Tagged With "Central Gallery Berlin"
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Berlin: Panda-monium for twin cub debut
Berlin's panda babies have their first public outing at 100 days old.
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Rail fares: UK's go up, Germany's down
Germany uses a tax cut to lower long-distance fares and carbon emissions.
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Coronavirus: Closures, collapses and resort fee increases
The spreading coronavirus epidemic and fears of it are having a growing effect on the travel industry.
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Maymont Mansion, Richmond, Virginia (Where Gumbo was #366)
Gumbo was visiting home of James and Sallie Dooley, known as Maymont. The mansion is located at 1700 Hampton Street, Richmond, Virginia.
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Berlin plans a car-free test
After a number of experiments, Berlin is ready to close a major shopping area to cars for a six-month trial.
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New York City in the time of COVID
Jonathan L takes us on a tour on Manhattan at the start of the COVID-19 crisis.
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While we can't travel, here's why we should
Wise words from the founder of modern mass travel, at a time it's worth re-reading them.
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Calgary's Central Library (Where Gumbo was #346)
Gumbo was visiting the new Central Library in Downtown Calgary. A popular building, it opened to the public almost one year ago.
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December 10, 2019: Education is the New Buffalo, Calgary
DrFumblefinger shares photos of an interesting work of art he discovered while exploring Calgary's new Central Library.
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Frommer's Top Places: Not just the ones you'd think
One of the great travel authorities posts an eclectic suggestion of places exotic and familiar for your bucket list.
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Germany sees decline in air travel
Environmental and price pressure are cutting domestic flying, with rail gaining. And a date's been set for Berlin Tegel to close.
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Sweden jumps into night-train market
Sweden has plans to join the revival of night-train service in Europe with a service that will connect Malmo with Cologne and beyond.
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March 23, 2020: Marienkirche, Berlin
DrFumblefinger stumbles across a rehearsal for a concert at Berlin's historic St. Mary's church, one of the oldest churches in Berlin (dating to the 13th century).
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Viking's Elbe River Cruise-not-a-cruise
When is a cruise not a cruise? When it's a Viking 'cruisetour' with the ship serving only as a floating hotel.
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Vienna, Berlin: Does cheap transit work?
Vienna, Berlin and Munich are all concerned about congestion and carbon, but don't agree on how to get passengers off the road and onto trains.
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February 2, 2020: Post-Holiday restocking
Jonathan L takes a winter walk near and in Central Park.
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Berlin panda twins ready for showtime
Berlin's newest zoo attractions are ready for the public that's been waiting for them!
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8 timeless destinations you must see in Europe
Darren lists some of Europe's great tourist attractions (sponsored content)
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Carnival of Cultures lights up Berlin this weekend
Berlin's Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures) kicks off for four days this weekend, with a parade, interactive workshops, and music, art and food of all kinds—all in celebration of diversity and openness. It's been celebrated since the...
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NYC's Laguardia gets builder for new terminal
New York's Laguardia Airport, my favorite (but it don't get no respect) has taken a big step toward its major upgrade with the selection of a developer consortium that will design, build and operate a new terminal to handle double the passengers with...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 18, 2015: The Conservancy Gardens NYC
Up near the Northern end of Central Park is an oft forgotten gem - The Conservancy Gardens. These 3 gardens are 6 acres of formality in what is often an area of the park that has been allowed to grow close to natural. The Gardens...
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Spotted on the Road, Berlin: 13-person-power bus-bike
Not a car or truck this time, but a sort of bus: a 12-passenger+"driver" bicycle with 13 sets of pedals to keep it going. The more get on, the more powerful (and perhaps faster) it gets. We saw several other versions of multi-passenger...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug. 17, 2015: Soviet War Memorial, Berlin
A quiet place, in a peaceful park in Berlin hardly seems connected at first sight to the horrific fighting that took place all over Berlin in the final days of World War II. But it is a memorial to 80,000 Soviet soldiers killed in that battle...
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Four Days in Berlin
In October I'm heading to Berlin for the first time. Been to Germany on four or five previous visits, but this is the first time in this historic city. Obviously with four days we'll not be able to see it all and need to be selective....
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Berlin: New scandal, but no new airport yet
Germany's reputation for precision, quality work and punctuality has already taken big hits because of construction delays and engineering errors at its still-under-construction new Berlin-Brandenburg airport for Berlin now has the additional...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, August 20, 2015: Central Aguirre, Salinas Puerto Rico
For many years growing sugar was the main industry in Puerto Rico. It has left many abandoned plantations in its wake. But Aguirre Central goes way beyond a plantation. Aguirre was a company town. And its purpose was refining sugar. The...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 6, 2015: Berlin Buskers
Berlin's Museum Island, in central Berlin, is home to museums of ancient art, more recent art, early history and more, and also to the Lustgarten, or Pleasure Garden, an open green space that once belonged to the royal palace. Now it's a...
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Spy museum opens in Berlin, espionage capital
With a long history of spy-versus-spy in the Cold War, and all sorts of espionage intrigue both before and since, it seems only fitting that Berlin should have a museum of espionage, and now it does, with the opening of Spy Museum Berlin tomorrow....
