The same faith which applies to Oswiecim in Poland (better known under the former German name Auschwitz) is also valid, maybe even more, for Brzezinka. As Birkenau, about one million people were systematically murdered in the gas chambers of the Concentration…
Auschwitz is a town’s name (adopted to German) which you typically link with murder, cruelty, state-organized mass killings, injustice. A place which is unfortunately not unique in history, but definitely one of the most depressing ones. I have been to…
Papenburg has some more interesting places other than the famous Meyer Werft. At the opposite part of the town, my wife and I visited the Von-Velen-Anlage, which is an open air museum reminding of the original lifestyle in the area…
The story why I felt I had to visit the Bergisches Museum für Bergbau, Handwerk und Handel – the Bergisches Museum for Mining, Craft & Trade, is quite a funny one. In my review posting about Schloss Burg in Solingen,…
When you visit Dubai or the United Arab Emirates in general, you likely think about the parks, skyscrapers, sun and fun. In fact, the area is also quite interesting from a historic perspective. Some places in Dubai and Abu Dhabi…
Two Olympic Gold Medals and multiple other medals and World Cup victories (with a special focus on Super-G) – undoubtedly, Markus Wasmeier is one of the most famous and successful German alpine ski racers of all times. Having retired in…
The Canary Islands have not only been a key hub for maritime travels (Gran Canaria has, for example, been a stop on Columbus’ travels to America), but also have a certain importance for the history of aviation. During my trip…
There are not too many museums about African history and culture on the European continent. Thus, the Afrika Museum in the Limburg province, Netherlands is definitely a very interesting place to vist – it is also located quite closely located…