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Weird Al Yankovic
event 

Concert Review: Weird Al Yankovic in Düsseldorf

7. March 20235. March 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments duesseldorf, music

The legendary Weird Al Yankovic finally made a tour stop in Germany, with comedian Emo Philips in tow. Review of his live performance on March 4.

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Board Games: Carcassonne
culture 

Board Games

5. March 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne

Roll the dice, trade and gain new friends (or lose existing ones) through board games. Germany not only has the biggest board games show, but also many meetups.

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Elevator ceiling
museum 

Dortmunder U: Art & Creativity

27. February 202327. February 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments art, dortmund

After Marché Noir, our group went to the Dortmunder U, Dortmund’s most visible building for art and creativity. We liked it so much, we went twice in a day!

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Female Joker & Ghostbusters
event shopping 

Marché Noir Dortmund: Cylons meet Imperial Ghostbusters

23. February 202328. February 2023 Mia Jaap 1 Comment dortmund

Marché Noir, a retro event with cosplay, toys, movies and games from the 60s, 70s, 80s – how could I say no? The only place where the Empire and Ghostbusters are recruiting!

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Vikings at Kö-Treiben
event 

Kö-Treiben Düsseldorf 2023: Carnival Sunday

22. February 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments carnival, duesseldorf

What could force a person from Cologne to join the carnival event Kö-Treiben in Düsseldorf on a Sunday? This is one of big events in the Dorf’s carnival.

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Ballroom Party DJs
event 

Ballroom Party: The Tarm Center Revival

16. February 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne

Ballroom Party is a party celebrating a very special club from the 80s, 90s and 2000s: the Tarm Center. It’s a club fondly remembered by all those who experienced it.

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Vendors at Santa Pauli, Schmidt's in the background
event 

Santa Pauli, Hamburg’s “hottest” Christmas market

29. December 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment christmas market, hamburg

The Reeperbahn is the central street of Hamburg’s nightlife and red-light district and home to a special Christmas market: Santa Pauli.

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The LED rainbow of the DJ desk
event 

Hamburg Winter Pride – Queer Xmas market

24. December 202221. February 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, christmas market, hamburg

There is no Heavenue this year, so I visited the queer Christmas market Hamburg Winter Pride. One of the few markets still open after Christmas!

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Rooftop Xmas
event 

Rooftop Xmas Cologne

24. December 202224. December 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas market, cologne

A Christmas market with a view of the cathedral – that’s Rooftop Xmas Cologne. This is Cologne’s highest Christmas market and quite a unique one.

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Campfire at the Vegan Christmas Market
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Vegan Christmas Market in Cologne

20. December 202220. December 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas market, cologne

These days, it’s normal for vegan meals to be offered – but a whole Vegan Christmas Market? That’s why I visited Cologne’s very first Xmas market for vegans.

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Potato twister booth with plenty of smoke
event 

Christmas Markets opened in Germany

27. November 202227. November 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas market, duesseldorf

It’s that time of the year for Christmas Markets again and in the past, it would be the same procedure as every year. Not in 2022 though for the German Christmas markets.

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Schloss Oldenburg
museum where to go 

Oldenburg: An Evening Day Trip

7. September 20227. September 2022 Mia Jaap 0

15 years ago I visited the city of Oldenburg. This year, I took advantage of the nine Euro ticket to visit the northern city again. As before, my journey started in Hamburg.

Dockland building
where to go 

Dockland Hamburg: Step by Step for a view

9. June 20227. June 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Sign full of sticker art on the back
where to go 

Sticker Art – Urban art in Hamburg

22. April 202219. April 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Walking the Boberger Dunes
where to go 

Boberger Dunes: Hamburg’s last shifting dunes

18. April 202218. April 2022 Mia Jaap 1

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