When I was growing up in a small, leafy municipality near the Dutch-German border, the German area known as the Ruhrgebiet was still the epitome of ugly. The snooty inhabitants… Read More
Tag: Cultural Heritage
Taking a Dip in a Colliery
The swimming pool at Zeche Zollverein in Essen just has to be the craziest pool I have ever visited – if there is one place I wouldn’t expect a pool,… Read More
Aachen Cathedral
My friend Jessi and I were in for an extra special treat: we had a chance to participate in a guided tour of Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom). This wasn’t one… Read More
Canterbury
I finally made it to Canterbury in March. I had wanted to visit Canterbury for a long time: as a student of medieval history, you can’t help but hear about… Read More
Venice
Venice. Venezia. La Serenissima. Those words invoke such expectation, it’s really rather difficult to put my own thoughts to paper. I just don’t know how to describe my experience of… Read More