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Penguin facing a panda
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TBT: When Cologne was Invaded by Pandas!

21. October 202130. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne, throwbackthursday

In 2013 there was a strange sight on Neumarkt, a central square in Cologne: 1600 panda sculptures. They were not only touring pandas, they also had an important mission.

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Military chopper
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DLR Day: Planes, choppers and the Empire

20. September 201513. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne, technology

Every year in September, the DLR opens its doors for the DLR Day: Experience planes, fighter aircraft, choppers and research facilities!

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Three characters
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Kingdom of Characters – Japan Foundation

25. November 201421. February 2023 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne, exhibition, japan

Characters and mascots are huge in Japan and are part of daily life. Kingdom of Characters is an exhibition at the Japanisches Kulturinstitut.

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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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Cologne – Mac Expo 2006

10. June 200624. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment cologne, technology

Mac Expo 2006 meant another trip for me to Cologne. That doesn’t mean that I was forced to travel, no, but I could meet some of my colleagues while having a nice trip to another city.

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Cologne: Mac Expo 2005

17. June 200524. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne, technology

I usually go to the CeBit, today’s Mac Expo has been the first Mac trade show I’ve been to. Of course Apple wasn’t among the exhibitors, leaving it to their various partners to present Mac solutions.

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Where to go!

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

9. June 20227. June 2022 Mia Jaap 0
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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