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The different museums on Berlin’s Museum Island often make it difficult to decide which one to visit. The Bode Museum is not only worth a visit from an architectural point of view, the interesting exhibitions with wonderful exhibits particularly captivated me.
One of the greatest German composers, Johann Sebastian Bach, was born in Eisenach. The Bachhaus Eisenach is dedicated to the life and works of Bach, an unforgettable visit between tradition and modernity awaits the visitor.
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In Saxony there is the Museum-Naturalienkabinett Waldenburg (natural history cabinet), an impressive historical collection with numerous objects from the field of nature and astronomical and physical equipment, as well as arts and crafts exhibits from the Baroque period.
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On the northern outskirts of Berlin in Tegel, a small stream flows through one of the city’s most beautiful nature reserves – the Tegeler Fließtal. A hiking trail runs along the watercourse, attracting recreation-seekers especially on weekends.
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Weimar has always captivated people. So it is not surprising that Goethe felt at home here. One of the most famous Germans died in Goethe’s home on the Frauenplan in 1832.
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The museum ship Dresden in Rostock is an impressive relic of Germany’s maritime history. The ship was built in 1956 and initially served as a transport ship for trade. After many years in active service, the ship was finally decommissioned.
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The Pfau cloth factory is located in the Saxon textile town of Crimmitschau near Zwickau. Here you can learn about textile production from the spinning mill to the weaving mill.
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The Jewish Museum Berlin is the largest Jewish museum in Europe. Having already seen impressive Jewish museums and synagogues in Fürth, Pilsen and Warsaw, I was very excited about the Berlin museum before my visit. A small spoiler is allowed – the visit is worth it!
Again and again I am surprised that it is possible to hike in a big city like Berlin – not between the canyons of houses, but in the green. The Grunewald offers countless interesting routes in different lengths.
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Everywhere in Germany we encounter the stories of Eulenspiegel. In Erfurt, too, the jester came by and left his mark.
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There are many swimming pools. Some are practical and unspectacular, others large and equipped with many different offerings – and there is the Johannisbad in Zwickau. A place that welcomes its visitors with charm, a swimming pool to feel good in.
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If the flag is flying on the roof…
an unmistakable sign at Bellevue Palace …
the Federal President is in the Berlin city area. Whether he is then in his official residence on the outskirts of Berlin or in his offices in the palace can only be guessed by taking a walk along the edge of the Großer Tiergarten.
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High above Eisenach on a mountain range of the Thuringian Forest lies the Wartburg at an altitude of over 200 meters. It is one of the most visited places in Thuringia and offers not only castle and history lovers an unforgettable visit. The view over the region is simply indescribable!
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He comes flying towards me and at this moment I think about whether it was the right decision to make myself available as a “guinea pig”. My arm trembles a bit as the huge bird lands on it….
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Plauen can be discovered wonderfully during a city walk. The distances are not particularly large and there is something to discover at almost every corner.
For visitors to Berlin, sightseeing is usually the main focus, but Berlin has more to offer. Berlin is green, with lots of water and there are great opportunities for hiking. How about a hike on the Havelhöhenweg?
Forchheim is an old royal town in Upper Franconia and is considered the gateway to Franconian Switzerland. Not only the city, but also the surrounding area invites you to explore.
It glitters and flashes in the basement of the Old Synagogue in Erfurt. Here lies the famous Erfurt treasure, consisting of silver and Gothic goldsmith’s pieces that once belonged to the city’s Jewish population.
During our time in Plauen we visited some restaurants, cafes and pubs. Eating in Plauen, everyone will find something for his taste.
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The Fürstenbrunner Weg cemetery is located in the Westend district of Berlin. It is two cemeteries that are connected with each other: Luisenfriedhof III and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemetery.
Anyone who comes to Eisenach will deal with Martin Luther here at the latest. In the old town stands the Luther House, where a cultural history museum today recalls Luther’s life.
Cafés, pubs and restaurants in Rostock – we tried out quite a few on a weekend in Rostock. Whether ice cream, hot chocolate, beer or fish sandwiches, the food in Rostock has always tasted good to us.
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A visit to Potsdam without strolling through Sanssouci Park is only half a visit. The palace park and palace are Potsdam’s most famous sights worldwide
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Plauen has some very beautiful churches, which can be easily visited during a city walk. We were in the Lutherkirche and the Johanniskirche, both of which are within easy walking distance from the old town.
