A Winter Weekend in the Harz

A Winter Weekend in the Harz

The German Winter Is Still Alive It still exists, the German winter. In truth, hardly anyone had really expected it anymore—least of all Deutsche Bahn and the municipal snow-clearing services 🙂 But yes, while snow and icy conditions are more of a nuisance in the city, elsewhere both states of aggregation create a true winter wonderland, for example in the

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Women in the Art Nouveau Sanatorium Dr. Barner 1900-1914

Women in the Art Nouveau Sanatorium Dr. Barner 1900-1914

The wet and cold weather this summer drives us indoors. Why not make the best of it? We use the circumstances to expand our regional historical knowledge. As part of the exhibition “Goddesses of Art Nouveau,” the (Monastery) Museum Hinter Aegidien offers a lecture on “Women in the Art Nouveau Sanatorium” Dr. Barner 1900-1914. That sounds interesting. The very next

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Braunlage: A day out of time

Braunlage: A day out of time

Winter can be fun too. Whereas snow in the city can be a pain in the ass, the icing sugar white substance can be dreamlike under a blue sky and in the great outdoors. That’s what we witnessed last Sunday in Braunlage. But watch out: whoever is mad enough to go to the Harz mountains at the weekend when blue

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