Having spent my entire 5+ years in Germany decidedly in the north of the country, I’m no expert on German Karneval (or Fasching). The heart of Carnival is really in Germany’s Rhineland (Cologne, Mainz, Düsseldorf), so much so that it’s basically impossible to get any normal work done there during the week leading up to Ash …
Well, ok, according to the official results, it actually ended up being a 14.4K race on Sunday. I’m guessing because about three quarters of the route was made up of solid ice and they had to reroute a portion of it. The temperatures (39F/4C) were pretty mild when compared to the sub-freezing temps of the …
I can’t believe it’s taken me more than three years of living in Bremen to finally visit the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum. Modersohn-Becker is one of the most important painters of early expressionism and spent much of her life in Bremen — in fact I walk by her family’s house every day! The museum on Böttcherstraße also happens to …
No question, Christmas markets are at their most beautiful after the sun has gone down and all the lights are twinkling and glowing. However, capturing this festive atmosphere on film is not so easy. First of all, it’s dark — so you have to know a little bit about how to use the various settings …