We get off the S-Bahn at Grunewald station and leave the platform where trains arrive and depart every day. The pedestrian underpass brings us not only to the station building, but also to a place that today you can no longer see at first glance what cruel things happened here, the platform 17 at Grunewald station.
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Forchheim is known for its Kellerwald, among other things. “Nauf auf die Keller” was also the motto for us as we set off on foot to the Forchheim Kellerwald.
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Standing on the Altmarkt in Plauen, you can not only admire the beautiful Old Town Hall, but will also find there the entrance to the Plauen Lace Museum. A unique museum that you should plan to visit during your stay in the city.
A stroll through Berlin Mitte takes you to the Schleusengraben, a smaller canal on the Spree. Here you will find the Jungfernbrücke, which connects the Friedrichsgracht with the Unterwasserstraße.
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Erfurt’s cuisine offers something for every taste. We have visited a wide variety of restaurants in Erfurt and were always delighted with what was on offer.
An exciting and impressive place to learn about steel production in Brandenburg is the Industrial Museum in Brandenburg an der Havel. We passed the museum rather by chance and were thrilled by the visit.
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Plauen lace is known all over the world. In Plauen you can learn everything about the production and watch how the lace was made in the show embroidery Plauener Lace.
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The Museum Island in Berlin-Mitte is one of the places to go in Berlin for every art and culture lover. Several museums with permanent and temporary exhibitions attract – I was attracted by the Pergamon Museum.
Idar-Oberstein is located on the edge of the southern Hunsrück, in the valley of the Nahe. The town has become known worldwide as a jewellery and gemstone town and continues to captivate gemstone lovers to this day.
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The Berlin Distillery produces high-quality gin from certified organic products in a small manufactory. Each gin is something special and unique. The taste is unmistakable.
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Below the Plauen Malt House and St. John’s Church runs the Mühlgraben. Here stands a row of houses that are over 500 years old and are now known as weavers’ houses.
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From Spandau to Schmöckwitz is almost a “world trip” and so I’m not surprised that the Köpenick district is one of my “white and unknown spots” on the Berlin map. We were there to change that!
In the past, everyone knew Erfurt watercress. Today there is only one professional watercress grower left in the former watercress capital of Germany. But the plant is still popular today.
The hike is just under 6 kilometres long and took us from Hallerndorf to Willersdorf. Of course, not without making stops at breweries or cellars along the way.
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In the immediate vicinity of the large pedestrian zone is the entrance to the former alum mine Plauen. Here you can take part in individual guided tours and learn about the mining history of the city.
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Across from the Bode Museum, directly on the S-Bahn bridge, is the modern temporary exhibition building “Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama”, which houses the exhibition “PERGAMON. Masterpieces of the Ancient Metropolis and 360° Panorama by Yadegar Asisi”.
If you walk along the Grosse Allee through Sanssouci Palace Park, you come to the last important Baroque palace complex in Prussia, the Neues Palais in Potsdam. For me, the New Palace with its adjacent buildings is one of the most beautiful buildings in the palace park.
One of Rostock’s most beautiful viewpoint points is St Peter’s Church and is located high up on the church’s distinctive tower. It is worth climbing the steps to the tower and enjoying the view over the city.
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It’s hard to imagine a holiday in EdelSteinLand without taking a look at the topic of gemstones! We were on the lookout for clues in the region and visited interesting places related to the theme of gemstones.
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The city of Plauen is located in the beautiful Vogtland. In the Vogtland Museum Plauen you can learn not only about the history of the city, but also about the Vogtland.
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Picture this: You walk through a town, not expecting anything unusual. But then suddenly you see him – your favourite cartoon character from your childhood. The one that sent you to bed every night. The one that, in my days, existed twice: One for East Germany and one for West Germany. The Sandman. I am in Erfurt and in the middle of the town centre there he is: the Sandman, on a bench, looking at me. No, I don’t want to go to bed, it is 1 o’clock in the afternoon. But if he is not here to send me to bed, what on earth is he doing in Erfurt?
During a walk along the Müggelspree River, we noticed the striking building of the Berliner Bürgerbräu. It attracted us almost magically and we tried to catch some impressions.
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Looking for a hotel in Plauen? During our visit we stayed at the Hotel Alexandra directly in the pedestrian zone of the city center.
Next to the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Reichstag is not only a landmark of the city, but also one of the most famous buildings in Germany. Every day, thousands of Berlin visitors are drawn there to take a look at the historic building not only from the outside, but also from the inside.
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There is a lot to experience in Münster and the “münstercard” offers visitors some advantages.
