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Town hall illuminated
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Recklinghausen leuchtet 2021: 150+ illuminations!

13. November 202115. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment illumination, recklinghausen, video

The city of Recklinghausen is back with their annual light festival “Recklinghausen leuchtet”. It boasts a record number of illuminations: quantity over quality?

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Essen Illumination Weeks: animal
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Essen Illumination Weeks

6. November 202115. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment essen, illumination

Essen is host to no less than three illumination festivals, the Essen Illumination Weeks is the middle one. This year’s theme is “animal park”.

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germany abroad 

Tokyo German Village – Winter Illumination

11. November 201412. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, tokyo, winter

Tokyo German Village is a park in Chiba, located about two hours from central Tokyo. The park offers facilities for families, flower events, a souvenir shop and German food. It’s not an educational place meant to teach you German – in many ways it’s very much a Japanese park.

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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

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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

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