Ferropolis – or the iron city – is a museum in Gräfenhainichen, east of Dessau. It is a former opencast mine known as Golpa-Nord where brown coal was mined. It was shut down in 1991 and transformed into an open air museum and venue for special events.
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Hannover-Linden: A city tour with a lot of street art
Hannover-Linden is a district in Hannover. It is a district full of contrasts; wonderful Gründerzeit style homes and run-down apartment blocks are to be found here as well as trendy quarters and dodgy streets.
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Heavenly night in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Hannover Schweizerhof
On the occasion of a blogger gathering, I got to spend one night in the Crowne Plaza Hannover Schweizerhof and I would love to take the opportunity to bring this hotel to your attention. The Crowne Plaza Hotel Hannover Schweizerhof is in close proximity to the central station of Hannover; less than 5 minutes on foot. Walking from the hotel to the Old Town doesn’t take much longer either, it’s an 8-minute walk to the middle of the pedestrianised centre of Hannover. I already liked the hotel a lot for the short distances between it and these locations.
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Osnabrück: B & B Hotel
In 2016 over 3000 pedagogue experts met again for their annual conference in Osnabrück. Every year being quick is essential when booking a hotel during that time. Especially reasonably priced hotels in a good location. This time, I chose the B & B Hotel Osnabrück.
On the way through the old town of Osnabrück
This is the 5th time I have been to a congress in Osnabrück. So far, I have walked back and forth between the castle, various university buildings and some gymnasiums without paying much attention to the old town of Osnabrück. But this time it was different.
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The secret platform ¾ in Berlin Spandau! Or: Where is my train to Osnabrück?
The train station in Spandau is pretty easy to navigate. It only has 6 train tracks on three platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 are for the “S-Bahn”, the regional trains to and from the city. Platform 3 and 4 are for trains leaving Berlin and 5 and 6 for trains going into Berlin. Relatively straightforward.
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