University palace

The colour of the building behind the Studentenbrunnen has become the iconic colour of the University of Bonn. The building … More

Full of fountains

Below the Bonn Lion, on the column which supports it, there is a small fountain in the shape of another … More

Rather than being a science fiction artefact that connects researchers and warriors with distant planets, the Sterntor (Star Gate) now … More

Bonn’s most famous resident over time must be Ludwig van Beethoven. The city was proud of him before it became … More

The Zeitungsmuseum in Wadgassen is located in a beautiful former abbey building. The building allows for generous exhibiting of both … More

As a child growing up in the Rhein-Main region of Germany, I learned many of the myths and tales told … More

Not everything in this post is bizarre, they are just not really that connected and aren’t really worthy of a … More

As well as the various markets, Braunschweig has a few grand churches. While on my way to the central cathedral, … More

When you step under and then through the Babylonian Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum, you step under and out … More

The Museumsinsel, the museum island, on the river Spree is home to a range of natural history, and art including … More