Travel & History Insights Blog | Bergs & Burgs
When the Clock Dances: the Heart of Munich
In the center of Munich, the Glockenspiel in Marienplatz offers something rare: a war-touched city where joy still dances on time. The mechanical clock high on the Neues Rathaus (New...
When the Clock Dances: the Heart of Munich
In the center of Munich, the Glockenspiel in Marienplatz offers something rare: a war-touched city where joy still dances on time. The mechanical clock high on the Neues Rathaus (New...
Kaufering: Where Easy Company Saw the Unimaginable
The Side of the War No One Enjoys Seeing I never enjoy visiting concentration camps. They’re sad, heavy places—filled with silence, sorrow, and the weight of everything that happened there....
Kaufering: Where Easy Company Saw the Unimaginable
The Side of the War No One Enjoys Seeing I never enjoy visiting concentration camps. They’re sad, heavy places—filled with silence, sorrow, and the weight of everything that happened there....
The Bridge at Son: A Quiet Reminder of Market G...
A Perfect September Day When I visited Son, just north of Eindhoven, the day couldn’t have been more beautiful. Warm sun. Cool air. A town square alive with food, music,...
The Bridge at Son: A Quiet Reminder of Market G...
A Perfect September Day When I visited Son, just north of Eindhoven, the day couldn’t have been more beautiful. Warm sun. Cool air. A town square alive with food, music,...
Putting 1944 in Perspective: The Bayeux Tapestry
When I first arrived in Bayeux, the famous tapestry wasn’t on my list.Easy Company never saw it. They didn’t even pass through Bayeux.And for a while, I thought maybe I...
Putting 1944 in Perspective: The Bayeux Tapestry
When I first arrived in Bayeux, the famous tapestry wasn’t on my list.Easy Company never saw it. They didn’t even pass through Bayeux.And for a while, I thought maybe I...
Heidelberg: The City Easy Company Never Had to ...
A City That War Forgot In the spring of 1945, Easy Company crossed the Rhine and entered Heidelberg—a city untouched by the devastation surrounding it. After months of ruin and...
Heidelberg: The City Easy Company Never Had to ...
A City That War Forgot In the spring of 1945, Easy Company crossed the Rhine and entered Heidelberg—a city untouched by the devastation surrounding it. After months of ruin and...
Dormagen: Easy Company’s Twilight Zone
The Strange Days Before Victory In April 1945, the war was almost over—but nobody knew it yet. Easy Company had just settled into Dormagen, a small town on the west...
Dormagen: Easy Company’s Twilight Zone
The Strange Days Before Victory In April 1945, the war was almost over—but nobody knew it yet. Easy Company had just settled into Dormagen, a small town on the west...
