Where heroes are hiking

Where heroes are hiking

I learned about it from an acquaintance: There is a nature reserve (NSG) in the Leine Valley. It is called Leinpolder. There are supposed to be sea eagles there as well. I was immediately hooked. I noted the name and planned to Google the address after the conversation. Through the continuing education program for nature scouts, I found the area:

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State Museum Behind Ägidien: A Place of our own

State Museum Behind Ägidien: A Place of our own

Was it pure coincidence or destiny? Friday evening, I was scrolling through the internet, thinking about what I could do on the weekend. Then I remembered, didn’t I read something about an exhibition? At the Landesmuseum Hinter Ägidien? I visit the museum’s website and bingo! On the opening weekend at the end of March, the museum is offering not only

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Goslar: Discover the Granestausee anew

Goslar: Discover the Granestausee anew

Saturday afternoon in Goslar. “The Beauty of Bioscience” at the Brauhaus Goslar is on our agenda. With a certain level of expectation, we enter the exhibition space on the first floor. We had imagined that someone would guide us through the exhibition or at least be available for questions. But we are alone. A bit disillusioned, we walk through the

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Book Review: Susanne Abel’s Gretchen

Book Review: Susanne Abel’s Gretchen

It’s not often that the second volume of a duology is as captivating as the first. Susanne Abel has achieved this with her two novels Stay Away from Gretchen and What I Never Said. While the first story focuses on the protagonist Greta from East Prussia, the second volume revolves around the fate of her husband Konrad and an inherited

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Junges Späti Braunschweig: A love song for a vampire

Junges Späti Braunschweig: A love song for a vampire

On December 6, 2024, it all started with “Devilishly Beautiful Christmas.” I mean, the relationship between the “Young Späti” and me. Well, to be honest, it’s quite one-sided. They don’t even know who I am. So, on that day, I discovered “Young Späti,” back then the Christmas show by “Roy & Roy,” and I was simply thrilled. A creative group

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Brodmann worldwide, part two of the exhibition

Brodmann worldwide, part two of the exhibition

Last Sunday, I purchased the combination ticket. After experiencing “Brodmann in Braunschweig” at the Museum Hinter Aegidien, the second part of the event is now on my agenda, a week later. When I arrive at the museum, somewhat frozen due to the weather, a line has formed in front of the ticket counter. Although I already have a ticket, I

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German Automotive Industry Under Pressure

German Automotive Industry Under Pressure

Thursday, early evening. I am on my way to the House of Science. I am registered for a lecture at the Institute of Economics. A lecture awaits me, focusing on nothing less than Germany’s most important industrial sector: the automotive industry. This sector, once so successful with its business model, is now under pressure. Thomas Puls from the German Economic

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Shopping in Bad Lauterberg

Shopping in Bad Lauterberg

“Do you know Rudolphi in Bad Lauterberg?” a friend asks me. No, I’ve never heard of it. I wonder what it could be. I learn that it’s a well-known fashion store, the fashion store in the area. In addition, Rudolphi also runs a sports and shoe store and a household goods shop locally. They confidently call themselves “Your fashion house

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Exhibition: Brodmann in Braunschweig

Exhibition: Brodmann in Braunschweig

Currently, a double exhibition is running in Braunschweig. On one hand, there is “Brodmann Classic” at the Museum Hinter Aegidien. On the other hand, “Brodmann Worldwide” is being shown at the Municipal Museum on Löwenwall. I decided to visit the Braunschweig version with a guided tour on this cold Sunday, and it was a good choice, because Brodmann himself is

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