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France – Alsace (Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Colmar) World Heritage Sites Fortifications of Vauban Strasbourg – Grande île Tentative WHS Sites funéraires et mémoriels de la Première Guerre mondiale (Front Ouest) (07/04/2014) Sights (Temporarily Reinstated) Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg Colmar – Historical Centre … Continue reading →

Germany – Brandenburg (Potsdam, Cottbus) August 31, September 3, 2019 Caputh. In the NM “Villages and Small Towns” series, it gained a railway station in 1904 and has since become a remote residential area for wealthy urban people. Sights consist … Continue reading →

Germany – Saxony (Dresden, Leipzig, Chemnitz) GÖRLITZ (pop 56,000) Located on the Neisse River, it is the most Silesian town in Germany in terms of character, combining both Lusatian and Sorbian cultures. It has been under the control of many … Continue reading →

Germany – Berlin August 31- Sept 2, 2019 Liebermann Villa am Wannsee. In the NM “House Museums/Plantations” series, this was the summer home on Lake Wannsee of the famous modern German artist Max Liebermann (1847-1932). Built in 1910, he created … Continue reading →

Germany – Saxony-Anhalt (Magdeburg, Halle) August 30-31, 2019 Schierke. (pop 713) This village, located in the Harz mountain range, is situated in the valley of the Bode River, at the edge of the Harz National Park. It is primarily a tourist … Continue reading →

Germany – Hamburg August 25-27, 2019 1. Museums. Compared to where I have just come from in Eastern Europe and Finland, German museums are relatively expensive. Few offer reductions for seniors, but almost all do for students. Disappointingly, the level … Continue reading →

Germany – Bremen (Bremen and Bremerhaven) January 17-18, 2019 BREMEN World Heritage Sites: Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen. It is the seat of the President of the Senate and the Mayor. It is one of the most … Continue reading →

Poland – Great Poland, Kuyavia, Lubusz (Poznań, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Zielona Góra) August 21, 2019 RZDZYNA. A NM “small town”,   Rydztba Castle (Zamek Rydzyna). This moated square manor house is now a two-star hotel with conference rooms and a restaurant. … Continue reading →

Germany – Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel, Lübeck, Helgoland) August 25, 2019 LŨBECK Hanseatic City of Lübeck World Heritage Sites European Hansemuseum. This excellent museum presents the Hanseatic League in a wonderful exhibit, explaining its origins, the life of Lübeck, and its central role, … Continue reading →

Germany – Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Schwerin, Rostock) Aug 24, 2019 I crossed from Poland into northern Germany just south of Szczecin at about 12:40 on August 24. I bought cheaper Polish gas (5.02 PLN/litre or €1.154/litre), stocked up on cheap Polish cigarettes … Continue reading →