The town of Fischbach is only about 9 kilometres from Idar-Oberstein. Here in the southern Hunsrück is the historic Fischbach copper mine, which can be visited all year round.
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One of the oldest private breweries in Saxony can be found in Meißen. The private brewery Schwerter Meißen GmbH not only sells its beer in shops, but also has a brewery that is located in a commercial area.
A relic from GDR times that I had never heard of is the Marx Engels Forum. I went in search of clues and am amazed at what people don’t know.
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About 6 kilometres south of Potsdam lies the small village of Caputh. This is where the famous scientist Albert Einstein liked to retreat in the summer months and enjoy the peace and quiet away from the hustle and bustle of the big city.
The Aasee is an artificial reservoir in Münster. It is about 2.3 kilometers long and about 40 hectares in size and also serves as flood protection. Together with the surrounding areas offers visitors an area of 90 hectares the local recreation area of Münster.
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The municipality of Aufseß is located in Franconian Switzerland. Here you will find the Aufseß Brewery Trail, which even made it into the Guinness Book of Records in 2001.
Meißen is great to discover on foot. The distances on a city tour are not particularly long and there is a lot to see.
Yes, Berlin also has mountains from which you can enjoy the view over the city. The Drachenberg in Grunewald is a great vantage point over the city.
The Belvedere on the Klausberg is a UNESCO cultural heritage site in the Berlin-Potsdam cultural landscape. It is located in the north-western part of the Sanssousi Park.
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The weather is rather gloomy when the SOLAARIS stops at the shore of the Aasee and we leave the ship to visit the open-air museum Mühlenhof Münster. But we were lucky and during our stay the sun appeared from time to time – ideal conditions to explore the grounds.
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In Meissen, Albrechtsburg Castle stands high above the city. It is said to be Germany’s first castle building and is now a protected architectural monument.
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Did you know that there are currently 17 Spree tunnels in Berlin? There are already construction plans for tunnel number 18. Rotterdam has the Maastunnel and Berlin has the pedestrian tunnel Friedrichshagen – a tunnel under the Müggelspree.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the most important church buildings in Münster and a landmark of the city. It stands in the middle of the old town on the Domplatz. During our first visit to Münster, we unfortunately did not have time to visit St. Paul’s Cathedral. On our second visit to the city, we were now fortunately able to make up for it.
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The Wildenburg Wildlife Enclosure is located near Kempfeld below the Wildenburg. Here the visitor can observe various native animal species during a wonderful excursion.
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Once upon a time … that’s how the story about the Meissen Fummel begins. You soon find out exactly what it’s all about when you’re out and about in the Saxon city.
One of the largest and most central parks in Berlin is the Großer Tiergarten (Great Tiergarten)in the Mitte district. The park covers 210 hectares and is crossed by several main roads that meet at the Großer Stern with the Victory Column. You need time to walk through the Great Tiergarten, or you can choose smaller and smaller areas and discover the park bit by bit.
Münster offers a variety of accommodations and good restaurants. It is often difficult to make a decision. We introduce you to the Hotel Überwasserhof and give you two restaurant tips that could not be more different.
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The subject of porcelain has fascinated mankind for many years. Meissen is famous for its beautiful and exquisite Meissen porcelain, so a visit to the Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen GmbH is simply part of a visit to the city.
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The Hansa Quarter is just a few steps away on foot from the Großer Stern and the Siegessäule. Visually, there is a “wild jumble” of buildings that do not fit together. The fact that these buildings were designed by well-known architects and why they were built there is a special story.
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What do you associate with the Bauhaus era? We mainly architecture and furniture, but certainly also because we live in a settlement (UNESCO World Heritage Site Großsiedlung Siemensstadt in Berlin) where there are also buildings by Walter Gropius and we live in one of them. In Münster, we were able to get to know a completely different and very interesting aspect of the Bauhaus movement for the first time.
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Probably one of the best-known fashion jewelry factories in EdelSteinLand was the Jakob Bengel chain and fashion jewelry factory in the Oberstein district. Today, you can visit the Jakob Bengel industrial monument and take a look inside the former production facility on a guided tour.
Meissen Cathedral bears the name of St. Johannis and St. Donatus. Together with Albrechtsburg Castle, it rises high above the city and is Meissen’s landmark, visible from afar.
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One of the most interesting clocks in Berlin is the “Mengenlehreuhr”(set theory clock) or “Berlin Clock”, which has certainly driven numerous viewers to despair.
