Our visit to Speyer Cathedral was almost accidental. We were in Mainz for the 60th birthday party of an old …
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The Ruhr Area in the western part of Germany is a puzzling region. It is by far the most densely …
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During a stop in Stuttgart, we visited the Weissenhof Estate, a UNESCO World Heritage site, highlighting modernist architecture with buildings by Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.
The Hindelanger Via Ferrata, located in the small town of Oberstdorf in Bavaria, is one of the oldest and most …
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The Spree cycle route leads from the source of the Spree in Upper Lusatia along the river Spree to the …
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Muskau park is the largest and one of the most famous English landscape gardens in Central Europe, stretching along both …
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The “Romantic Road” sounds familiar in German, but few Germans know what and where it is. And certainly those down-to-earth …
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The modernist Workers’ Union school was built into a forest outside of Berlin. Today it is open to visitors as …
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“Westerly winds and some showers, too cool for early July”. The weather forecast for our week of kayaking on the …
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Since we are stuck in Berlin by the Corona Virus-related travel restrictions, we have decided to explore our city. The …
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