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Germany Day 5: Visit with ‘Wall Street’ Reporter

Day 5 was mostly uneventful, but we did have a chance to chat with Mary Lane, a Wall Street Journal arts reporter based in the newspaper’s Berlin offices. Photos from the day are below. Also, here are some more tips I’ve [...]

May 23, 2014 Travel & Culture

Germany Day 4: Rockin’ for Socialism, the Reichstag

Our fourth day in Berlin was probably the most eventful yet, with visits to the Reichstag, Germany’s “equivalent” to the U.S. Capitol building; the Brandenburg Gate; and a socialist political rally in Alexanderplatz square that featured the German band Lastrel. We also visited [...]

May 22, 2014 Travel & Culture

Germany Day 3: Berliner Dom, Largest Mercedes Showroom

Weather canceled our walking tour through Berlin, but we still managed to get to the Berliner Dom, the world’s largest Mercedes-Benz showroom and cylindrical fish tank, a bike race that closed many of the city’s streets, and some other sites. [...]

May 21, 2014 Travel & Culture

Megabus Adds New Orleans, Other Routes from Gainesville

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May 20, 2014 Business, Travel & Culture

Germany Day 2: Berliners Rally for Gay Pride, Rights

Today started with a bike tour around Berlin through Fat Tire Bike Tours, based at the foot of the mammoth TV Tower in the Alexanderplatz square. Getting some type of tour—bus, bike or foot—when you first enter a city is [...]

May 17, 2014 Uncategorized

Germany Day 1: Berlin Wall, Oldest Beer Garden

Welcome to Berlin, Germany! I arrived about 5:30 a.m. on Friday (1:30 a.m. U.S. east coast time) and will be spending some time here this summer for a graduate photography class with Dr. John Freeman from the University of Florida, [...]

May 16, 2014 Travel & Culture