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September 21, 2008January 18, 2017

Prague, Czech Republic

St. Nicolas’ church

A street scene in Prague

Prague

Statue of Jan Hus in the Old Town square

Wenceslas Square and National Museum

View from the top of the gondola in Prague

Banners fluttering near the Old Town

View from the top of the gondola in Prague

Memorial to the Victims of Communism

Statue of Jan Hus in the Old Town square

View from the top of the gondola in Prague

The Church of Mother of God before Týn

View from a side street of Prague

View from the top of the gondola in Prague

September 8, 2008January 18, 2017

Leipzig, Germany

Marking the ‘Peaceful Revolution of Leipzig’ in 1989

Bach

A cool cafe

Sights around Leipzig

I’m not sure why there’s an Arizona license plate here at the Stasi museum

A cell at the Stasi museum

August 29, 2008January 18, 2017

Dresden, Germany

Dresden

Die Frauenkirche

Dresden Castle

Dresden Castle

His book says ‘Law’

Martin Luther

The Elbe River

August 23, 2008January 18, 2017

Kiel, Germany

Ships of new and old sail into the same world in Kiel's northern port.

Old and new technology next to each other

Kiel a sailing hub

Kiel

Kiel a sailing hub

A rower in Kiel getting in time between bursts of rain.

Kiel

Rain on the streets of Kiel

Kiel ducks

Old and new technology next to each other

A monument to soldiers

Masts of Kiel

Kiel

August 22, 2008January 18, 2017

Like much of Europe, Bremen has a well-stocked cabinet of ancient buildings and interesting avenues. After a quick visit to Berlin for an interview I took a morning train to the port city for a talk with Lufthansa student pilots I had first met in Arizona. I also went to Groepeling to profile an Elternschule, classes for poor, young parents. Despite the requisite rain, Bremen offered some tid bits of interest.

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August 21, 2008January 18, 2017

Frankfurt, Germany

With a Deutschland Pass in hand, and a ready package of Energizer lithium batteries, I ventured on my first reporting trip in Germany. I had been in talks with the Frankfurt airport folks about talking about the future of money-making in the airline industry. I had also met the VP of the Star Alliance during a press event at U.S. Airways’ headquarters, based in Tempe. I didn’t know when my trip to Frankfurt would come through until the press officer with the U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl got back to me–she found some Arizonans willing to talk…and I needed to come right away.

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August 9, 2008January 20, 2017

Life on the Rhine

If you take the DW bus line, or follow the DW road signs, it comes upon you like a whisper in darkness. One moment you’re drowning the sound of noisy Mercedes, Audis, and VWs on Bonn’s busy Reutersstrasse, and the next moment you’re breezing under a canopy of helpful trees. You can see the corner of a former government building. But when Bonn lost its placing as Germany’s capitol, Deutsche Welle was drafted to fulfill the immense structure’s potential.

This is not London, but to tease the rest of this post I’ll borrow from Ed Murrow. “This is Bonn, and there is ‘life’ going on.”

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