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Bay of Islands: In 1998 Fredrick Hundertwasser submitted a design to the Kawakawa Community Board for their upgrade project of the 40-year-old toilet facilities in the central township. The world-renowned artist Hundertwasser got the...
Let’s talk ‘Beer’ — Oktoberfest Munich! Sep 22 – Oct 7, 2018 208 years Oktoberfest in 2018! (the 185th in Munich) First things first: The Beer Serving Hours are: on weekdays from 10.00 am...
Ninety Miles Beach and Cape Reinga It’s not really 90 miles long, nor is it New Zealand’s longest beach (that would be Ripiro Beach a little further south), however – when talking of the...
Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand’s capital city New Zealand’s capital city received world attention as host to the production of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The rugged hillsides of Wellington surround...
Greifenstein Castle in Thuringia Greifenstein Castle is situated on top of a hill in Bad Blankenburg, Thuringia, in a conservation area overlooking the entrance to the Schwarza Valley. The castle flourished under the Counts...
Geographic Location: Western Thuringia, Middle Germany The Reformation, one of the most significant religious and political movements in Europe in the last thousand years, began on 31 October 1517 in Wittenberg. Martin Luther, who...
Potsdam / Berlin Potsdam, the regional capital of (state) Brandenburg, is like an island surrounded by the river Havel, canals and lakes. The town is extremely interesting, not least because of its proximity to...
The Marksburg is a castle above the town of Braubach near Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of the principal sites of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fortress was used...
The Germans love their sausage (“Wurst”). The word appears in many German idioms and sausages are an important part of German cuisine. But there isn‘t one single German sausage. Every part of the country...
Across regions and states: onion-based dishes in Germany The common-or-garden onion originated from Asia, probably in Afghanistan. It is one of the oldest plants cultivated by man and has been used as a...
Heidelbergs Annual Events and Festivals With events such as the Heidelberg Spring Music Festival (March/ April), the Castle Festival (July/ August), the Autumn Festival with Medieval Market (late September), the International Film Festival (late...
The Heidelberg Castle The extension and building up of Heidelberg to the level of a Prince Elector’s residence and the founding of the university, both of which occurred in the second half of the...
