The year is 1900, and a certain Kaiser is visiting Elberfeld. What exactly was the highest authority in Germany doing in this working-class city near the Rhine? Well, he was inaugurating the world’s newest form …
“It is 100 years since our children left.” – attributed to Hameln’s book of statutes (1384 AD) It’s a quiet place, Hameln. The waters of the Weser churn lazily here, sluggishly drifting past rows of …
Last month, I wrote a post exploring what it means to be cosmopolitan and whether Berlin exemplifies the idea of a cosmopolitan city. Since then, Germany has held federal elections that saw the rise of …
Not too long ago, I found myself having a vegan dinner with a young progressive Irish man and woman in Berlin. You would think that in a country known for filling intestine lining with …