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What kind of clothes should you actually bring to protect yourself from getting cold or from sunstroke?

I went to Germany in summer vacation. The weather was quite warm and comfortable then. The weather is just like the autumn in Taiwan.

The average temperature in summer time is about 20~22°C.
It only gets colder when rain comes. However, Germany is not the country which rains a lot.

Usually you should bring some shirts, jeans, just something you wear in autumn time.
However, avoid getting fever in rainy day; you should also bring a heavier jacket with you.

In winter, the weather is awfully cold.

The overcoat you bought in Taiwan might not be warm enough for you to get over the extremely cold weather in Germany. Therefore, I sincerely suggest you buy the coat and heavy garments there, for the quality is good and definitely warmer than the one you bought in Taiwan.

Buying clothes in Germany is not as expensive as you think.

There’s actually a discount offered to every foreigner who buys apparels in Germany. Foreigners are assumed to buy clothes with taxes.

However, if you buy the garments over 25€ in total, you can bring the clothes home without taxes.

Tips:
Bring the receipt to the customs before you get on the plane.
And you can gain back the taxes you paid in the shop.

Buying clothes over 25€ is not difficult especially when you buy a overcoat or you can buy clothes together with your friends :)

Besides, because the weather condition in Germany is very dry (particularly for Taiwanese who get used to live in the humid weather, some people like me even get peeling without having lotion on skin), you should bring some body lotion and lip moisturizer with you or you can buy some in Germany. They are quite cheap and practical because Germany is also known for its lotion!! ^^


Weather data for Heidelberg:

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=GMXX0053