Why Nefertiti Is in Berlin, Not Cairo

Egyptian Artifacts and a Wealthy Berlin Patron of the Arts If you want to see the famous bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 – c. 1330 BCE), the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, you have to visit Berlin’s Neues Museum (New Museum) to experience it in person. The...

Aviation History at Berlin’s Aerodynamic Park

Rammstein and the Wright Brothers Among Rammstein fans, the Aerodynamic Park in the Adlershof quarter of Berlin has become a popular place to visit ever since photos for their 2023 album, “Zeit” (“Time”), were shot at two unique landmark structures there. In this...

Berlin: Then and Now

Germany: Before and After the Covid Pandemic Before this year (2023), my last trip to Germany and Berlin was in March/April 2018. It was a true European journey that ranged from Budapest, Hungary to Rotterdam, Netherlands (a river cruise), and also passed through...

Berlin’s Quirky and Unusual Museums

Germany’s capital city is famous for its museums – and with good reason. Berlin’s museum offerings are both wide and deep, covering just about any topic or field you can imagine. And some you can’t. Updated for 2024! Unfortunately, not all museums...

Mark Twain in Berlin and Vienna

Mark Twain, whose passport bore the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, crossed the Atlantic Ocean 49 times. In Europe the American writer visited many German-speaking cities, from Berlin to Vienna, and many points in-between. The future globetrotter’s first foreign...