of my trips to Berlin have been last minute and I have never been able to get a slot. Even when I was last there - a week out all the places had been reserved.
>>2800545
I understand on paper why people can like Hamburg, its just for several reasons I didn't really enjoy it. I loved my day trip to Lubeck, but didn't vibe with the city. To be fair it was pouring with rain and in the middle of winter, and the weather makes a huge difference to how you enjoy a place. While the old shipyard area would have been cool to chill out and stroll around on a nice day - Ice cold song winds and rain made the experience not that great. Plus not to be too politically incorrect; I hated the whole migrants/ immigrants who make (at least the central and north of the transtation) the whole area feel sketchy and like you are in the Middle East or Africa. Same with Frankfurt, though as a physical city I find Hamburg to be more interesting.
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 10:45:08 PM
No.2802119
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>>2802122
>>2802146
>>2802092
Frankfurt is okay just the area around the main station is a complete mess and sadly the first impression you get from the city. There's a small old town with some history/museums, Kleinmarkthalle for foodies and the Äpplerkneipen (Cider taverns) in Sachsenhausen for the general traveler. The Opera is great if you enjoy that, it has a cool zoo but again not for everyone, then you have a great food scene if you're into upper/gourmet tier food, some gentleman clubs for p2p and a interesting nightlife/club scene that is it's own thing.
To put it simple Frankfurt is a banking city and the center (CBD) will start to empty out at the end of business hours and is pretty much ded by 9pm as everyone goes back to their "village in the city" or any comfy place within a 1h train/car radius. What is left is the junky/red light center around the main station and the designated nightlife areas.
Frankfurt Airport is well connected (straight to the ICE network) if you don't have connecting flights it's actually a okay airport to arrive/depart just keep in mind this thing is a maze under perma construction for over 10 years and will stay that way for at least 5 more. So depending on when you arrive it can be super smooth or wild stuff.
Do what you want but IMO it's a okay place to stay for 1-2 days just stay outside of the Bahnhofsviertel and it's good.
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 11:15:33 PM
No.2802122
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>>2802142
>>2813447
>>2802119
>Frankfurt Airport
>it's actually a okay airport to arrive/depart
personally it's one of my favorite airports
especially if you travel with Lufthansa Status, it's really good
a bit biased, because it's my home airport and I fly a lot from there
but that also means I never realized how shitty it is for transit
only get to hear the horror stories / bad experiences
and always thinking to myself "oh well I never had that", before I realize, I never had a transit through FRA despite like 200+ flights from / to there
also Frankfurt central station is kinda okay
it's just that one direction you shouldn't walk to
but every other one is fine
Anonymous
7/16/2025, 11:51:03 AM
No.2803106
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>>2803278
>>2803079
kek
but no
>1st guy
mostly eastern but only there in commie block
and also most russia-germans
regular people in eastern Germany don't dress ( behave much differently than anywhere else
(except when they show their /pol/tier powerlevel)
>2nd family
maybe on (village) fairs or weddings
i grew up near the alps and the only time we wore (and still do wear) traditional clothing is for weddings
pic related is what rural people in Germany actually wear
and you see this quite often in southern or eastern Germany
>3rd talahons
only at central train stations of big cities everywhere in Germany
or some near some night clubs / bars
they look and behave like retards but usually harmless
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 10:42:06 AM
No.2803430
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>>2803278
>Do Germans exchange pleasantries like good morning or good night
really depends on who you are talking to
good morning is pretty common
good night would be kinda weird if it's not friends or family
so for good morning:
>with strangers,
your neighbors? yes
in very rural areas? yes
some random stranger in the bus or tram? no
>or hotel clerks
i tend to say no, but either way is fine
>or store clerks
supermarkets? no
small mom n pop stores? yes
regarding good nights, which would directly translates to
>Gute Nacht
which is quite "intimate"
you only really say this to you family, friends, partner etc. but definitely not strangers
the more "general" version would be e.g.
>Schönen Abend noch / Ihnen (nice evening to you)
>Bis morgen (until tomorrow; something to say to colleagues)
Anonymous
7/29/2025, 10:47:00 PM
No.2807057
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>>2801668
There are some nice midsized places.
Ludwigsburg has a nice baroque style palace, if you are interested in stuff like that.
Esslingen has a nice medevial old town area.
Ulm is a nice city with the highest church in world.
Tübingen is a university town that has a nice old center.
Around Stuttgart there are a lot of smaller towns that while having nothing speacial are still pretty nice and might be worth a visit if you want to see something with almost no foreign tourists. (For example Kircheim, Waiblingen, Marbach, Besigheim, Schwäbisch Hall, Schorndorf)
If you want some real german experiences go to some small village festivals and get drunk on local wines and beers.
All in all Stuttgart itself is a bit of shithole, but has some better corners. If you are into cars both museums might be interresting for you.
