Planes, Trains and Automobiles…and more trains: Hamburg’s Miniatur Wunderland
When I was a kid my parents would always take me to the New York Botanical Gardens Train show. There,...
April 13, 2025
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Bach and Repurposed Warehouses
A little while ago I took a trip to Hamburg to see a young virtuosic pianist. Hamburg is the second...
April 4, 2025
Sandstone in Strasbourg
Last week, some friends and I took a weekend trip to Strasbourg in France. We saw lots of historical architecture...
April 3, 2025
Paris and Palaces (The Louvre!)
The island abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is ten hours from Bonn by train (or nine hours by car). In order...
March 31, 2025
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Finding Good Food in Bonn is a Piece of Cake
Food is a large part of culture and community. While traveling, food is an important way to connect with the...
March 24, 2025
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Whimsy in Europe
It has been warming up over the past few weeks and I don’t think I have experienced anything better than...
March 18, 2025
Mehlem Madness
Happy Karneval, everyone!!! For those who don’t know, Karneval fis a huge holiday in this region of Germany. It starts...
March 16, 2025
Brühl is Cool
Today, some friends and I accompanied the great Johannes Stahl on a day trip to Brühl, a village about halfway...
March 7, 2025
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Swiss Fasnacht: A Whimsical Twist on Karneval
You may have heard of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, New Orleans’ Mardi Gras, or Karneval here in West Germany....
March 7, 2025
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The Magic After Dark
There’s something about Disney that never quite seems to fade, no matter how old you get. I remember the first...
March 7, 2025
