Sights of Germany

Chiemsee Railway in Prien

Chiemsee Railway (1887) in Prien, Germany

It is pretty old: The Chiemsee Railway (Chiemseebahn) dates back to 1887. Though this railway doesn’t exactly meet the definition of a tramway, it is considered the oldest still operating steam tramway in the world.

Grassi Museum in Leipzig

Grassi Museum in Leipzig, Germany

At the Grassi Museum in Leipzig, visitors find material about art and designs, foreign peoples and cultures, and musical instruments. The museum complex consists of an Applied Arts Museum, an Ethnography Museum, and a Museum of Musical Instruments.

A train delay is a matter of language

Train delay in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

While waiting for the delayed train to Hanau I realized that the exact delay of a train is a matter of language.

Café Riquet in Leipzig

Storefront of Café Riquet in Leipzig, Germany

After a short walk through the snowy Leipzig, I had a cup of coffee at Kaffeehaus Riquet. The café was built in 1908/1909 by Paul Lange. It offers a very stylish interior.

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Benrath Palace in Düsseldorf

The rear of Benrath Palace

Benrath Palace (Schloss Benrath) saw its construction between 1755 and 1773. The number of floors differs between the outside and the courtyard side. The servants’ rooms on the inside are lower than the staterooms on the outside.

Fascinating storefront in Munich

Fascinating storefront in Munich, Germany

On my way to the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection I came across this fascinating storefront of a Munich hotel.

Völklingen Ironworks

View of the iron works taken from the railway station

The Völklingen Ironworks (Völklinger Hütte) is a World Heritage Site and part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. Today it houses the Ferrodrom, an interactive science centre focusing on the making of iron. I took this photo from a platform of the nearby railway station of Völklingen.

Midget submarine Biber in Speyer

Midget submarine in Speyer, Germany

This German midget submarine of the type ‘Biber’ (1944) stands in the open-air area of the Technik Museum in Speyer, Germany.

A gondolier in Nuremberg

Gondola at the Pegnitz in Nuremberg, Germany

During my visit to Nuremberg, locals told me there was a guy with a gondola licence. After some hours watching the river in the middle of the city, I was able to catch him in a photo. The building in the background is named Heilig-Geist-Spital. It served as a home for old and sick people in earlier times.