Battle-scarred Verdun: the saddest city in France
“Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades - words, words, but they hold the horror of the world.” - All Quiet on the Western Front Verdun is a small city on…
Behold the world’s No. 1 greatest beer (hint: it’s from Bavaria!)
A trio of Schlenkerla Marzen rauchbier I love all those nouveau American hop bombs and porridge-thick New England IPAs just as much as the next guy. But the reality is…
Tulips at the Porta Nigra in Trier, Germany
The Porta Nigra is the old Roman gate at the eastern edge of the Altstadt (old city) in Trier, Germany. Porta Nigra means "black gate" in Latin and the nearly 2,000-year-old fortification…