The Brockenbahn

Germany 1: Hamelin and the Harz

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August 14th 2008
Northern Germany was brilliant, we stopped off in Hamelin for a feed of Turkish, and saw the Glockenspiel. Story must be true because no rats anywhere. The Harz was really interesting, the home of Witches and Goblins and aparently frequented by the Devil, too. We took the Brockenbahn to the Brocken (thw hghest point in the former DDR, and site of this cool retro-futuristic radio surveillance stati ... read more

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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