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Jewish Museum

One of the places that was high on our ‘must see’ list in Berlin was the Jewish Museum.  I was fascinated by the story told by the architecture by Daniel Libeskind and I can fully understand why the building became a visitor attraction while it was still empty. Descending the stairs between the old and new buildings you come to three pathways, which represent the three ‘choices’ of German Jews in the  1930’s and 1940’s.  One of the pathways lead to a dark tower, lit only by a narrow strip... Read More

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Guten Tag, Bonjour, Buen Día, Buongiorno!

I am conscious that once again I am about to travel to another country, this time Germany, with little or no knowledge of the local language beyond ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ and ‘Do you speak English?’ What is it about the British that arrogantly assumes that we can always speak to others and be understood by them in our own language, and expect them to respond to us in English as well?  It amazes me as I have travelled around Europe (to date I have only left Europe briefly, and... Read More