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Birlikte stage
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Birlikte – Zusammenstehen

9. June 201412. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne

Birlikte is a rally, cultural festival and concert held in Cologne against right-wing extremist violence in Germany. The first one took place in 2014.

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Pastry course
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Pastry course at Zweimeilenladen: Chef for one day?

16. December 201219. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamburg

Sometimes you just want to do something different or feel twenty years younger. How about both? My evening as a “pastry chef” at Zweimeilenladen, Hamburg.

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Cherry Blossom Festival in Hamburg

20. June 201212. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cherry blossom, hamburg, japan, spring

If you can’t make it to the cherry blossoms in Japan, why not go to a Japan festival in your country? Almost every city with a sizeable Japanese population has a cherry blossom or Japan festival and Hamburg is no exception.

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Canoe polo at Kiel Week
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Kiel Week 2012

17. June 201223. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments kiel

Kiel Week is a big deal for the city, a very big deal. It’s the largest sailing event in the world and one of the biggest festivals in Germany.

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Osterstraßenfest
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Osterstraße Street Festival

5. May 201226. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamburg, street festival

Street festival season in Hamburg usually opens with the festival in the Osterstraße. Plenty of things to eat, music to enjoy and places to shop.

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Classic Computing 2008

27. September 200818. October 2021 Mia Jaap 2 Comments moers, technology

Moers is in Northrhine Westfalia and not very far away from Duisburg. I went to see the Classic Computing 2008 held by the club for preserving old computers.

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Schleswig – Landesgartenschau

14. September 200812. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments parks, schleswig

In Germany there is the Landesgartenschau (LaGa) and the Bundesgartenschau (BUGA). The latter one is held every two years and is replaced every ten years with the International Gartenschau (IGA).

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NordArt 2007: Modern Art Festival in Rendsburg

25. August 200718. October 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment art, rendsburg

Must be modern art week – after Thomas talked (quite enthusiastic) about a modern art exhibition in Rendsburg, I decided to visit his now-hometown today.

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Sandworld in Luebeck, Travemuende

15. July 200712. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments art, lübeck, sandworld, travemünde

After clearing the shoes of any sand that might be left in them from yesterday’s trip, it was time for the annual visit to the Sandworld.

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Lord of the Rings Exhibition: One ring to rule them all

2. February 20079. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments berlin, potsdam, technology

The Filmpark was closed except one exhibition: The Lord of the Rings. They showed various pieces of the movie like

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Luebeck – Iceworld and Christmas market

9. December 20069. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, christmas market, ice sculpture, lübeck

Today we travelled to Luebeck for two reasons: One was the Christmas market and the other one the Iceworld. The

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Market place of Oberursel
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Oberursel: Enchanted half-timbered alleys

13. June 202414. June 2024 Mia Jaap 0

Recently I was visiting Frankfurt (Main) for the annual Nippon Connection Film Festival – but there is always time for a quick trip to a town like Oberursel.

Schloss Oldenburg
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Oldenburg: An Evening Day Trip

7. September 20227. September 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Dockland building
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Dockland Hamburg: Step by Step for a view

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Sign full of sticker art on the back
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Sticker Art – Urban art in Hamburg

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