Category: Germany

Schloss Schwetzingen (28 Feb 2014)

I spent a few days with Terri, who lives near Darmstadt. We visited Schloss Schwetzingen which is a wonderful building dating to approximately 1700-1750.  It has extensive, beautiful…

Mespelbrunn Castle, Germany (12 Oct 2008)

Terri took me here when I visited her in late October.  I didn’t notice the tower and stairway until she pointed it out!  I took a number of…

Paul Löbe House, Berlin (21 Apr 2007)

This striking building is just over the river from the Reichstag, and is part of the parliamentary complex.  I loved the colours in the glass, and the family…

The Holocaust Memorial, Berlin (21 Apr 2007)

My father’s parents came to the UK as Jewish refugees just before World War 1, and I found visiting this memorial very moving. I thought about what had happened…