Kate J Hollingsworth
art + travel + photography
Category: travel
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Spring Break: Viva Italia!
Spring Break has officially started, and I’m excited to be spending it in Italy! I’m staying in Rome for 11 days, and making two day trips: Florence and Cinque Terre. It’s been crazy busy at school lately with projects and papers and presentations and research, and I am mega excited to relax and sightsee in […]
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Springtime in Freiburg!
It’s springtime in Freiburg! Along with the warmer weather and longer days, other small changes are taking place all around town. For example, more and more flowers are for sale each day at the open-air market…. Trees and flowers are blooming everywhere…. And even the ground beneath your feet is decorated by the spring […]
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Sailing the Baltic Sea
This has been such an exciting week! I’m studying the northern region of the European Union as part of the North Trip — I started out in London, then traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, and now I’m blogging live from the starboard side of the Baltic Queen…. sailing the Baltic Sea from Stockholm to Tallinn, […]
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Live from… Stockholm!
The other day, I blogged live from London. Now, I’m excited to be blogging from my hotel in Stockholm, Sweden! Stockholm is our second stop as part of the North Trip… studying the politics, economics, and culture of England + Sweden + Estonia. It’s been fun and interesting so far, and I’ve learned a lot […]
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Live from London!
This week, my study abroad program is taking us around on regional trips in the EU, and so… I’m posting this blog live from an internet cafe in London! : ) The program split us all into three groups based on which region of the European Union we wanted to study more indepthly: I’m […]
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Getting Around Germany
I got a such a good question on twitter about how I get around Germany that I decided to do a blog post on it! Within Freiburg, the Straßenbahn, or street trams, are perfect for getting around town. Freiburg has four electric tram lines and they are a major source of transportation for Freiburgers. The […]
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Freiburg’s Open-Air Market
Every day (except Sunday), Freiburg has a fabulous open-air market in the Münsterplatz, or the plaza around the Freiburger Münster, our big cathedral. I looove visiting the market! They always have fresh fruits and vegetables…. And lots of fresh flowers…. But my favorite part is the myriad of wurst stands! Germany is home to […]
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Exploring the Black Forest, part II
Last time, I started talking about hiking through the Black Forest in Germany from Titisee to Hinterzarten. It was a great way to spend a relaxing Sunday! Most of the forest was shady and snowy, but the snow had melted in a few sunnier places…. Part of our hike took us across the railroad […]
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Exploring the Black Forest, part I
Last Sunday… My friend and I had the chance to go for a short hike through Schwarzwald (the Black Forest) from Titisee to Hinterzarten. Titisee is a small village about 45 minutes away from Freiburg by train, famous for its huuuge lake which gets frozen solid in the dead of winter. Before we started our hike, […]
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This Week in Pictures
Here’s a few photos from this week! Around Freiburg…. And one of my favorite things about an average week — gelato! Inside Mensa Drei, home of some great currywurst + intense hot sauces, and a fave among our study abroad group: Sunset on the countryside around Schauinsland after our field trip…. And lastly, a […]
