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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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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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Heinz Nixdorf Forum: Computer Museum in Paderborn

6. January 20079. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments paderborn, technology

Paderborn is in the north of North Rhine-Westphalia but is interestingly connected to Hanover (Lower Saxony) with the S-Bahn line

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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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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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Little Tokyo: Düsseldorf

2. December 200624. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment christmas, duesseldorf

Last year I wrote the JLPT level 3 in Berlin but this year I wanted to try something different. Since I already visited Stuttgart earlier this year, I decided to took the test in Düsseldorf.

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Hamburger Dom

24. November 200613. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamburg, hamburger dom

The Hamburger Dom is a funfair held three times each year on Heiligengeistfeld next to the subway station Feldstraße. It is one of the biggest fair in Germany and lasts about one month each time.

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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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Japanese Summer Festival 2006 in Hamburg

13. August 20069. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamburg, japan

The Japanese Summer Festival (Japanisches Sommerfest) is a two-day festival held by the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg (Museum of Ethnology).

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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

22. April 202219. April 2022 Mia Jaap 0

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