Mario, our tour guide

City (de)tours and English lessons

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June 26th 2008
24 June: THREE UNUSUAL city tours are on my program. 1. A fleet of "Trabbis" (pet word for Trabant), those notorious yet oddly endearing people's cars without frills but plenty of gasoline fumes from the German Democratic Republic days, chauffeured by local actors, take us into the world of the old East. We shop for apple and plum pie at a bakery that has produced such goods since ... read more

Europe » Germany » Saxony-Anhalt » Halle an der Saale

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more