Germany

Other than stollen, nothing puts me more in a holiday mood than glühwein, a traditional German drink offered during the winter, especially around Christmas.  It is a mulled red wine served hot that has been infused with spices and a touch of sugar.  One of the most famous places in Germany...

Our last day in Germany was truly magical.  AirBerlin was determined to show us some of the best of what the country and their company has to offer in less than a week and they certainly accomplished their goal.  In the morning, the only thing that we were told beforehand was...

If there was ever a year to visit the Berlin Wall 2014 is it, as it marks the 25th anniversary of its historical fall.  On November 9th, there will be events held by VisitBerlin across the city to commemorate this important turn in German history.  One of the main highlights will...

Almost twenty five years ago the fall of the Berlin Wall took place.  As soon as it came down, Berlin began to reconcile the differences between East and West and the two sides have now grown together.  The original twenty three districts have become twelve and are home to people from...

The most beautiful period of the day to explore a place is during "the magical blue hour."  Fortunately, my first experience with Berlin just so happened to be during this time thanks to AirBerlin.  From Fassbender & Rausch Chocolatiers we wandered into the adjacent Gendarmenmarkt Square where hundreds of Germans were working furiously...