Tag Archives: East Friesia

Steampunk in East Frisia: Steamfest Papenburg 2019

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Cora

Papenburg is an East Frisian town of about 38000 people near the Dutch border, which is probably best known these days as the home of the Meyer Werft , where many of the giant cruise ships carrying tourists across the … Continue reading →

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Photos: Wangerland in East Friesia

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Cora

Easter Monday is a public holiday here in Germany. And since the weather was a bit cold, but otherwise nice, we decided to go on an outing to the East Friesian North Sea coast to visit the municipality of Wangerland. … Continue reading →

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Photos: The Ems Barrier at Gandersum

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Cora

Here is the second part of my photo post about my Ascension Day outing to East Frisia. Yesterday, we took a look at the town of Leer, today we visit the Ems Barrier at Gandersum a few kilometers downstream. Gandersum … Continue reading →

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Photos: Leer in East Frisia

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Cora

Yesterday was Ascension Day a.k.a. Father’s Day, which is a public holiday in Germany. Ascension Day is traditionally a day for outings, including the infamous Father’s Day tours where groups of young men, most of whom are not fathers, set … Continue reading →

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Photos: A May Day outing to the East Friesian seaside

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Cora

May 1st, i.e. International Workers’ Day, is a public holiday in Germany, so we took the opportunity for a day trip to the East Friesian seaside. Now the people of East Friesia have (unfairly) been the butt of jokes for … Continue reading →

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