The shepherd queen of Wildberg
From shepherd’s daughter to professional shepherdess: something is happening in the male domain, as the Shepherd Run Days in Wildberg show
Germany
City tour through Bremen
Funny details and charming discoveries between Bremen’s town hall, Weser promenade and Schnoor district
Repressed history: the Aryanization memorial in Bremen
Better late than never! This applies both to good television formats such as Reschke Fernsehen and to the culture of remembrance. About the economic dimension of the Holocaust and its profiteers.
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
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…
Seafaring cuisine in Bremen
Bremen Town Musicians and Hanseatic cuisine come together in Bremen’s Ratskeller. Tips for hearty meals on the Weser!
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
Viticulture Conquers the North
Does the future of viticulture lie in the north? Cool climate wines from Northern Europe are causing a stir. A visit to winemakers from Usedom, Skåne and Funen
Parliaments in the open air
Popular gatherings according to Germanic law were called Thing. About Thing sites in Iceland, Sweden, Germany and Georgia
Herring, Eel and Schiller curl
Fish has a long tradition in Kappeln on the Schlei. You can see and taste it. Smoked fish, fried herring and matjes are on the menu at the longest fjord in the Baltic Sea
Enlightenment on ailing rails
Using Cologne’s basic law, Japanese author Noriko Hasegawa navigates the European rail system, questioning the necessity of absolute perfection
Paula in Paris, Chicago, Bremen
In Bremen, Paula Modersohn-Becker was the first woman to have her own museum dedicated to her. And at the Art Institute Chicago, the first major retrospective: “I am Me”
