Oldenburg: An Evening Day Trip
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.
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Dockland Hamburg: Step by Step for a view
An office building that also serves as an observation deck – Dockland in Hamburg is more than that. The shape of the building is interesting…and then there are the 136 steps.
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Sticker Art – Urban art in Hamburg
If you live in an urban area, chances are that you’ve seen a wall of stickers – sticker art. This is a form of street art often with a political or societal message.
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Boberger Dunes: Hamburg’s last shifting dunes
In the last two hundred years, the area that’s today part of Hamburg changed dramatically. During that process, almost all shifting dunes disappeared – except one strip of land.
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Let it Snow… in Hamburg!
Many people are dreaming of a white Christmas and this year (December 2021), northern Germany has been very lucky: It snowed in Hamburg!
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Koblenz – Where Rhine meets Moselle
Koblenz is one of the oldest cities of Germany. This is the place where the Rhine meets the Moselle, with a big fortress overlooking the city.
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Castle Landshut (Bernkastel-Kues)
The Moselle is most impressive when viewed from above and Castle Landshut will give you an excellent vantage point. A short workout comes as a bonus!
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Bernkastel-Kues: The Pearl of Moselle
Bernkastel-Kues offers plenty to the visitor in a small area: A beautiful old town, a castle and a great view of the Moselle valley.
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Biberach an der Riss
Biberach an der Riss is the capital of the same district and located in the state of Baden-Württemberg. A city with centuries of history, it’s part of three significant tourist routes in Germany.
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Mariendom Velbert-Neviges: A Brutalist masterpiece
Known as Maria, Königin des Friedens, Mariendom or Wallfahrtskirche, this pilgrimage church in Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia is not to be missed for anyone interested in architecture.
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Moselle town Bullay: A gateway to Eifel and Hunsrück
For many tourists, Bullay serves merely as a place to start their trips to other parts of the area. I decided to stay in Bullay for a bit instead of immediately going to the next destination.
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