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Back to School in Hannover
While Hannover is not recognized as being a tourist's city, it's hard to imagine why. In any other country Hannover would be a city not to be missed. It has a war-torn history, beautiful architecture, a pedestrian only tourist strip, and all number of sites worth visiting.But all that would come later. First stop? The university.As I said, I've been staying with a couple of students, and part of the student lifestyle - though one often overshadowed by fraternities fighting each other in some sort of slow, stop motionesque form, with sharp swords – is heading to class.The university is held within an old palace. Because there are more than enough pa

Hannover Nights
As I exited the train onto the Hannover HBF platform I quickly made my way down the stairs and towards the statue of a man riding a horse outside the station. There's always a statue of a man riding a horse somewhere close in Europe. That's just how they roll. If there's an open area, or maybe some grass, even a giant patch of unrefined earth well they just need to stick down a brick and mortar pedestal, and then slam a brass horse being ridden by an old man, often complete with a most ridiculous hat, right on top. It is their way.I got all of three steps from the stairs when I head, “hey? Mike.” I turned around, and there was the guy I met all those months ago in Hels

Holding Out For Hannover
I step on a train destined for, well it doesn't really matter does it? You just kind of step on board, and navigate your way through row after row of cramped spaces, collecting awkward looks from old women clutching their bags, men looking back on their last decade, and oy punks, now smug having already stowed their oversized bags.Choose a compartment, and become one of the six for whom the next hours could lead to new friendships, blossoming romances, chance encounters with all that has ever mattered, and all that ever will – never move your eyes from your feet, unless it's to the window then back. Eye contact could be a dangerous thing. Who knows what chain of events it c

The Dodo's Live in Dresden
That Slaughterhouse Five medallion – it haunts me! It haunts me still!I woke up, showered, and headed out. I headed right back to the same slaughterhouse, intent on finding the little medallion in the ground. I passed the same green striped building, the same biking ampelmann, the same erotic car wash sign, and the same park. I arrived back at #6 Messering with knowledge of what I was looking for. I – failed.And it's not that I just kind of failed, I failed gloriously. I hopped under security checks, I ran around in “should have been locked” areas, and I made sure to check the whole perimeter of the building. And still – I found nothing. Nothing. N

Getting to Slaughterhouse Five in Dresden, Germany
IntroductionSo you want to find Slaughterhouse 5 in Dresden, Germany? That is an excellent goal. However, you may find it far more challenging than it has to be. There are many websites that may try and direct you to the site, but none of the will do a great job convincing you of what / where it is.