Winterhude in Hamburg

31 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hamburg Reading Time:  8 minutes

Alster-boat Goldbek on Goldbek Canal © Claus-Joachim Dickow/cc-by-sa-3.0

Alster-boat Goldbek on Goldbek Canal © Claus-Joachim Dickow/cc-by-sa-3.0

Winterhude is a quarter in the ward Hamburg-Nord of Hamburg, Germany. As of 2020 the population was 56,382. Winterhude was first mentioned in the 13th century, but archeological findings of tools, weapons and grave-mounds were dated to 1700 BC and 700 BC.   read more…

Hotel Louis C. Jacob in Hamburg

24 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hamburg, Hotels Reading Time:  8 minutes

Liebermann Terrace © Hajotthu/cc-by-3.0

Liebermann Terrace © Hajotthu/cc-by-3.0

The Hotel Louis C. Jacob is a 5-star hotel in Hamburg-Nienstedten. It is located at Elbchaussee 401-403 on the banks of the Elbe with a wide view of ships coming and going on both sides. The history of the hotel property goes back to 1625. There was talk of a hotel from the end of the 19th century. Famous guests at that time included Carl Laeisz, Salomon Heine, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno. In 1902, the painter Max Liebermann stayed at the hotel for a longer period of time and painted views of the (already then) famous Lindenterrasse. Today, more than 500 original works by painters and graphic artists of the 19th and 20th centuries can be viewed throughout the Hotel Louis C. Jacob. Until 2020, the Hotel Louis C. Jacob was part of The Leading Hotels of the World.   read more…

Düsseldorf International Boat Show

20 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Sport, Superyachts Reading Time:  6 minutes

© flickr.com - Sir James/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

© flickr.com – Sir James/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

The Düsseldorf International Boat Show (German: Internationale Bootsausstellung Düsseldorf), more commonly known as boot Düsseldorf or just boot is one of the world’s premier boat shows. With some 1,600 exhibitors from over 50 countries, boot Düsseldorf is considered a benchmark for the international boat and water sports industry. Unparalleled at other major boat shows, large vessels up to 180 grt can be looked on in their entirety, as the exhibition is a complete indoor event. Boot Düsseldorf is held annually at Messe Düsseldorf, Germany, for the duration of a week in the end of January.   read more…

Chemnitz in Saxony

13 January 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time:  8 minutes

Historic center © Kora27/cc-by-sa-3.0

Historic center © Kora27/cc-by-sa-3.0

Chemnitz (from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt, (lit.: Karl Marx City); Upper Sorbian: Kamjenica; Czech: Saská Kamenice; Polish: Kamienica Saska) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden, and the fourth-largest city in the area of former East Germany after (East) Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden.   read more…

Settlements of the Moravian Church

27 December 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  8 minutes

Moravian Gemein House in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA © flickr.com - w_lemay/cc-by-sa-2.0

Moravian Gemein House in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA © flickr.com – w_lemay/cc-by-sa-2.0

The Moravian Brethren Settlements are a group of historic settlements founded by the Moravian Brethren, an evangelical free church. These settlements were recognized as a transnational World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2024. The World Heritage Site includes the settlements of Christiansfeld in Denmark, Bethlehem in the USA, Gracehill in Northern Ireland and Herrnhut in Germany.   read more…

Electoral Palace in Bonn

1 December 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month Reading Time:  11 minutes

© Curnen/cc-by-sa-2.5

© Curnen/cc-by-sa-2.5

The Electoral Palace (German: Kurfürstliches Schloss) in Bonn is the former residential palace of the Prince-Electors of Cologne. Since 1818, it has been the University of Bonn‘s main building in the city center, home to the University administration and the faculty of humanities and theology.   read more…

Prora on Rügen

29 November 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

2019 © Lappländer/cc-by-sa-4.0

2019 © Lappländer/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Colossus of Prora, commonly known as simply “Prora”, is a building complex in the municipality of Binz on the island of Rügen, Germany. It was built by Nazi Germany between 1936 and 1939 as part of the Strength Through Joy (“Kraft durch Freude” or “KdF”) project. It consisted of eight identical buildings and was 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in length parallel to the beach, with the surviving structures stretching 3.0 km (1.9 mi).   read more…

The MS St. Louis and the Voyage of the Damned

9 November 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hamburg Reading Time:  12 minutes

Memorial plaque to the Voyage of the Damned at St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken, Brücke 3, Hamburg, Germany © Ajepbah/cc-by-sa-3.0

Memorial plaque to the Voyage of the Damned at St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken, Brücke 3, Hamburg, Germany
© Ajepbah/cc-by-sa-3.0

MS St. Louis was a diesel-powered ocean liner built by the Bremer Vulkan shipyards in Bremen for Hamburg America Line (HAPAG). She was named after the city of St. Louis, Missouri. She was the sister ship of Milwaukee. St. Louis regularly sailed the trans-Atlantic route from Hamburg to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and New York City, and made cruises to the Canary Islands, Madeira, Spain; and Morocco. St. Louis was built for both transatlantic liner service and for leisure cruises.   read more…

Fischbrötchen

27 October 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  3 minutes

Fishbrötchen and Seafood Sandwiches © Jebulon

Fishbrötchen and Seafood Sandwiches © Jebulon

A Fischbrötchen (“Fischbrötchen“, lit. fish bread roll) is a sandwich made with fish and other components such as fresh white or dried onions, pickles, remoulade, creamy horseradish sauce, ketchup, or cocktail sauce. It is commonly eaten in Northern Germany, due to the region’s proximity to the North Sea and Baltic Sea.   read more…

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