If you like Planes, tanks, trains un such Sinsheim is pretty cool for the Technik Museum.
Anonymous
7/29/2025, 11:25:44 PM
No.2807069
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>>2806916
>Is it the whole weekend or just Friday?
it's only Friday
Saturday everything's open
Sunday everything's closed again
but be careful
it's Bavaria, they have weird opening hours
regular shops might close at 12 or 1pm already on Saturday
>Will tourist stuff be open at least?
yes, tourist attractions will all be open
restaurants as well
generally hobby / free time related stuff like public pools, climbing gyms etc. will be open as well
and again
if you are ever hungry and don't find anything open or affordable
go for a "Döner", it's basically German national food and there's one joint open basically anywhere anytime
Anonymous
7/29/2025, 11:34:59 PM
No.2807074
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>>2807563
>>2807596
>>2807067
>If I take a group pic then crop it to one person is this now illegal?
if you want to dig into German law
as long as the unknown person is not the focus of the picture it is legal, especially if you crop it anyway
the only times even a person in the backdrop might be illegal, if the person is in "helplessness", distress or you want to make fun of that person
also if that person is in a "private space" e.g. you make a photo in front of a bedroom window
then it's illegal to even take the picture
also if you want to publish the photo on social media / share it publicly (note that even family chats can be considered public in German law if large enough)
then you HAVE to crop them or pixel their faces
all the forbidden stuff is a criminal offense btw
so not civil
but the police will rarely do anything
your biggest problem will be manfreds (karens) that shout at you for taking their picture kek
>>2817819
I cannot say too much definitively about it, as I was only there for a couple days, and this was my first time solo travelling (from the US), and I just kind of winged my visit to Hamburg with not too much prep.
The city was full of a lot of pretty architecture, much more so than berlin, and it feels far more spacious as well. Canals are everywhere and it's a great place to explore, but I would say things are spread out enough that you should be prepared to do a lot of walking or utilize public transit.
The warehouse district was extremely pretty, and looking over the river at all the harbors was also a cool sight. The city kind of feels like it's right on the coast, even though it's a good 30-60 minutes from the sea.
The city didn't really feel really like "lefty-central" to me, and if anything Berlin deserves the title more-- Hamburg's St. Pauli (Red Light district) gave me more of a sleazy Vegas vibe compared to Berlin's punk/queer Kruezberg. (But also the place being "lefty central" isnt something that bothers me, so maybe I'm understanting it. Take what I say with a grain of salt.)
There were a lot of bums/druggies around the train station, but I wasn't bothered or asked for money at all during my trip there. Some around the Reeperbahn too in certain places, like in front of the KFC (lol), but they were all minding their own business. I have heard that the city has a drug problem, but outside of those two areas I didn't see anyone that made me feel very unsafe.
As a solo traveler there it was hard for me to link up and talk to people, but I think that's partly due to me picking a shitty hostel where nobody talked and me being socially anxious. If you're comfortable going out of your way to meet people I think you'll have a much better time.
Also as I mentioned before there's a lot of other quaint towns like Lübeck all within a 30-60 minute train, perfect for day trips.
Anonymous
8/29/2025, 12:15:39 AM
No.2817939
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>>2817880
I got a good private room for 100 a night. Hostels were cheaper around 40. I booked last minute though, so my prices were also more expensive.
The harbor was very cool to look at, personally. Lot of industrial stuff, but it still has its charm.
Lots of places in Germany are close by so if you don't end up liking Hamburg, the next town is only a couple hours away.
If you plan on using transit a lot there's a Germany-wide transit (Deutchland tickets) that covers all buses/subways/trams/regional ticket for 60 euros/month, check the fine print for when you have to cancel your subscription to avoid paying for the next month. However this ticket does not cover the long distance high speed ICE trains.
I haven't done the math on how much this ticket is worth it, but it's been convenient for me.
I've met a lot of Germans whist travelling over the years but I've never been to Germany itself. The men often seem cucked into oblivion. The women are often very hot and outgoing but it seems like they are literally all faggot obsessed social worker types and also really rather boring when you talk to them. I was once invited to visit Cologne by one of them but turned it down. Austrians are usually funnier, more laid back and self-aware in my experience.
My overall impression of krauts is that they are terrified of going against the liberal groupthink and subject to huge cognitive dissonance. A Brit or an American may generally keep their mouths shut about immigration etc but have little problem telling you what they really feel should you press them on it. Germans, probably due to guilt complex and post-war psychological warfare inflicted upon them, seem utterly incapable of even questioning the huge problems that mass immigration has bought upon them. I find Germans to be rather sad people. Intelligent, successful, hard working people. But there is something fundamentally broken in them. I guess losing 2 world wars will fuck up a national psyche for a long time into the future. I met a cool German guy on my last trip who said to me never judge Germans as a whole based on those who come from Berlin and that in Germany, the cardinal rule is to just say nothing which i thought was an interesting statement.
