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Let it Snow… in Hamburg!

29. December 202128. December 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamburg, snow, winter

Many people are dreaming of a white Christmas and this year (December 2021), northern Germany has been very lucky: It snowed in Hamburg!

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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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Hamburg in Snow

24. December 200912. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamburg, video, winter

It doesn’t snow often in Hamburg in December, but this month has been exceptional and I’m happy to be in Germany at this time.

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Day trip to Hamelin (Hameln)

20. December 20092. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, hamelin, winter

Hamelin was for a long time on my list for potential day trips from Hamburg, so today I could scratch that town off my list. The town is of course famous for the tale of the Pied Piper who can be found at various places in the city.