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
When asked which German city is my favourite I’d always say Dresden. Even though it had been bombed flat in WWII the spirit of the people there were not destroyed and the city was rebuilt as it looked before the war. In a stunning effort between artisan builders and modern Read more
This is the place that the famous Brandenburg Gate in Berlin references to, it is also the city that the State of Brandenburg was named after. There’s a Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and there’s one in Potsdam, both are on roads leading to this city of churches. Although the tourism Read more
Köln, or better known as Cologne by the rest of the world, has been continuously inhabited for over two millennia. Although it’s most notable landmark is the Kölner Dom, my favourite is the Roman German Museum just a hop, skip, and a step away from the Hauptbahnhof. On the outside, Read more
Before WWII, the Justizpalast in Nürnberg was used as a state-level court. After the war, it was the only courthouse in Germany that was still standing and large enough to accommodate the trials of war criminals. For years after the war, Axis war criminals were tried, imprisoned, and hung from Read more
Apart from having a settlement that goes back a thousand years, Nazi rally grounds, and the Palace of Justice for the Nürnberg Trials it also has one of three DB railway museums, the other ones being in Halle and Koblenz. Despite the beauty of its medieval walls and churches the Read more
Easily reachable by S-Bahn and tram, the Reichsparteitagsgelände in Nürnberg consists of several monolithic structures over a large land area. The most famous of those buildings is the Zeppelinfeld where a Cathedral of Lights was set up during Nazi Party rallies to create a sense of religious fervour. Tens of Read more
Oh man! This is the place for car lovers, there are arenas sponsored by Porsche and Mercedes-Benz along with their respective museums housing an enormous car collection. Even the buses in town have the latest electric-hybrid technology to showcase Germany’s engineering prowess. If Munich’s Deutches Museum shows the old, Stuttgart Read more
This small town between Berlin and Stettin has lost nearly half its population since the 1970’s. For that reason, it is a very quiet town indeed full of retirees and safe, albeit empty streets. It’s location on the Mündesee makes it a beautiful location for retirement. The vast lake and Read more