Living in the shadow of World War II

On 21 February, 201623 April, 2019 By Alison HaywoodIn Culture, Politics, Sightseeing2 Comments

For most Americans, World War II is nothing but a distant history lesson. As the people who lived through it slowly die out, it doesn’t really seem to exist outside of textbooks, tombstones, and the occasional war movie.

But for Germans, memories of the war are a daily reality and cannot be escaped.

Square of the Deported Jews – your daily reminder that the Holocaust happened. This is located near Dammtor Station in Hamburg, where thousands of Jews were packed into trains and were sent to camps which almost inevitably lead to their deaths.

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European Capitals Tour: Vienna, Budapest and Krakow

On 6 October, 201214 March, 2016 By Alison HaywoodIn IES, Sightseeing, Travel6 Comments

Last week, me and 18 other students took a “vacation” from Berlin. The trip was an optional program offered and planned by IES. We were there with two of the IES staff.

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