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Our second visit to Münster and this time in Advent! Our goal, we want to explore the Christmas Münster and the Christmas markets.
The New Orangery stands on the northern edge of the Sanssouci Park on the Bornstede ridge. However, this does not resemble a huge greenhouse, as is often the case in other parks, but is an impressive complex in the style of a palace and does not bear the name Orangery Palace for nothing.
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Pilgrimage on the Via Sacra – for me it went for the first time on pilgrimage in Upper Lusatia: from Oybin to Görlitz in three stages with visits to sacred sites, on foot and by bike. Three wonderful and varied days that made me want to go on further adventures.
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There is hardly a visitor to Berlin who does not visit the East Side Gallery. Here, on a preserved piece of the Berlin Wall, an open-air gallery has been created that is really worth seeing.
I look at the slogan on the website of the Factory Hotel in Münster: “Simply a good time in Münster” and am curious to see whether the hotel can keep its promise.
Between Zittau and Görlitz, south of Ostritz lies directly on the Neisse River the monastery St.Marienthal. The monastery is a Cistercian abbey and the oldest women’s monastery of the order in Germany.
Let’s go for a stroll on the Ku’damm! Come with us on a walk along Kurfürstendamm via Tauentzinstraße to the subway station Wittenbergplatz. Come with us to the City-West!
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A truly unique experience in the dark season is a torchlight hike. On the last Raunacht of the year, we were able to experience a hike to Schmidtburg Castle in the Hunsrück, on the way back we walked by the light of torches.
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Münster is a cycling city. Anyone who drives a car here has only themselves to blame. The cycle paths are – in contrast to our home town of Berlin – superbly developed. There are bicycle traffic lights everywhere, bicycle parking spaces and I have never experienced such bicycle-friendly drivers.
Why isn’t that the case everywhere?
The municipality of Hallerndorf is located in Franconian Switzerland. Here you will find the Rittmayer brewery, which is one of the oldest breweries in the district. During a guided tour of the brewery, followed by a tasting, you can learn a lot about the art of brewing and the development of the brewery.
The Zittau Lenten Cloths belong to the most famous ecclesiastical cultural treasures of Upper Lusatia. You can see them in the Museum of Cultural History and the Church of the Holy Cross in the city of Zittau.
The Altes Museum is located on Berlin’s Lustgarten, right next to the Berlin Cathedral. The building belongs to the architectural ensemble of the Museum Island and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
An attraction for tourists from all over the world is the Peace Hall in Münster. During our time in Münster, a visit was definitely not to be missed, because history was made here.
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Around General-Pape-Strasse, you can discover the former military site at 14 stations with the help of the history trail. Two stations are particularly impressive – the heavy load body and the SA-Memorial Site SA Prison Papestraße.
In the Zittau Mountains in Saxony lies the small town of Oybin. Above the village rises the Oybin, a 514 meter high mountain and on it are the ruins of Oybin Castle. A place that is interesting not only for fans of castles, but has written a piece of history.
Not too much longer there will be the Gaslamp Open Air in Berlin that you can discover for free. But you can still see some of the old street lighting in the Großer Tiergarten.
Dusk is slowly falling over Münster and we are already excitedly walking back and forth in front of the Lamberti Church. Around 8:30 pm, the Türmerin begins her ascent into the tower of the church and we are allowed to accompany her.
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Not only the eyes of railroad fans or children shine, I was also completely thrilled to be able to ride the Zittau narrow gauge railroad in Upper Lusatia.
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In the Klosterstraße in Berlin Mitte stands the oldest church of the reformed community of Berlin. The Parochial Church has not only an interesting nave, but also a churchyard and a crypt that should not be missed.
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The park of Sanssouci Palace has many surprises in store. Not only beautifully designed parks and extensive paths along shady trees, but also buildings such as the Roman Baths or Charlottenhof Palace.
We accepted an invitation to Münster and went on a search for traces around the theme of peace.
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Görlitz is associated with film like hardly any other city. Famous Hollywood actors and filmmakers come to the film city of Görlitz. It is not for nothing that the city is also called “Görliwood”.
Just over 10 hectares in size, Lietzenseepark in Charlottenburg is located very close to the exhibition grounds. It is bordered to the north by Kaiserdamm, to the west by the Ringbahn, to the south by the Stadtbahn and to the east by Suarzstrasse.
When the lush green of the trees gives a view into the undergrowth, the hike to the cemetery railroad is especially worthwhile. Now you can discover the old tracks, forgotten stairs and unused bridges especially well.
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