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Keeping Up With the Kashubians
A quick visit to the Pomeranian coast of Poland, the famous port city of Gdansk, and then down to Torun, a Renaissance delight along the Vistula. Traces of German heritage, scenes from modern history, and a lot of beer and sauerkraut…
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At the National Paintings Gallery, Berlin
A cold, rainy day on the Museumsinsel in Berlin, ideal for visiting the Old National Gallery, home to the world’s best collection of German Romanticists, secessionists, and other ‘art princes’ of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Interesting, in moving from Schinkel to Friedrich to Boecklin and Beckmann, to watch the transition into a modern,…
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Hamburg Happening
Very short trip from Berlin to Hamburg (90 minutes on Germany’s fastest Intercity Express train).
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Mothers’ Day Weekend in Berlin
Arrived in Germany just in time for Mothers’ Day. Given that my mother actually grew up in Berlin, spending the day here is somewhat apropos. Did some wanderings through the city center, the neighboring city of Potsdam, and enjoyed an awesome room at my hotel by the Hackescher Markt. Next stop: Kraków…
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Ponce Posting
Ponce, Puerto Rico is decidedly less known than San Juan, the famous capital to the north. But it’s well worth a visit, not only for the best art museum in the Caribbean but for the beautiful streets and plazas that make this city a gem.