Think of Germany and you may think of beer-swilling, lederhosen-wearing locals, but Germans are actually very health conscious and known for their love of walking, especially within their own country. Over three million Germans spend their time Nordic walking along the country’s 200,000 kilometres of walking trails, whether its trekking through the silent valleys, exploring… Continue Reading…
They say that this is the original Disney castle and during my trip to Munich I couldn’t resist a day out to the famous Neuschwanstein Castle, one of the most popular castles in Europe. Once home to the mad King Ludwig II, Neuschwanstein Castle was opened to the public in 1886 just a few weeks… Continue Reading…
Here’s a light-hearted colourful post to put a smile back on your face: a collection of the Berlin Wall art with the famous painting of ‘The Kiss’ depicting Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev kissing Erich Honecker, his East German counterpart. The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 and stood as a division of Europe for twenty-eight… Continue Reading…
Look very closely at this picture. It may seem like just a picture of muddy ground to you but in actual fact, 15 metres under this very piece of ground is where Hitler hid in his last days in Berlin before taking his own life with a cyanide pill and a shotgun on 30th April… Continue Reading…
(Warning, this content is heavy) I bit into my cheese and ham sandwich whilst looking for some shade from the blazing sun. ‘Many died from lack of food,’ said the tour guide who was one of the most knowledgable I had come across. As he spoke about skinning rats and strangling dogs, my appetite decreased… Continue Reading…
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