Anonymous
8/30/2025, 2:35:06 PM
No.2818392
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>>2812858
Prora, Buchenwald
>>2813661
Berlin has many nice museums and is one of the best cities in the world to droog and whore out if you are degenerate. Also Spreewald and Mecklenburg lake area are close, Wittenberg too if you like history and wanna see Luther shit. Germany is the birthplace of protestantism as a whole, you can discover a lot about that if you are into that.
>>2813667
There isnt a lot that doesnt just look like generic old german architecture
>>2817303
Only when talking about Bavaria
>>2817880
If you like nerd shit, theres a cool particle accelerator (DESY) in Hamburg and I think they do tours
>>2818342
Mostly truth. Those who travel to the usual travel destinations are more often than not lefties. In east germany there are more basedbros. The basedbros usually dont travel all that far, afaik lots of austria and scandinavia. Also, the sheer amount of jew propaganda and guilt tripping in school and society, like
>>2818375 said, can never be understated. Many states have mandatory concentration camp visits.
>>2818665
>Germans as the Chinks/Japs of Europe, that they have a very collectivist psyche
I've been thinking this, I think both evolved over a long period to be high IQ, follow orders, value certain things like Harmony, beauty and order. Remarkable similarities. I spent 6 months in Japan recently and they have no public guilt about WW2, like none they don't even acknowledge anything bad they did which I think is healthy. Germany it's overwhelming, little Jew plaques everywhere, memorials, Jew discs on the pavement, every museum says Germans are bad, so now every German alive is broken so many mindlessly saying I'm antifacist. Saw a sticker with a homo flag that said live your life so as AFD would disapprove and that really sums it up they really have no principles except to be ugly weirdos and destroy civilization.Maybe it can be turned around by a determined group of young men and the lefties would fall in line . Clocks ticking though and large parts of Germany are no longer comfy. I've seen multiple homo marches, antifa marches, tranny and other lefties at dozens of booths, thousands of lefty stickers on poles, never seen AFD or any right wing thing in public anywhere except for 1 sticker
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 12:26:17 PM
No.2820508
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>>2820518
>>2820493
Tap water is mostly save as germany has the highest standards on drinking water in the world. Tap water is treated here as food grade by law
>>2820495
Occourance of amber wood cockroach (not conscidered a pest) extended due to mild winters and good abiotic factors, as well as blattodea germanica (cockroach), which is spreading due to unsanitary conditions in citys and households. Rats extended in size and density in citys. These are my own observations.
>>2820499
>Deutschlandticket require german bank account.
Now I see what your question was. I thought you were asking for planning your route. That's true. Try explaining your problem at the station to DB-people at the information counters (check if one is there, as a lot got shut down due to greedy DB policy)
>Also can I plan one day trip? as in does ICE trains run 24/7 and the same for local public transport?
I think I do not clearly understand your question. During night time (after 1am) and weekends there will be less trains. ICE and local trainlines are different tarifs. You will be heavily fined and it is a criminal offense to go without or with the wrong ticket. Also DB security is just waiting to beat you up. Expect delays, as german train system is fucked up at least for the next 5 decades. You could buy a daily ticket but it costs more than half of the Deutschlandticket. Better rent a car if you have a credit cart and driving license.
>>2820508
>Rats extended in size and density in citys
Grim
>Try explaining your problem at the station to DB-people at the information counters
I looked around and there wasn't a reference to this.
There are apps like mopla that should offer it, but I'm not sure how to integrate that with DB navigator.
>I think I do not clearly understand your question
Ah sorry.
I mean for the ICE/IC/EC when's the last train for the day?
>the wrong ticket.
Doesn't the DB navigator offer this?
And why your public transport so confusing?
My idea since I'll be staying in dortmond with some people and instead of moving to new city, I'd just go visit other cities with trains and return in the same day.
So for example on saturday I want to travel hamburg.
I use the Deutschlandticket to travel to the station and then take the train to hamburg.
Where do I validate my ticket??
And then return on the same day.
Also do most supermarkets stay open 24/7?
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 1:25:48 PM
No.2820528
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>>2820518
>Doesn't the DB navigator offer this?
Yes but they will give you the more costly tarif mostly because ticket system sucks
>I mean for the ICE/IC/EC when's the last train for the day?
We have night trains but check that before you conscider a plan
>why your public transport so confusing?
Because the people in charge don't care as they are a half capitalized company. It also has to do with decentralized federalization. It is a problem in many sectors like also in digitalization of government authority administration. Imagine having more system instances to handle brings more subcompanies into play -> more money for your high tier company friends you bring into the economic make up. Because of that our politicians do not have interest in designing an easy way for us. Reestablishment of the guilotine might be a solution.
