Blood sausages and raw meat. Barbaric!

By Kim, on January 12th, 2010%

I LOVE German butcher shops. I don’t care what anyone says – they are absolutely fantastic. While in Germany with my boyfriend, I took him to a butcher shop. The goal: to buy meat for a picnic.

Inside the family-run shop, thick silver hooks speared meat hanging in glass-door refrigerators. A little chilled, I glanced over our . . . → Read More: Blood sausages and raw meat. Barbaric!

Finals thoughts: Equatorial Guinea here I come!

By Kim, on December 29th, 2009%

Hey Everyone!!!

Less than 48 hours until I’m on a plane to Equatorial Guinea, and I am definitely getting nervous (in a good way) in anticipation of the unknown. I’m a little miffed that I have to be at the airport at 4:30am for a timely security check…but it’s all in the name of good travel!

Last night I used google maps to . . . → Read More: Finals thoughts: Equatorial Guinea here I come!

Felsenmeer: A place where giants fought and mythical heroes died.

By backpackingchica, on December 27th, 2009%

The Felsenmeer is a graveyard of enormous boulders, some entering the realm of small-house sized. Local legend has it that two giants were quarreling and decided to end the fight by flinging rocks at each other, leaving behind a massive battlefield of stone. A more plausible explanation of the giant sea of granite is the most . . . → Read More: Felsenmeer: A place where giants fought and mythical heroes died.

Worms: Photographs from 1920, 1940, and now.

By backpackingchica, on December 24th, 2009%

Two days ago, I was fortunate enough to have my grandfather take me on a short walking tour of his birth city, Worms (Germany). With more than a third of the city destroyed during the war, much of the city was rebuilt, including my grandfather´s childhood house. Just as we got to the city, I decided . . . → Read More: Worms: Photographs from 1920, 1940, and now.

A picture says it all: Frankfurt, Germany

By backpackingchica, on December 23rd, 2009%

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A few pictures from my walking tour of Frankfurt, Germany. First we meandered through the Christmas Market (where we enjoyed some really, really good curry wurst), then we checked out the Frankfurt Dom Cathedral, and rounded out the day with . . . → Read More: A picture says it all: Frankfurt, Germany

Advent celebration in Germany; singing, wine, and friends.

By backpackingchica, on December 21st, 2009%

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Advent Celebration (Erfelden, Germany): Established in 779, this community celebrates advent by organizing nightly gatherings in the twenty-four days leading up to Christmas. Celebrations include singing, music, story telling, hot apple juice for the kids, and gluehwein (spiced, hot, red wine) for the adults. These two pictures were taken on the 18th of December, . . . → Read More: Advent celebration in Germany; singing, wine, and friends.

Etiquette in Germany; meet the Water Closet.

By backpackingchica, on December 20th, 2009%

Hey everyone!

Life in the past few days has been chilly, but awesome none-the-less. I´ve been staying in Erfelden with my grandparents (small town on the outskirts of Frankfurt), and also shot up to Duesseldorf for one night to visit with some friends.

In the past few days, I have:

1) Celebrated advent by drinking gluehwein (spiced, hot red . . . → Read More: Etiquette in Germany; meet the Water Closet.

Dachau concentration camp memorial

By backpackingchica, on October 14th, 2009%

Dachau camp, outside of . . . → Read More: Dachau concentration camp memorial

Where are my travels taking me? (Bokau, Germany)

By backpackingchica, on August 28th, 2009%

A perfect snapshot…one spring afternoon in . . . → Read More: Where are my travels taking me? (Bokau, Germany)

I’ll take another round of Berliner Weisse, please!

By backpackingchica, on August 27th, 2009%

Delicious flavored beer (Berliner Weisse) at a street fair in . . . → Read More: I’ll take another round of Berliner Weisse, please!

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