At the time of writing I am an undergraduate student, but with the declining quality of fresh graduates I find it increasingly frustrating to work with fresh graduates who might only be a year or so older than me. Yes, Read more…
Flat now as it was a hundred years ago, the town’s low density hasn’t changed for decades. This makes Sioux Falls friendly for the wallet and calm to drive in. Famous for the falls on the Big Sioux River that Read more…
Like most of early America, the founding of the Amana Colonies were based on religious frustration and vision for a religiously homogenous town. It was founded by German immigrants and many of them are still proud of their German heritage, Read more…
The Arch City earned its nickname from the iconic arches of High Street illuminating the business bustling on both sides of the street. Columbus is a welcome break from to monotony of driving on American highways and the one fifth 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 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. 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 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 Read more…
The little panhandle in the south of the Netherlands has a border with Germany and Belgium, making it a border of three nations. On the Dutch part of the border lies a little town called Vaals, which is just an 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 Read more…