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Saarbrücken historical museum - underground
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3. October 2008 Mia Jaap

Going Underground in Saarbrücken

With my German language skills fully confirmed, I finally arrived at Saarbrücken or rather Saarbrücken Ost which is one station

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German snack bars in Atami
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3. October 2008 Mia Jaap

“Ihr Deutsch ist sehr gut!”

I guess these are the first words in German language on this blog. They translate to “You speak German very

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27. September 2008 Mia Jaap

Duisburg

The fourth city I visited today was Duisburg. The city can be easily reached from Xanten and my train to

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27. September 2008 Mia Jaap

Xanten – A German town with “X”

The amphitheatre in the Archeological Park Xanten (APX) Not far away from Moers is quite an interesting little town called

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27. September 2008 Mia Jaap

Classic Computing 2008

Those retro events seem to be always in place I’ve never heard of. Moers is in Northrhine Westfalia and not

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27. September 2008 Mia Jaap

30 minutes of Muenster

What I never liked about the Deutsche Bahn is, that their electronic ticket system is not flexible enough for stopovers.

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Kiel bridge
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16. September 2008 Mia Jaap kiel

Short trip to Kiel

No, this was not a sight-seeing trip (and honestly Kiel has not that much to offer outside the Kieler Woche

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14. September 2008 Mia Jaap

Schleswig – Landesgartenschau

In Germany there is the Landesgartenschau (LaGa) and the Bundesgartenschau (BUGA). The latter one is held every two years and

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Church
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11. September 2008 Mia Jaap netherlands

Maastricht

Like Liège, Maastricht can be reached from Aachen with the cheap Euregio ticket. It calls itself the old town of

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Men carrying a refrigerator at Liege Montagne de Bueren
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9. September 2008 Mia Jaap belgium

Liège: So many steps!

Time to use my French again! The first day trip from Aachen with the Euregio ticket was to Liège. Liège

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Aachen Cathedral
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8. September 2008 Mia Jaap

Aachen

Aachen may not be in the top 5 of German tourist cities, but it has, along with some other towns,

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima

4. October 2019 Mia Jaap

If Kawagoe is Tokyo’s Little Edo, Takehara is Hiroshima’s Little Kyoto. In this case though, it’s the town’s tourist department that calls Takehara the „Little Kyoto of Aki Province“.

Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island
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Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island

29. October 2015 Mia Jaap
Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind
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Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind

8. September 2015 Mia Jaap
Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 2012 Mia Jaap
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
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Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 2012 Mia Jaap

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