Very old: Broich Castle in Mülheim an der Ruhr Dhe building is not simply old, it is ancient: Broich Castle in Mülheim, with its meter-thick walls, dates from the second half of the 9th century. The fortress was built near the Ruhr to protect the trade route between Duisburg and Paderborn. It was not until … Read more
Brooklyn Bridge Park – Brooklyn Heights FFor a quick stroll or all day, this park is a must-see for its priceless skyline views and diversity. In addition to the long promenade by the water, manicured meadows invite you to have a picnic or just relax. The piers offer soccer, basketball and beach volleyball courts and … Read more
city trips city tour This is how you experience the real, unknown New York – – If you want to see New York from a local’s perspective, book a tour with a Big Apple Greeter. The volunteer guides show visitors their neighborhood. The tours offer a lot of surprises even for those who know the … Read more
The State of Maryland Whe travels through Maryland by car, often gets stuck in traffic. In any case, if you are in the center of the east coast state, which is very jagged on the map. Between Baltimore and the many dormitory towns for tens of thousands of commuters to neighboring Washington DC, it feels … Read more
Bhen the weather is good, the place is a pure idyll: the estate of George Washington, the first President of the United States, lies as if painted on the nearby Potomac River. All around are old oak trees, rolling hills, flower beds and orchards. Groups of visitors stroll along the finely raked sandy paths, school … Read more
What it was a spectacle when the first skyscraper was erected in Manhattan. The Tower Building, built in 1889 and supported by a steel skeleton, towered eleven stories. When the wind whistled through the Broadway where it stood, people would come to see if it wouldn’t fall over. In 1914 it was demolished. At that … Read more
FLaugh, wide land as far as the eye can see: only occasionally do you see a railway line, a wind turbine or a farm’s granary. A sea of wheat fields, sunflowers and grass. Kansas is located in the geographic heart of the USA in the Great Plains, a synonym for vast pastures, arable land and … Read more
EIt sure can never hurt to meet a relaxed shark. Especially if the animal had every reason to lose its nerve and snap at one leg or the other. Or a forearm. Hunter Ray Jackson goes home with all his limbs that evening. Nevertheless, the 14-year-old is unlikely to ever forget the day on the … Read more
“Send me a few more Würzburgers”, wrote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to his wife Christiane in 1806, “because no one else wants to taste good to me, and I am annoyed when I run out of my favorite drink.” One can assume that the Würzburg winemakers are good at pleasure-addicted privy councilor from Weimar. Würzburg … Read more
Dhe country is as flat as Mecklenburg. Endless green fields pass the viewer, now and then an oil pump or a power pole. Otherwise: vastness and emptiness. It is an America that is very far from Miami, New York and Los Angeles, back inland, and not just geographically. Some place names are reminiscent of Germany: … Read more