The next stop on my journey was well signposted in Bonn. Next to this post pointing at the three partner…
By the river Rhine
Having been the palace, the yellow university buildings stretch to the point on the banks of the river Rhine where…
University palace
The colour of the building behind the Studentenbrunnen has become the iconic colour of the University of Bonn. The building…
Full of fountains
Below the Bonn Lion, on the column which supports it, there is a small fountain in the shape of another…
Stargate
Rather than being a science fiction artefact that connects researchers and warriors with distant planets, the Sterntor (Star Gate) now…
Bonn’s most famous baby
Bonn’s most famous resident over time must be Ludwig van Beethoven. The city was proud of him before it became…
News history
The Zeitungsmuseum in Wadgassen is located in a beautiful former abbey building. The building allows for generous exhibiting of both…
Rheinsagen
As a child growing up in the Rhein-Main region of Germany, I learned many of the myths and tales told…
Bizarre Braunschweig
Not everything in this post is bizarre, they are just not really that connected and aren’t really worthy of a…
Markets and their churches
As well as the various markets, Braunschweig has a few grand churches. While on my way to the central cathedral,…