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Continue reading →: Oak Ridge, TN: Weird Science in the Secret CityDuring the Manhattan Project, workers were sanctioned into communities. Each had its own town square where residents at respective plants could purchase their food…because of this, Oak Ridge lacks a central downtown area, but has many clusters of interesting places instead.
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Continue reading →: Chicago Deep Dish, Pigeons of Wicker Park, & Distant MemoriesI never thought that I would be using these drawings to look back and reminisce.
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Continue reading →: 8 Things I Love To Do in Berlin (That Do Not Involve War History)I don’t believe there is anything in the whole earth that you can’t learn in Berlin except the German language.” – Mark Twain’s Notebook.
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Continue reading →: Jeder Einmal in BerlinBerlin is the city that makes my heart skip a beat. The historic buildings and streets define and narrate my lifelong obsession with Germany and its history like an interactive storybook. First, Berlin was the cultural center of the Weimar Republic era (between WWI and WWII) when the painters, filmmakers,…
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Continue reading →: St. Munditia & Catholic Tinder: A Visit to Peterskirche in MunichSuperstition holds that women who pay a visit, and a few Euros, to Saint Munditia will soon find their true love.
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Continue reading →: Northern Ireland: Dunluce Castle, Ballintoy Harbour, Giants Causeway & the Real WesterosNORTHERN IRELAND & THE REAL WESTEROS A short trip through Northern Ireland from Belfast up to the Giant’s Causeway has many attractions along the way; many that were used as filming locations for the serial Game of Thrones. Not having watched it, I was still just as thrilled as the…
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Continue reading →: Dark History of Munich: The Beasts of OdeonsplatzOne particularly foggy night in München required Adolf Hitler to take the train home instead of a car. It was November 1939, and an anti-Nazi activist named George Elser had planted a bomb. Hitler was giving a speech that night but it was abruptly cut short in order for him…
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Continue reading →: Staryy Arbat: Punks, Spies, & The Bougie in MoscowMoscow’s historically bohemian Arbat district is where ancient rulers charged their caravans into town and tradesmen followed route to sell their wares. It was first mentioned in literary works as far back as the early 1400s.
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Continue reading →: Adventures in Cologne: Köln, Kölsch, & KönnenKöln (Cologne) lies in Western Germany near the Dutch-Belgian border. It is the fourth largest and most populated city in Germany, and number one in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. First thing first in Köln, you must visit the Kölner Dom Cathedral. Take the Bahn to the Hauptbahnhof and when you exit…
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Continue reading →: Munich’s Viktualienmarkt: A Veritable SmörgåsbordI started my tradition of buying strawberries at the Viktualienmarkt the very first time I went to Munich. Traveling overseas can leave you in desperate need of grounding and this simple ritual helps me shift from hectic to feeling at home. Viktualienmarkt is an open air market spanning almost 250,000…
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Continue reading →: The Goths of Cabbagetown: A Pilgrimage to See BauhausWhen I found out Bauhaus would be playing within a few hours’ drive, I immediately bought a ticket without thinking of any details. Seeing them live has been a dream since, oh… the late 90s, and I would not abide another missed chance. My song for this entry is “Double…
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Continue reading →: Kicking It in Munich’s Allianz Arena: Home of FC Bayern MünchenThere is something wonderful about visiting a place that holds so much intense energy and excitement, whether you are a sports fan or not. We low-key took a self-guided tour inside the Allianz Arena, home of the famous FC Bayern München football team, and strangely there was not a single…
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