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1. Travel Tip:
Bremen - what to visit
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If visiting Bremen I recommend passing by the Universum. This is some sort of mix between a Science Museum and other thematic exhibitions – located at the University of Bremen campus. Tags for this Travel Tip: harbor science history altstadt |
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2. Travel Tip:
Freising overview
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Freising is a nice village just north of Munich, on the way to the airport. It has an important campus of the Technical University of Munich, oriented to the biological sciences and forestry. It is... Tags for this Travel Tip: beer campus history river |
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3. Travel Tip:
Reichstag
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The Reichstag is the home of the German parliament. It is also topped with a large glass dome that has some of the greatest views of Berlin. What is greatest about the view is that it's free! You... Tags for this Travel Tip: view berlin history architecture |
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4. Travel Tip:
The Brandenburg Gate
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The Brandenburg Gate is a legendary symbol of Berlin. We were told by our tour guide that during the Communist era in Germany, standing in front of the Brandenburg Gate would have made us marks... Tags for this Travel Tip: berlin brandenburggate history architecture |
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5. Travel Tip:
Bebelplatz, Book Burning Memorial
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To commemorate the burning of books by the Nazis on May 10, 1933, there is a memorial in place in Bebelplatz. The memorial is a subtarrenean room visible through a glass pane in the ground. The... Tags for this Travel Tip: worldwar2 history art |
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6. Travel Tip:
Dachau Concentration Camp
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It felt awkward to ask someone how to get to the memorial site of the Dachau concentration camp. Thankfully, there was a posted sign showing where to get on the bus. Buses leave fairly regularly... Tags for this Travel Tip: dachau worldwar2 holocaust jewish history |
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7. Travel Tip:
The Popes Revenge, Berlin TV tower
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Near Alexanderplatz, the Berliner Fernsehturm or TV tower, is a well known landmark in Berlin. It was built in the late 1960's in East Berlin under communism. Many churches were repressed under... Tags for this Travel Tip: tvtower berlin tourist history architecture |
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8. Travel Tip:
Night at the Museum
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The Landesmuseum or state museum is housed in a beautiful old pink and white building fairly central to town. It is possibly the best museum in the city which presents a huge variety of art,... Tags for this Travel Tip: mainz musuem state history art interest kids friendly |
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9. Travel Tip:
Munich - first impressions and its many gardens
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The first time I was in Munich the abundance of gardens and green everywhere was what marked me mostly. Surely Munich is about having the Alps as a background silhouette, beer and the crazy... Tags for this Travel Tip: gardens history beer |
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10. Travel Tip:
The heart of Frankfurt
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Every time I come to Frankfurt, I seem to spend most of my time in this square. Colourful architecture, plenty of little cafes and great atmosphere – I love everything about it. It is busy and... Tags for this Travel Tip: square history architecture atmosphere |
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