Photo Essay: Berlin’s East Side Gallery

The East Side Gallery is an open-air art gallery painted on a 1.3 kilometer remaining piece of the Berlin Wall. Over 100 works were painted along the wall in 1990. Sadly, many of those were damaged due to graffiti or fading and several attempts at restoration were made. Though it was a struggle, in 2009, […]

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Photo Essay: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

I didn’t think it would be right to leave Germany without visiting a concentration camp. On my last day in Berlin, I boarded an hour-long train ride to go to Sachsenhausen. It is probably the most accessible concentration camp from Berlin and very easy to do on your own. You can take the S1 from […]

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Moin Moin from Flensburg

Located just 7 kilometers from the Danish border, Flensburg is in the very north of Germany. It’s set on the Flensburg Fjord and is a quaint town. The weather was overcast but it didn’t stop us from taking a walk around town.

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Photos from The Land of the Vikings

As our mini road trip was winding down, we had one last stop to make in Denmark. My friend’s mother is a travel agent, and she suggested that we stop in Ribe, the oldest town in Denmark with a Viking history. It was well worth it and I loved the old, enchanting buildings, decorative doors, […]

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The Danish Hot Dog

Food is an essential piece of the culture puzzle. To know a culture, I think you have to know its food. While a hot dog is probably not something you’d normally write home about, I must say, the Danish hot dog won me over.

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