Trying to write about Darmstadt

“The Bauhaus you wrote about in your last post reminded me of Darmstadt” Francesca said. “Let´s write about Darmstadt”. 
This time it was my turn to be polite: “Darmstadt, of course …”.
Why should I know anything about Darmstadt?
Maybe, because it is only 35 km away from where I live? Or because it would only take 31 [...]

Darmstadt – Stadt der Künste – Believe It!

I should have been the last person to suggest writing about Darmstadt. I grew up there and nothing seemed better than getting away.
Yet when people say, “Darmstadt, why should I go there”, I get the urge to put the picture straight and it needs a lot of straigthening, because physically Darmstadt was completely destroyed during a [...]