Legend tells that in the year 968, a knight was hunting deer in the forests of Rammelsberg, a peak in...
Everyone’s heard of Frankenstein, right? Even those who haven’t read Mary Shelley’s book are familiar with the basic storyline of...
Ok, we get it. Some of you loyal readers are perhaps getting a bit tired of seeing our posts about one German castle after another. But we ask you to bear with us for one more castle – just one...
Covering considerably more square meters of ground than an American football field, Cologne Cathedral towers over its city of roughly...
For chocolate lovers the world over, a visit to the Imhoff Schokoladenmusuem in Cologne just might be in order. The...
Love ’em or hate ’em, zoos are an excellent way to get your wildlife fix if you’re an animal lover. Like many people, I’m a bit on the fence about zoos. Of the estimated 10,000 zoos worldwide, I’d like to...
Oru kayaks were made to travel, so why not throw them on a train? Experience Saxon Switzerland's Bastei Rock from a unique perspective floating down the Elbe River.