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Melon pan
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Kyoto Day at Japan Foundation

19. October 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne, japan

Every year in October, the Japan Foundation Cologne has a Kyoto Day to celebrate the sister city Kyoto. The relationship dates back to 1963.

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Impressions from the festival
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B-Fest B-Movie Festival, part 2: Bad Sasquatch!

12. September 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne

After last year’s premiere, the B-Fest was back in Cologne for some more bad but entertaining movies. It’s also served as a farewell to the festival site NeuLand.

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Mülheimer Nächte: Band
culture event 

Mülheimer Nacht – Mülheim Night

1. May 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments art, cologne

Cologne Mülheim is the place to be during the Mülheimer Nacht (Mülheim Nights), a culture/music/dance festival on the east side of the river Rhine.

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Street Food Festival Ehrenfeld: Buns
eating out event 

Street Food Festival Ehrenfeld, Cologne

30. April 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne, street food

Cologne’s hip quarter Ehrenfeld was once again host for the big Street Food Festival Ehrenfeld. Plus it ran on the same weekend as the c/o Pop Festival. Eat before you pop, or the other way round!

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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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Ballroom Party DJs
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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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Rooftop Xmas
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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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Bazar de Nuit x Mooi at Odonien: Vintage! Plants! Music!

29. July 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne

Vintage fashion, plants, an auction, live music and more at one of Cologne’s most unique places! Odonien invited the Bazar de Nuit and Mooi for a whole day… and night.

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B-Fest B Movie Festival
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B-Fest – Open Air B Movie Festival in Cologne

24. July 202225. July 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment cologne, movie

B-Fest is a free movie festival where you can’t be sure what film will be shown. And it also promised entertaining b movies. A no-budget festival for low-budget films?

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Onigiri at the Asian Street Food Festival
eating out event 

Asian Street Food Festival in Cologne

1. May 20222. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment cologne

Foodies unite for a taste of Asia in Cologne – food truck style. The Asian Street Food Festival was held from April 29 to May 1.

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Where to go!

Market place of Oberursel
where to go 

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
museum where to go 

Oldenburg: An Evening Day Trip

7. September 20227. September 2022 Mia Jaap 0
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

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