Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The railway station of Uelzen, Germany is a special one: it was built in 1847 but massively redesigned as an EXPO2000 project. The building was changed according to the ideas of the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. You can’t find a straight line within the building after this change.
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One day I received an invitation to a wedding in Poland by a Polish colleague. I didn’t know what to expect but for sure a group of colleagues made their way to the city of Bydgoszcz I didn’t recognize before.
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The Restauracja Kummerówka is a traditional Polish restaurant close to the the botanical garden of Bydgoszcz, Poland. I came here for the wedding party of a Polish friend and learned here that you can survive a night with Vodka and Fanta without any hangover.
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The cathedral św. Marcina i Mikołaja (St. Martin and Nicholas) is the oldest church of Bydgoszcz, Poland. I came here for the wedding of a Polish colleague and enjoyed the atmosphere in the colorful Roman-Catholic church.
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The city of Bydgoszcz, Poland is the #8 in Poland regarding the number of inhabitants. 360000 persons live here along the river Brda. Toruń (the partner city of my hometown Göttingen) is only 45 kilometers afar.
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When we went to Bydgoszcz, Poland we needed a cheap hotel to simply have a bed during the short nights. A friend from Poland checked us in at the hotel and restaurant Zatoka in the center of the city, close to the river Brda.
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Where to go for a bachelor party? If you live in Northern Germany and can afford to not only go to the next bigger city, Amsterdam, the Netherlands always comes to your mind first. And it is a good choice! We put the groom into a costume and told him that he has to sell small items at the pedestrian zone of Göttingen, Germany.
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When I had to book a hotel for a group of guys going to a bachelor party in Amsterdam, the Netherlands I was a bit worried: it should be priceworthy, it should have enough rooms and it should be close to the city center. I was pretty happy when I found the Eden Hotel.
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If you walk across the city center of Duderstadt, Germany you cannot omit seeing the Westerturm – the last visible part of the city fortifications. It is a gate first mentioned in 1343 and it has a specialty: the tower on top is twisted because of a construction mistake.
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The church St. Cyriakus is the Roman-Catholic cathedral of Duderstadt, Germany. It dates back to the year 950, the current building with its two towers was built in 1240. It was destroyed by a large fire in 1852 but fastly restored.
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