Hamburg was like that apart from the seaside.
Stayed in a hotel for a few days, fucking good food and at the time it was pretty cheap.
edit: there are nice lakes to walk round and old buildings to look round if you fancy them.
And a bombed out church tower you can go to the top of and get nice views from.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 12 May 2009, 20:07, archived)