Germany – always worth a trip
Business and congress tourism is of outstanding importance; Germany is the most important international trade fair location with several world-leading trade fairs: Caravan Salon Düsseldorf, CMT Stuttgart, etc. The Internationale Tourism-Börse Berlin is the world's leading tourism trade fair. Germany also has the highest density of festivals like Wacken, Rock am Ring,
Outstanding sights: Sanssouci Castle - Brandenburg Gate - Cologne Cathedral - Saxon Switzerland National Park - Wadden Sea - Hamburg Harbor - Brocken - Old Town of Hameln - Externsteine - Wartburg - Neuschwanstein Castle - Zugspitze near Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Königsee in Berchtesgadener Land - Old town of Bamberg - Imperial castle in Nuremberg - Mainau Island in Lake Constance - Lichtenstein Castle - Meersburg - Ulm Minster - etc.
Frauenkirche Dresden – in the catacombs of the lower church
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We were traveling in Dresden again and as the opening picture clearly indicates: it wasn't a really nice day that invited us to linger on the Elbe promenade.
Amazonia in the Panometer of Dresden – Yadegar Asisi
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The Panometer of Dresden, where the panoramic picture “Amazon” by Yadegar Asisi will be shown from January 27, 2024, is a former gas container or gas tank that was once used to store all kinds of gases and in particular to store fuel gases such as town gas and natural gas.
Lessing town of Kamenz on the edge of Sorbian region
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Following an invitation from Claudia and Heinrich, we drove to the previously completely unknown town of Kamenz, where a first surprise awaited us at the entrance to the town.
Dresden - tour through the historic old town
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After our interesting visit to the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, there was only about 50 kilometers to go to Dresden, which we covered on the federal highway 6, which ran parallel to the Elbe.
Leipzig - on the way in the city of the Monday demonstrations
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After our extensive visit to the Leipzig Zoo, the large panorama picture "Amazonia" by Asisi in the Panometer, Detlef led us on a short tour of Leipzig city center, which we started directly at the Gewandhaus, which is world-famous for the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Thomanerchor.
The Zoo in Leipzig is a real magnet for visitors
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After our arrival in Halle in the evening, we and Detlef had set out a supporting program for the next few days, which also included a visit to the zoo in Leipzig.
Amazonia in the Panometer of Leipzig
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After our visit to the Leipzig Zoological Garden, Detlef took us to the panometer for the picture composition "Rainforest".
Bauhaus Museum – art, crafts and industry at start of the 1920s
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A cloudy, rainy day had brought us back to Weimar in the past few days, “best” weather to visit the still relatively new Bauhaus Museum, which was opened to the public on April 5, 2019.
Meiningen Christmas magic with ice rink
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We were actually only supposed to go to the evening concert of the Italian band “Strange Kind Of Women” in the Volkshaus Meiningen, but then we arrived in Meiningen in time enough to at least make a short visit to the Christmas market there.
Bauhaus and Gropius - The model house from 1923
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After our visit to the “Roman House” in the park on the Ilm, Georg Muche's single-family house from Bauhaus architecture, which was hyper-modern for the time, was of course at the top of our list of interests.
Paulinenpark and church bell garden in Apolda
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Anyone who, like us, initially thinks that in Apolda there are only bluebells, wool cabbage and perhaps the best Thuringian bratwurst, is at least partially factually wrong, but thematically exactly right for the greenery in the city.
Goethe influenced the design of the park on the Ilm
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Again and again, our visits to the city of Weimar also lead to the large park that stretches along the Ilm almost right through the city.
Roman house in the park on the Ilm in Weimar
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Not that anyone thinks that the ancient Romans discovered Weimar or even founded it, but the "Roman House", a building on the edge of the park on the Ilm in Weimar, is always worth a visit.
Schleitz – racetrack, small town and Konrad Duden
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Now that we wanted to spend a few days in Schleiz because of the 100th anniversary of the Schleizer Dreieck in the region, it was clear that we wanted to explore Schleiz itself for at least a few hours.
Weimar – a walk using lovely alley of pedestrian zone
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After our so much impressing tour through the former Buchenwald concentration camp close to the city entry of the independent city of Weimar, which had proved to be much more time-consuming than planned, we first needed to talk, so that we were able to exchange first impressions and ideas.
Roßleben-Wiehe model railway - culture with a twist
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It's rainy, cloudy and cold - no weather for walking or cycling, but there was still something in Wiehe.
That's right, because it's been on our schedule for a long time for upcoming visits: one of the largest model railway systems in the world!
Friedrichsroda: professionel bobsledding and sledding privately
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The first snow is here and soon the first sleds and plastic bobs and bowls can be seen again. Hobby tobogganists and sled drivers can be found on the slopes again with their various companions.
Erfurt Christmas market - scent of mulled wine & gingerbread
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Without question, the Erfurt Christmas market is one of the most beautiful Christmas markets in Germany and it is the largest in Thuringia anyway, because the medieval old town of Erfurt around the cathedral square offers the ideal backdrop for an atmospheric pre-Christmas period.
To peppermint city and patron saint "St. Wippertus” to Kölleda
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Kölleda was once known as the peppermint town, even if today the area under cultivation of the aromatic mint is not very large. We had decided to take advantage of the glorious November weather to finally try the cycling and hiking trail to Kölleda.
Citizens' festival in Erfurt on the day of German unity
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The official celebrations for the Day of German Unity 2022 recently took place in Thuringia's state capital Erfurt, along with a well-prepared and successful citizens' festival with lots of live music, plenty of attractions and, of course, many delicacies.