Germany Archives - Just Go Places https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/category/europe/germany/ Culinary and Cultural Travel Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:07:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 5 Delicious Things To Eat in Berlin on a Berlin Food Tour (including Berlin Food With Kids!) https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/berlin-food/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/berlin-food/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:28:01 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=17141 I have found Berlin food surprisingly diverse – maybe because it is such a young cosmopolitan city in Germany.  You can get some of the best German food in Berlin but you also have lots of ethnic things to eat in Berlin. A Berlin food tour is a great way to experience the city’s culinary...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/berlin-food/feed/ 0 Lake Konigsee in Germany: The Jewel of the Bavarian Alps https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lake-konigsee-in-germany-the-jewel-of-the-bavarian-alps/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lake-konigsee-in-germany-the-jewel-of-the-bavarian-alps/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2015 07:00:15 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=9613 When we went to Salzburg earlier this year, we decided to follow in the von Trapp family footsteps and head out to the mountains.  The Sound of Music after all does glorify Austrian countryside and its mountains.  With visions of dancing atop mountains in our heads (skirts swirling in a perfect circle of course), we...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/lake-konigsee-in-germany-the-jewel-of-the-bavarian-alps/feed/ 0 Ampelmann Create Not So Pedestrian Crossings in Berlin https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/ampelmann/ Tue, 21 Apr 2015 05:00:16 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=8044 Who knew that pedestrian crossing lights do not have to be so, well, pedestrian? The pedestrian crossing lights in Berlin are really special. The design of the so-called Ampel Men (Ampelmann), tare one of the holdovers from when Germany was a divided country.    The Design of the Ampelmann In 1961, traffic psychologist (now that’s specialised!),...

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]]> The Trabant May Get The Last Laugh https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-trabant-may-get-the-last-laugh/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-trabant-may-get-the-last-laugh/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:17:07 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=7288 The Trabant, also known as the Trabi, is an East German car that became the punchline of many jokes. Here are some old Trabant jokes that have made the rounds frequently. Q. When does the Trabant reach its top speed?  A. When it’s towed away. Q. What goes on pages 4 & 5 of the...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-trabant-may-get-the-last-laugh/feed/ 0 The Remains of the Berlin Wall: East Side Gallery https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/east-side-gallery/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/east-side-gallery/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2014 22:55:19 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=3731 The East Side Gallery is a 1.3 kilometre section of the Berlin Wall that is still intact in the center of Berlin. Located on Muhlenstrasse between the Oberbaum Bridge and the Ostbahnhof, iis the longest intact section of the Berlin Wall still in existence.  On one side of the wall is the River Spree across...

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