Blogs from Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Gestern bin ich von meinem niedersächsischen Projektort nach Köthen gefahren. Das war fast der gleiche Weg wie vor 11 Monaten nach Dessau. In Köthen gibt es ein Schloss, welches gerade renoviert wird. In einem benachbarten Schosscafé habe ich Kaffee und Eis zu mir genommen. Dann bin ich weiter durch die Altstadt an Rathaus, Kirche, Marktplatz, Bachplatz und Magdeburger Turm vorbei, bis ich schließlich wieder zurück zu meinem Auto und damit zu meinem aktuellen Zweitwohnsitz gefahren bin,... read more

It's Saturday morning at 8 am and I couldn't be happier! I was off to Dessau, Germany to see the great Bauhaus. The Bauhaus is the school that really took a huge step in art and architecture. It helped form the fundamentals and ideas of Graphic Design of the 20th century. As a Graphic Design Major, I had to take a semester course dedicated to Graphic Design and a large part of it focused on this school and the artist from it. It was such a dream come true to just stand next to the building. I can not even imagine what my face looked like when I learned I could go inside and walk around. When we first drove past the building, I became overwhelmed with more excitement while staring out the window repeating, "That's ... read more