>Where do I validate my ticket??
I think it is validated for the exact route and date if you have bought an QR electronic ticket. If the train is not coming have fun with a complaint. If a physical ticket is allredy validated you will find "Ticket bereits entwertet" written on it. Otherwise find a stamp machine on station.
>return on the same day
Good luck! you will need it. Try ICE (costly) or Blablacar. Also Hamburg is a place to get lost during the night (Reeperbahn) and not very interesting during the day unless you know where to go and have interest into history. Conscider a night stay and try to stay out of trouble (drunk and crazy people around, scammers etc.).
>Do most supermarkets stay open 24/7?
Mostly not. In my City (minor big city) there is one staying open till 12 exept weekends. Mostly they close 22pm and for discounters like LIDL or ALDI until 20pm
Anonymous
11/3/2025, 8:59:17 PM
No.2837529
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I'll just drop a list of place names from where I have seen instagrammable pictures
>Bad Münstereifel, Weinheim, Lüneburg, Soest, Burg Hohenstein, Walldürn, Monreal, Braubach, Neubulach, Höxter, Tangermünde, Gößweinstein, Schloss Rauischholzhausen, Allendorf Lumda, Bad Staffelstein, Lorsch, Altensteig, Gelnhausen, Schwaigern, Frankenberg Eder, Weißenhorn, Endingen Kaiserstuhl, Waiblingen, Herrenberg, Altdorf Nürnberg, Calw, Witzenhausen, Kirchehrenbach, Kiedrich, Eberbach, Bad Urach, Schwabach, Herborn, Abenberg, Hessisch Lichtenau, Oberehnheim, Oldenburg, Stadtoldendorf, Dinkelsbühl, Markgröningen, Klingenberg Main, Roßtal, Seligenstadt, Detmold, Esslingen Neckar, Kronberg Taunus, Arnstadt, Heitersheim, Göttingen, Schiltach, Hirschhorn, Neckar, Büdingen, Celle, Weißenburg Bayern, Naumburg Saale, Staufen Breisgau, Ortenberg, Burkheim, Schwäbisch Hall, Mosbach, Besigheim, Alsfeld, Höchst, Oberursel Taunus, Ulm, Kleiningersheim, Hamburg, Stade, Melsungen, Diefenbach, Sindelfingen, Holzminden, Jena, Minden, Hersbruck, Strümpfelbach, Backnang, Schorndorf, Bernburg, Saale, Aschaffenburg, Lauenburg Elbe, Blautopf, Bremen, Wetzlar, Oberderdingen, Einbeck, Forchheim, Wertheim, Buchen, Duderstadt, Halberstadt, Limburg an der Lahn, Ohmden, Hilsbach, Tüchersfeld, Ladenburg, Lienzingen, Idstein, Gengenbach, Bad Wimpfen, Bautzen, Hildesheim, Ochsenfurt, Hattingen, Meersburg, Osnabrück, Wernigerode, Freiberg, Marburg, Nördlingen, Rüdesheim, Stolberg, Füssen, Ramsau Berchtesgaden, Schwangau, Bamberg, Fürth, Mespelbrunn, Nürnberg, Hann. Münden, Bernkastel-Kues, Mainz, Bad Langensalza, Fritzlar, Michelstadt, Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Aachen, Rinteln, Bensheim, Miltenberg, Heppenheim Bergstraße, Meißen, Quedlinburg, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, goslar, Braunschweig, Braunfels, Lindenfels, Gotha, Lübeck, Erfurt, Halle Saale, Rothenburg, Schmalkalden, Kobern-Gondorf, Boppard, Saarburg, Freinsheim, Cochem, Beilstein, Bacharach, Annweiler am Trifels
Anonymous
11/3/2025, 9:20:06 PM
No.2837531
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>>2837539
>>2837511
>did you talk to the girls in the hostel
I talked to my roommates, some of which were female, but talking to anyone in the lobby was impossible since they were all in their own groups and I didn't wanna be a creeper. Probably doesn't help im not a hot chad, so if I did try to talk to anyone, they mostly ignored me. I did have one roommate, a kinda fat alt girl with colorful hair and tats, that I might have had a chance with, and we did talk a bit, but I was too scared to even ask her out.
>go to the techno clubs
Didn't go to any clubs, but did go to a few nightlife spots. Same problem, everyone's in their own groups, impossible to talk to anyone without being weird. I went to the Berlin Ice Bar, and there were these 2 British slags, both of which were orbiting this 1 guy. Everyone else was a boomer there.
Probably my biggest miss was when I was on a group tour to this one place, and there was this one chick who was also solo, she even smiled at me once, but I could not get the courage to say anything to her.
Man I don't even care about getting laid. If I could get even just a date (with a female), that would be a miracle.