During working hours, you can contact by phone: (+7 495) 937 95 00 interlocutor, during business hours you can call: 937 95 00, after turning on the answering machine, without waiting for the response of the switching services, dial in tone mode: 1- internal number of your interlocutor – #);
Fax: (+7 495) 938 23 54
In case of emergency outside working hours, please call
: +7-495-937-95-00 (24/7) Pilyugina Street) Opening hours: Monday: 08.00 – 16.30; Tuesday-Thursday: 08.00 – 17.00; Friday: 08.00 – 15.00, lunch break: 13.00-13.30 During business hours, you can call: +7-495-933-43-11 Fax: +7-495-936-21-43
Consulate General in Hamburg: Generalkonsulat der Russischen Foederation am Feenteich 20. Tel. 22 95 201, 22 95 301.
Communication in Germany
You can call anywhere in the world from a pay phone. Depending on the type of machine, it can accept either coins, or a credit card, or a telephone card. The most expensive time for calls is from 8:00 to 12:00, and the most profitable is from 18:00 to 8:00.
To call from Russia to Germany, you need to dial 49 + area code + phone number. Outgoing international code 00. Codes of some cities: Berlin – 30, Munich – 89, Frankfurt – 69, Dusseldorf – 211, Bremen – 421, Bonn – 228, Cologne – 221.
To call from Germany to Russia, dial 007 + area code + phone number.
Emergency Phones in Germany
Police – 110,
ambulance and fire service – 112,
information desk in Russian (190) 87-2250
HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS
January 6 – Epiphany
April – Easter
May 1 – Workers’ Day
May 21 – Ascension
June 1 – Spirits Day
June 11 – Corpus Christi
August 15 – Dormition
October 3 – Day of Unity (unification of Germany)
October 31 – Transfiguration
November 1 – All Saints Day (celebrated by Catholics)
November 18 – Day of Prayer and Repentance
December 25 – 26 – Christmas
New Year, as such, is not celebrated in Germany. On this day, the youth holiday “Sylvester” is celebrated. The main winter holiday is Christmas. They begin to prepare for it on December 6, and celebrate, observing old traditions, on December 23 is called “Holy Evening”, which is supposed to be spent with family or go to church. At Christmas, gifts are attached under the tree and on the branches, Christmas songs are sung, red wine is drunk. The main dish of the meal is baked stuffed goose, piglet, less often – turkey, cake and sauerkraut.
USEFUL THINGS
Germany has a very good service. The hotels are of a high standard. All hotels have a buffet.
It should be remembered that the fine for stowaways is very high. According to unofficial data, ticketless travel may well become the basis for blacklisting foreigners who are undesirable to enter the country. In some cities there are preferential rates for taxis at night for women.
SHOPS
In Germany there are shops for all segments of the population. Large industrial supermarkets – “Hertie” and “Karstadt” – for the rich, “Kaufhalle” and “Whoolwart” – for the rest. There are mixed industrial-grocery supermarkets like “Real”. There are smaller grocery supermarkets, the cheapest of them are Lidl, Norma, Aldi, Netto.
On weekdays, most shops are open from 9 am to 8 pm, on Saturday the working day ends at 16:00. Grocery stores open at 7 am.
At the end of each season, there are sales in stores.
According to ehuzhou, many stores provide Tax Free service. If you take a receipt for the goods, then the value added tax will be refunded at the airport.
Tipping
In restaurants, it is customary to give 10% of the order or 1 euro per person.
Tipping should be given to taxi drivers, as they are not included in the cost of the trip.
NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Of course, the first thing that comes to mind when talking about the character of the Germans is pedantry. And indeed it is. The Germans are careful in everything. They cross the road in strictly defined places and only at the green light, and they come to visit exactly at the appointed time. Germans tend to be open. Traditionally, it is believed that more spiritual people live closer to the south, and more restrained people live to the north.
ELECTRICITY
220V, 50Hz;
HEALTH
If you have insurance that provides for the provision of medical care abroad, payment for treatment is made by the insurance company. Insurance pays for emergencies. Chronic diseases cannot be treated under insurance. In the absence of insurance, medical institutions may require you to pay for services in cash, and the amount will be quite decent.
