In the 1990’s, there was a joke on the Internet about how someone could be from Bielefeld, but the phrase was mistake for something else. The Bielefeld Conspiracy was born and it had three questions: Have you ever been to Bielefeld? Do you know anyone that has been to Bielefeld? Read more…
Leipzig, Eisleben, Wittenberg, are all a hop on a train, a skip past the countryside, and a step down onto the platform away from Halle, and all historically significant for the Reformation in the 16th century. Martin Luther visited frequently to lecture in the University of Halle where he was Read more…
By some standards Münster is one of the most liveable cities in the world, by other measures it is one of the youngest cities in the world. With a population of just 300,000, more than 20% of those are university students, most of which study in the University of Münster. Read more…
The first thing I want to bring to light is the widespread misuse of the world ‘holocaust’, it should only be used to refer to one particular incident, which is the systematic massacre of Jews, Romas, Sintis, the disabled, the dumb, and others considered ‘undesirable’ by the national socialist regime. Read more…
When Chen and I went on our epic winter scooter trip from Berlin to Slubice, we passed by a peculiar little town with rich Soviet history – Seelow. It is located along the old country road that the Soviets used to liberate Berlin with T-34 tanks and katyushas. An exciting, Read more…
I’ve been told that the architectural style of Pirna matched that of pre-war Berlin. So Pirna would’ve been what the streets of Berlin would’ve looked like had the war not occurred. A stark reminder of the consequences of war to the preservation of historical treasures and artistic artefacts There’s really Read more…
Located directly opposite of each other on the beautiful blue Danube, Schöna in Germany and Hrensko in Czechia are two peas from the same pod divided by a geographic barrier and a political border. Though just metres apart from each other, the body of water makes a natural barrier between Read more…
If you’ve really got nothing to do in Saxon-Anhalt, Bad Schandau is not a bad place to spend a quiet afternoon. Just an hour away from charming Dresden, it is right on the way to Saxon Switzerland where you can be brought on a winding path into a protected pine Read more…
You know that really famous picture of a little stone arch bridge on a middle of nowhere cliff called the Bastei bridge? Yep, that’s Saxon Switzerland that looks like its straight from an Avatar movie. Although it has Switzerland in its name the entirety of the national park lies in Read more…
Allow me to share a story of rejection, one not from romantic love, but disappointment in the sense of misplaced loyalty. Having lived in Germany for three months by that point, I considered (as did those in my community such as the family from the motorcycle shop and cashier at Read more…