Possibly moving to Germany in the New Year for a few months: any experience/thoughts on Hamburg? Also possible I could be in Dusseldorf. Or Freiburg.
Beuys might have taught in Dusseldorf but his impact on local cultural life was always limited. If you love Maidenhead you'll like Dusseldorf but... Freiburg is a nice little provincial town--- just visited there this past November for a conference. Large student population with an even larger tourist influx from Switzerland--- bolstered by a strong SFr and excellent shopping infrastructure. Freiburg continues to be one of Europe's leading Universities. Hamburg? Its an interesting and quite unique town. Well worth a visit. Amongst the three I'd see it as between Hamburg and Freiburg. Its like London/Liverpool versus Canterbury or Nottingham-- Freiburg is not quite Oxford (more maybe like Lund in Sweden).
Beuys might have taught in Dusseldorf but his impact on local cultural life was always limited. If you love Maidenhead you'll like Dusseldorf but... Freiburg is a nice little provincial town--- just visited there this past November for a conference. Large student population with an even larger tourist influx from Switzerland--- bolstered by a strong SFr and excellent shopping infrastructure. Freiburg continues to be one of Europe's leading Universities. Hamburg? Its an interesting and quite unique town. Well worth a visit. Amongst the three I'd see it as between Hamburg and Freiburg. Its like London/Liverpool versus Canterbury or Nottingham-- Freiburg is not quite Oxford (more maybe like Lund in Sweden).