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Bundestag around the Reichstag

The Reichstags building only houses the debating chamber and the offices of the team that presides over the debates. All…

Berlin, Bundestag, German parliament, Germany, parliament, parliamentary building, travel

The politics inside

In 1999, the German parliament, the Bundestag, moved into the Reichstags building. The restoration by Norman Foster split the building…

travel, Germany, Europe, Berlin, Reichstag, Bundestag, politics, parliament, German parliament

If walls could speak

When the German Empire was founded in 1871, a decision was made to build a building to house the parliament…

Berlin, Germany, Norman Foster, parliamentary building, Paul Wallot, Reichstag, travel

Industrial becomes urban

The preservation of unused industrial sites always brings along a conundrum – what to do with this space? Having the…

art, Europe, Germany, ironworks, Saarland, travel, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, urban art, Urban Art Biennale, Völkinger Hütte, Völklingen

Lantern, lantern,

sun, moon and stars… German readers may translate that in their head into the song commonly sung while walking through…

Germany, lantern procession, Laterne, Laternenzug, Saarland, St Martin, travel

Blowing hot air

Choosing where to start describing a continuous process is always a bit of a challenge. It doesn’t quite make sense…

blower hall, Gebläsehalle, Germany, iron works, Saarland, travel, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Völkinger Hütte, Völklingen

Silent furnaces

Ever since I started visiting the western Saarland, I have been intrigued by the industry along the Saar river. The…

Europe, furnaces, Germany, Hochöfen, iron works, pig iron, Saarland, Stahlwerke, travel, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Völklingen

Commonwealth War Memorial

While spending time at the airfield in Azelot, I noticed a marker on Google maps for a Commonwealth War Memorial.…

Azelot, commonwealth, Indian Labour Corps, Lorraine, Nancy, parachute, war graves, war memorial, WWI

and of course a castle too!

No self-respecting medieval town would have remained a town without a castle. Neustadt-Glewe’s castle was first built around 1167, the…

brick and timber, Castle, Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, medieval, Neustadt-Glewe, travel

Neustadt-Glewe

In the same way that there are multiple places in England called ‘Newtown’ or ‘Whitchurch’ reflecting the relative novelty of…

church bell, Europe, Germany, half timbered, Neustadt-Glewe, palace, red brick, travel

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