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Retrospiel: Retro Game Shop in Cologne

16. April 202216. April 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne, technology

I had a retro craving or rather a desire to ask what my Dreamcast is doing and visited one of Cologne’s prime locations for retro gaming, Retrospiel. This is also a personal journey about my retro collection.

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Commodore 64 with appropriate extras
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Deutsches Museum Bonn – Retro Gaming!

8. November 202115. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments bonn, technology

Deutsches Museum Bonn is a branch of the one in Munich and located in Bonn’s science centre. Last weekend it featured a special exhibition: retro games!

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Trans Europ Express
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DB Museum Koblenz

2. November 20211. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment koblenz, technology

Going to a train museum courtesy of a special train: DB Museum Koblenz is a branch of the main one in Nuremberg. It’s a place for all train fans.

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Gamer, cosplayer, casemod
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Xperion Days 2021 – Cosplay, Casemods & Retro

26. October 202119. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne, technology

Xperion is a store all about electronic gaming and this year was the location for a sort-of replacement for the digital-only Gamescom: Xperion Days 2021.

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HP85 at the Classic Computing 2021
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Classic Computing 2021: Back for good!

12. October 202115. October 2021 Mia Jaap 2 Comments technology

The previous gathering of retro computer fans, the 2020 edition in Thionville, had to be cancelled. But this year Classic Computing 2021 was back for fans of 70’s, 80’s and 90’s computers.

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Various consoles
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Pixelbörse 2017: Retro gaming at Zakk Düsseldorf

8. January 201719. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments duesseldorf, technology

Finding retro games at regular flea markets is tough, so how about a flea market that’s all about the retro games? Pixelbörse is just that, let’s take a look.

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Atari logo glowing
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ejagfest 2015

20. December 201512. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments technology

The ejagfest is one of the most important dates in the Atari calendar. In 2015 it took place in Kleinenbroich near Mönchengladbach. With heavy luggage I went to the North Rhine-Westphalian province and came back a bit lighter.

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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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Classic Computing 2008

27. September 200818. October 2021 Mia Jaap 2 Comments moers, technology

Moers is in Northrhine Westfalia and not very far away from Duisburg. I went to see the Classic Computing 2008 held by the club for preserving old computers.

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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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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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Schloss Oldenburg
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Oldenburg: An Evening Day Trip

7. September 20227. September 2022 Mia Jaap 0

15 years ago I visited the city of Oldenburg. This year, I took advantage of the nine Euro ticket to visit the northern city again. As before, my journey started in Hamburg.

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
Walking the Boberger Dunes
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Boberger Dunes: Hamburg’s last shifting dunes

18. April 202218. April 2022 Mia Jaap 1

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