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PHOTOS: WWII Battle Damage Remains in Berlin

— Berlin, Germany’s capital city and the second largest in the European Union by population with 3.5 million inhabitants, has visibly lifted itself out of the darkness of the past century. Restoration projects have repaired or rebuilt much of what Allied [...]

June 20, 2014 History, Travel & Culture

University of Florida Students Showcase Work from Berlin

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June 19, 2014 Travel & Culture

PHOTOS: Germans Celebrate World Cup Win Over Portugal

  Germany defeated Portugal 4-0 Monday in the Group G tournament of the 2014 World Cup. I may be wrong, but it looks like the fans are enjoying the shutout in Munich’s Olympic Park, where the game was televised. Enjoy! [...]

June 16, 2014 Sports, Travel & Culture

PHOTOS: Signs of Judaism in Today’s Berlin

(Scroll over each photo for explanation) The key marking of the Third Reich’s brutality was the systematic discrimination and eventual genocide inflicted on millions of European Jews. Today, much reverence is paid in respect of their suffering, and during my recent trip [...]

June 14, 2014 Travel & Culture

VIDEO: Jumping Off Buildings Ain’t No Big Thing in Germany

If you’re ever in Berlin and you catch a falling person out of the corner of your eye, don’t fear for them. Their harness should give a yank just before impact. “Base flying,” as it’s called, is offered from more than [...]

June 11, 2014 Travel & Culture

In Berlin, It Pays to Recycle

Being smart about waste has never been so green…environmentally and monetarily speaking. On the sidewalks of Germany’s capital city, Berlin, you’ll see women and men peering into trash bins with flashlights or pushing around buggies rattling with glass and plastic. Some also proactively ask for bottles and [...]

June 11, 2014 Business, Nature & Wildlife, Travel & Culture