Angela Berg

Stained glass window in Saint-Cyr-Sainte-Julitte Cathedral, Nevers, designed by Jean-Michel Albèrola: Mystery of Mary and the resurrection of Jesus / © Photo: Georg Berg

Pilgrimage to Nevers

Nevers in Burgundy is an insider tip among pilgrims. It was here that St. Bernadette Soubirous was once drawn. The pilgrimage site of Lourdes owes its healing spring to her

Captain Jane Bothe steers the Weisse Düne, a Dutch flat-bottomed ship, through the Achterwasser, the lagoon of the Peene River, which flows into the Baltic Sea. The ship departs several times a week from Neppermin, Wolgast or Karlshagen for trips through the Achterwasser / © Photo: Georg Berg

Lady Captain under white sails

The Weisse Düne is the only sailing passenger ship in Germany. Jane Bothe glides across the waters around Usedom with the crew and her guests

Painting by Franz Wulfhagen in the Great Hall of Bremen Town Hall, known as the Great Whale Painting. In 1669, a minke whale strayed into the Lesum, a tributary of the Weser. The city council commissioned the painter to paint the whale in its original size. The painting measures 3.55 x 9.55 meters / © Photo: Georg Berg

Whale watching

No, I’m not writing this little whale of a review because tomorrow, February 23, 2025, is the Bundestag election. The important election should not have to serve as a phonological joke that only works in German. But when I saw the huge whale painting in Bremen’s town hall, I thought of the sperm whale that beached itself on the coast of Sylt a few days ago…

Drawing from the Ratskeller restaurant: The Bremen Town Musicians at a table with food and wine / © Photo: Georg Berg

Seafaring cuisine in Bremen

Bremen Town Musicians and Hanseatic cuisine come together in Bremen’s Ratskeller. Tips for hearty meals on the Weser!

Traditional restaurant with typical local dishes: Il Ghetto da Ottavio in San Marino old town / © Photo: Georg Berg

Culinary delights from San Marino

In San Marino, there is a large selection of good restaurants with traditional dishes, garnished with snacks at lofty heights and waffles with history

The three towers of San Marino are also known as the three feathers, illustrated by the shape of the weather vanes / © Photo: Georg Berg

San Marino and Monte Titano

The Sentiero della Rupe leads past the three towers of the Republic and then turns into a cliff path along the steep flank of Monte Titano

Beach chairs on the beach in Ahlbeck with a Ferris wheel in the background. The beach chair was invented by basket maker Bartelsmann in Rostock on the Baltic Sea in 1882. It was custom-made for an elderly noblewoman for the beach at Warnemünde and became a popular piece of rental furniture. Elisabeth Bartelsmann, the basket maker's wife, realized that the local and seasonal piece of furniture was easier to rent out than to sell / © Photo: Georg Berg

Bathing fun on Usedom

Why was the beach chair invented and what were bathing carts for? Bathing culture reaches the Baltic Sea beach in the 19th century

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