Amphi Festival in Cologne
I spent the weekend in Cologne, an interesting city where the locals seem to have a voracious appetite for Kölsch, the peculiar pale ale served in tiny glasses.
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Winter in Berlin
Berlin is ever changing. Last time I was in Berlin about a decade ago. I remember a sky full of construction cranes in the eastern parts. The city has seen some serious improvements since then and some areas has changed beyond recognition.
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Exactly twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall was opened and Germany was reunited about a year later. I remember reading about it in the newspapers of 1989, perhaps a bit too young to fully grasp the impact of this monumental event.
Review: Rule no 5: No sex on the bus
Brian Thacker is an Australian tour guide and travel writer. The book covers his day job of herding tourists on a bus trip through Europe but is really a lot more entertaining than it sounds.
Dark days at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig
Just as Whitsun arrives each year, tens of thousands of people dressed in black also arrive to the the beautiful city of Leipzig. The annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen is one of the largest sub-culture events in the world.