Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe had, until now, only been a place I passed through by train. After all, it’s an ICE high-speed rail stop. I’d always wanted to visit the palace and the mountain park, but I had no idea just how much there was to see. What surprised me most were the many beautiful hiking trails leading from the mountain park into
Last Friday saw two events coincide: the opening of the exhibition *Jamel Shabazz: New York Moves and Black Communities* and the Museum of Photography’s summer festival. Despite construction work directly in front of the two gatehouses on Helmstedter Straße, the turnout on this beautiful summer evening was impressive. The opening speeches were held in the southern gatehouse (the one on
They hold a strong fascination for many people: the so-called **lost places**. Abandoned sites, buildings, and other locations that exude a haunting charm and invite visitors to embark on a journey of discovery. Of course, a great deal of imagination is part of the experience, too—after all, these are places where you can truly let your imagination run wild. This
What could be better than escaping to the Harz Mountains for some relief from the summer heat? Of course, I know that in some areas this has become more difficult because of the loss of forest cover. But there are still plenty of beautiful spots where the leafy canopy provides shade from the blazing sun and offers a welcome sense
For years, Germany has been steadily losing industrial jobs. Between 2019 and 2025 alone, approximately 520,000 industrial jobs disappeared. In his study *”China’s Contribution to De-industrialization – A Rough Estimate,”* Jürgen Matthes, Head of the International Economic Policy, Financial and Real Estate Markets Cluster at the German Economic Institute (Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft), examines the extent to which China’s economic