Benches from the Schatzalp Davos. The clear, symmetrical structure and the solitary position in nature with a strong orientation towards the valley and view of the mountain panorama emphasize the uniqueness of the building, built between 1898 and 1900 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Thomas Mann was already there

The writer’s 150th birthday is celebrated all over the world. Davos as a source of inspiration for the novel The Magic Mountain joins in

The Swedish classic Köttbollar is celebrated at "Meatballs for the People" in Stockholm's Södermalm district. The meatballs are made from pork, beef, lamb or game and are always served with mashed potatoes and lingonberries / © Photo: Georg Berg

Stockholm food tips

Stockholm is Nordic-maritime with a casual lifestyle and lively gastronomic scene. A stroll from Gamla Stan to Södermalm

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…

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