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Walking and Eating in Berlin's Mitte
On our last few trips, we've gotten in the habit of looking around for good eating/walking tours, which allow us to sample a variety of local foods along with some sights, and some well-prepared information about the foods, their history and their...
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Berlin's airport tragedy of errors continues
Berlin's long-delayed (it was supposed to open in 2008) new airport will now have a new delay: work was stopped today when it was determined that the terminal roof may not be strong enough to support the air-conditioning units that have recently been...
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Norwegian Wins Europe's Best Low-Cost Airline Award
Norwegian Air Shuttle has been named Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Airline by the World Travel Awards for the first time. They beat out Aer Lingus, Air Berlin, easyJet, Monarch, Ryanair and Vueling. Norwegian's CEO, Bjorn Kjos,...
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Germans' surprising 'top city' pick: Hamburg
In Hamburg's Alster harbor area Photo: Butterfly1172 / Wikimedia While Berlin and Munich are the tourist meccas most often thought of in Germany, a poll of Germans asking what city they'd most like to move to or...
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Berlin's Tempelhof takes on a new crisis role
As it was in 1984, now to serve refugees Berlin's now-closed Tempelhof airport, famous for its role as the hub of the Cold War Berlin Airlift and more recently Berlin's newest public space, will now re-open as a refugee reception center for...
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German director for British Museum
For the first time since the middle of Queen Victoria's reign, a non-Briton has been tapped as director of the British Museum. He's Hartwig Fischer, director the Dresden's City Art Collections. Ironically, the man he will replace is moving to Berlin...
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Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg (Where Gumbo Was #125)
The Heiliggeistkirche, to give it its German name, is the most imposing church in Heidelberg; it stands out above the Altstadt (Old City) section of the city so distinctively that I dared not include an exterior view among the clues. I make amends...
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Low water puts some European river cruises on hold
Low water in the Danube, 2012 If it seems like only yesterday we were reporting on European river cruises being canceled because high waters were blocking ships from sailing under bridges...well, it was. On May 7, we reported problems on the...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug. 1, 2015: Berlin Construction Worker
It's taken us almost a month to track down what we found, this imposing 20-foot construction worker, standing on a pedestrian path just off buy Karlliebknechstrasse in Berlin's Mitte district. He gets no attention in guidebooks, but he's been...
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Places where nature has taken over
Many of us think of man as "dominating and destroying the world", to the point where we forget how resilient nature is. Came across this interesting photo essay from Telegraph Travel on places nature has come back. Well worth a look, I...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug. 2, 2015: Uncertain times
In the time before mechanical watches and clocks, the sundial helped track the passing hours. Most of us think of sundials set on the ground, but in medieval Europe this type, mounted on a church or other building, was carefully laid out to...
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Heidelberg Castle: Where Gumbo Was (#135)
This week, Gumbo was hanging out at what might be called the capital of Romantic Germany, Heidelberg Castle. It’s among the most important Renaissance structures north of Italy, and one of the foundations of Heidelberg’s tourist industry....
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 7, 2015: The World Timeclock, Alexanderplatz
One of the more unusual clocks I've seen in some time (pun intended) is the World Time Clock (Weltzeituhr) in Berlin's Alexanderplatz . It was constructed in former Communist East Berlin in 1969 (and restored in 1997, after...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 22, 2015: Ampelmann, the East German Pedestrian Crossing Light Symbol, Berlin, Germany
You may be asking yourself "Why is Ottoman doing a Picture of the Day featuring pedestrian crossing lights?" Well ladies and gentlemen, these are not just ordinary pedestrian crossing lights...this is Ampelmann. So...
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Oktoberfest in Alexanderplatz
Oktoberfest is an annual 16 day folk festival that runs from mid-September to the first weekend in October. The largest gathering is in Munich, Germany, which is attended by more then six million people (who consume more than six...
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Berlin's official city bear dies at 34
Schnute the bear, who has been the official living representative of the bear that appears in Berlin's coat of arms and all over the city, has died at 34. The female brown bear was euthanized after suffering a series of debilitating illnesses,...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 7, 2015: Neptune's Fountain (Neptunebrunnen), Berlin
Berlin's Neptune Fountain sits near popular Alexanderplatz in the former communist side of the city, between the old Red City Hall and Marian's church. The fountain was built in 1891 and features Neptune at its center, the four...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 12, 2015: Berlin TV Tower, Berlin, Germany
The Berlin TV Tower (German: Fernsehturm ) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany (close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte). The tower was designed by East German architects Fritz Dieter, Günter...
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Germany cities compete: who's got the worst traffic?
Munich is the city winner for the second year in a row, but Hamburg and Berlin, which are states as well as cities, are way up there, too.
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Berlin eases up on Airbnb rules
Berlin adjusts its rules after two years of banning renting out primary residences for short terms.
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Yet another impossible Berlin airport story
The endless saga of Berlin's new airport, once scheduled to open in 2011 and now (maybe) by the end of 2020 takes a startling new twist. Read on!