just like jericho’s – some walls need to fall
My own Berliner Requiem And so it’s time to bid the fabulous city farewell with a final tour taking in the wall and the many...
Category: Germany
the gift that keeps giving
Fearlessly Modern Buildings jostle along huge tracts of the river. Mostly new and mostly daring. Glossy sleek blocks with mirrored bottoms thrust out towards the...
prussian around
Friedrich the Great What do you get when an effete flute playing poofter becomes king of all Prussia? Exquisite palaces and the flourishing of the...
treasures of the east
Well last time I was here the wall had only just fallen and Anette and I stayed in the Western part with Tobi. Now...
war and peace – a soviet spring
Sakura Season Bursts Forth It’s springtime and the Cherry Blossoms are bursting out all over the town. Spring is a great time to travel. It’s...
climb every mountain
Nestled in Hills and Mountains I started by taking a short trek up the hillside to the castle. The view was amazing. So I thought...
sneaking about on campus
SRH Heidelberg MA Music Therapy (in English) Tante Helke, the administrator at the SRH Universität has not had time to email me back yet. My plan...
die binge trinken
Obst Brände Liküre It’s a store that makes my favourite National UK cider library look like a second hand bookshop that’s been closed for 8...
germany’s chocolate box – heidleberg
Mind yer Backstube – it’s Kamp Heidelberg Kamps Backstube – the bakers with a bum hole logo! Ancient Chocolate Box Germany – Heidelberg and not...
mannheim – city of squares – life squared
Jugendstil Platz Just next to my hotel is the delightful Art Nouveau square that has the old but rebuilt Water Tower and fountains. Yew box...