The trip to Dresden & Leipzig was rather unexpected. The decision to go and the invite to tag along with a very good study abroad comrade, Evan, came over beers and notoriously strong Long Island Ice Teas at our regular watering hole in Tuebingen, kukkuk. But as with all things travel, often the unexpected etch [...]
By Ryan Sexton
Having backpacked through Europe for 40 days a few years prior to my most recent trip, I have definitely tasted real beer and thoroughly enjoyed it. But it was not until my more focused trip in Germany this year that I really got to experience German beer culturally. Now in a way, I [...]
This “Talk About” tour will help you find your way on this almost free day trip from Berlin, provide an extensive history of Hitler, the Nazi Regime and the Concentration Camp system and guide you through the entire Camp. You will explore everything from the former prisoner’s barracks to the ruins of the crematorium [...]
“Arbeit Macht Frei”; these three German words meaning “work brings freedom” were the cold cast iron welcome prisoners of war during WWII saw as they entered Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Today these words still stand in place on the gate of the Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum, just a short trip outside Berlin.
