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Braunschweig – Old buildings & a crazy office

24. February 20079. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments art, braunschweig

The Happy Rizzi House The train ride to Braunschweig meant once more a change of trains at Uelzen, the “Hundertwasser

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Wolfsburg – Science center

27. January 20079. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments wolfsburg

The train ride to Wolfsburg was a bit unusual because we had to change twice (at Uelzen and Gifhorn). Uelzen

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Day trip to Munich

16. December 20069. October 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment munich

Today was the day for a trip to Munich. It’s not nearly near Nuremberg and it takes about two hours

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Berlin, Gardens of the World – Autumn Colors

26. October 200613. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments autumn, berlin, parks

Gardens of the World is in the Marzahn Recreational Park and used to be the Berlin Horticultural Show back in 1987. Horticultural shows have a long tradition in Germany, such as the bi-annual Bundesgartenschau.

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A day trip to the beach of Westerland, Sylt

16. September 20069. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments beach, sylt, westerland

Sylt is not very far away from Hamburg and because the weather is fine, we went to the beach today.

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Lüneburg

10. September 200630. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments lüneburg

Lüneburg is a short day trip from Hamburg. Just like Hamburg, Lüneburg was a member of the powerful Hanse economic alliance. It was first mentioned in documents in the year 956 and was most successful from mid-15th century to around 1600.

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Schwerin

23. July 200624. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments schwerin

It only takes 30 minutes by regional train from Hamburg to Schwerin, so it’s an ideal day trip. The homepage provided me with a tourist map where each POI is marked.

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Zoo Wuppertal

10. June 200627. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments penguin, wuppertal, zoo

After seeing all those penguins in various parts of the city, I had to see the real ones! There was still time to go to the Zoo Wuppertal, an almost 125 year old zoo.

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Riding the Wuppertal Schwebebahn

10. June 200613. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments technology, wuppertal

Wuppertal is connected to the other cities in the Rhine area, but also has its own transportation system the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn.

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The Penguins of Wuppertal

10. June 200627. October 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment art, penguin, wuppertal

Starting in Zürich in 1998, public space sculptures showing the characteristic animal of the city have grown in popularity. Each

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Bremerhaven – Zoo am Meer

8. May 200613. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments bremerhaven, zoo

This newly built zoo was opened in 2004 and is within walking distance from the Wilhelm Bauer submarine and the German Emigration Center. The zoo existed before, but had to be completely rebuilt.