Me, pondering life on the train from Budapest to Vienna in March 2018. I’ve had about 75 different travel plans for 2019. Sometimes you just open Google Maps on your phone when you’re on the train and think, “How can I see as many places as possible in one trip?” Maybe that’s just me. But that’s what happened today. You may recall that I hit … Continue reading When Wanderlust Sets In
For my last post about Berlin for a while (probably!). The more and more I was looking at my photos from my (very short, too short) time in Berlin in 2008, the more I think, “Damn, I have to go back!” So, who knows, maybe that’s a trip I should plan in the future. But anyways, this post is about Bebelplatz and the Nazi book … Continue reading Bebelplatz (Berlin, Germany)
Nestled in the city next to the Tiergarten, you’ll find this immersive and overwhelming Holocaust memorial called the Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Europe. The memorial was constructed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold in 2003-2004 and officially opened to the public in 2005 on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. When we got there, our tour guide explained … Continue reading Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Europe (Berlin, Germany)
One of the first things we did after we arrived in Berlin in June 2008 was head straight to the Reichstag in the center of Berlin. The word Reichstag means to “connote a diet (or assembly),” thus the Reichstag was built in 1894 to house the German diet. It was used for this purpose until it was badly damaged in a fire in 1933 one … Continue reading Must Do: The Reichstag (Berlin, Germany)
What would a jaunt around western Europe be without a few days in Berlin? I went to Berlin for a few days back in 2008 before it became filled to the brim with hipsters and it’s such a cool city. I’d forgotten how many amazing things I saw until I was going through my photos from my time there recently. And, of course, I saw … Continue reading Visiting the Berlin Wall (Berlin, Germany)
When I visited Munich, Germany for a few days in 2008, the lot of us went on a bike tour around the city and one of our stops along the way was the White Rose Memorial. The White Rose movement in Germany was a nonviolent, intellectual resistance opposing the Nazi party during World War II. The group was started and led by a professor from … Continue reading White Rose Memorial (Munich, Germany)
The Dresden Frauenkirche (above) To be honest, I hadn’t heard of Dresden before I went backpacking (aka “bussing”) around Europe in 2008 and I’m ashamed to admit that! Dresden is located in eastern Germany and it’s a city that was totally destroyed during World War II by a fire bombing on February 13th through February 15th from the British and American air forces. It’s estimated … Continue reading An Afternoon in Dresden, Germany
