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Category Archives: Germany
Why is German reunification celebrated on 3 October?
Today, Germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany on 3 October 1990. The history buffs among you will know that the Berlin Wall fell almost a year earlier, on 9 November 1989. So why … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, Germany, History, Holocaust
Tagged Berlin, Berlin Wall, German history, Hitler, Nazis
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 4) The Longest Day
On the fourth day of the hike through Bavaria, I discover the secret 5G factory, climb the highest mountain and spend the night in a cemetery.
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Posted in Germany, History, Photography, Travel
Tagged Bavaria, Diessen, hiking, hitchhiking, King Ludwig Trail, Wessobrunn
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 3) Lake Ammer
On the third stage of my hike, I was just about to set up my camp in a park, when a helpful stranger invited me into his lakeside villa.
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Posted in Germany, History, Photography, Religion, Travel
Tagged Bavaria, christianity, Diessen, hiking, King Ludwig Trail
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 2) Andechs Abbey
I swear, I just wanted to walk through the Bavarian countryside. No idea why I almost ended up in prison.
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Posted in Germany, History, Photography, Travel
Tagged Andechs, Bavaria, Couchsurfing, hiking, hitchhiking, King Ludwig Trail, prison
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 1) Lake Starnberg
The hike begins with a change of plan, with a serious scare, and with murder and mystery.
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Posted in Germany, History, Photography, Travel
Tagged Bavaria, Couchsurfing, hiking, King Ludwig Trail, Starnberg
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Hitchhiking against the Skeptics
“Nobody will give you a ride during a pandemic”, people said. Well, I had to find out for myself. Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Germany, Austria
Tagged Amberg, hitchhiking, Ammerthal, Vienna, Linz, Passau, Mauthausen
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The most stupid plan of all times
The battle of El-Alamein, crazy scientists, a great idea and nuclear explosions. Actually, a stupid idea and nuclear explosions. Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Germany, History, Military, Technology, World War II
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But what about the Comet?
A flashback into the good old times… Continue reading
Birthday Hike 2020
Even if you have never been to Bavaria, or even Europe, I bet you know the castle I will be hiking to. Continue reading
German Supreme Court ends Discrimination in Citizenship Cases
This is big and it concerns hundreds of you who have contacted me about restitution of German citizenship in recent years. I can’t contact each and everyone individually (my fees are too modest for that, and donations to keep this … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 