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A little sun, a little rain: The weather is unpredictable, but our outing recommendation isn’t. It takes us to Wünsdorf, where the Wehrmacht built a bunker in the late 1930s that was also used by the Soviet Army after World War II. It can still be visited today.
Report by Ulrike Nagel for RBB Abendschau and Brandenburg Aktuell, Fri, Feb. 7, 2020; 7:30 p.m.
Continue reading “RBB Abendschau – Day Trip Tip – Bunker in WĂĽnsdorf-Waldstadt”Restoring a church is a long-term endeavor. It can’t be done without great dedication and many years of commitment. The story of St. Francis Church in Oudewater illustrates this. The work—repairing, cleaning, and painting—is carried out with meticulous care. Not just for the sake of it, but out of a passion for the craft and a love for the church. The “lucky ones” restoring this church share their stories.
Ulrike Nagel filmed and edited this report for Katholiekleven.nl.
Continue reading “"We are the lucky ones who are restoring this church"”Old diesel cars are banned in Berlin, but the smelly Trabant is still driving around the city center. Watch Ulrike Nagel’s report for RTL News.
Continue reading “Will the beloved—and beat-up—Trabant be gone from German roads for good?”In collaboration with Duitslandnieuws.nl
Congratulations—your daughter has been born. How was the birth experience different here compared to the Netherlands?
In my case, that doesn’t quite reflect how things are done here, because—going against the German trend—I chose to give birth at home. Since I’d given birth at home twice in the Netherlands, I really didn’t need to get involved with the medical system this time either. Giving birth at home in Germany is quite rare; nationwide, only 2% of women do so, and in Berlin, 3%—which apparently is already considered a high percentage. There are also very few midwives who assist with home births—about 380 nationwide—which is surprisingly few for a population of 82 million.
Continue reading “Where Is It Better to give birth? – Part II”In collaboration with Duitslandnieuws.nl
Original (in Dutch): https://ulrikenagel.nl/en/blog/2016/07/duitsland-of-nederland-waar-bevalt-het.html
Recently, the discussion about pregnancy and childbirth has been in full swing again in the Netherlands. Are we in the Netherlands a role model for other countries, or is it done better in Germany, for example? Journalist Ulrike Nagel has now gained experience with pregnancies in both countries. In her opinion, we can learn from each other. She is of German origin but has lived and worked in the Netherlands for many years. She had two children there. She has been living in Berlin again for four years now and has since become the mother of a third child. She is well-positioned to compare the healthcare systems and the culture surrounding pregnancy in both countries. Which does she prefer?
Continue reading “Germany or the Netherlands: Which is a better place to give birth?”In collaboration with Duitslandnieuws.nl
Recently, the debate surrounding pregnancy and childbirth has once again erupted in the Netherlands. Are we in the Netherlands a model for other countries, or is the situation better in Germany, for example? Journalist Ulrike Nagel has now experienced pregnancy in both countries. According to her, we can learn from each other. She is of German descent but lived and worked in the Netherlands for many years, where she had two children. She has now been living in Berlin for four years and has since become a mother of three. She is now well-positioned to compare the healthcare and cultural aspects of pregnancy in both countries. Which do you prefer?
Continue reading “Germany or the Netherlands: Which is a better place to give birth?”RBB visited Bad Belzig with UM4. Since December 5, 2009, Bad Belzig has been officially recognized as a state-certified thermal saltwater spa.
A report by Ulrike Nagel for RBB Television, UM4; February 23, 2016.
Continue reading “RBB UM4: Report by Ulrike Nagel on the Steintherme in Bad Belzig”My days are packed. For the new show Rbbum4, I’m on the road for a whole week once a month. Every day somewhere different, every day with different people, every day learning new things, asking silly questions. Seriously, I’ll keep saying it—it’s just a really fun job. My only constraint: Filming between 9 a.m. and noon (and definitely no later than that), then finding a spot (preferably with a nice lunch, a power outlet, and of course a table and a chair). And then editing until 3 p.m., because that’s my deadline.
Continue reading “Film, edit, film, edit, film… and so on”The leaves lie in large piles throughout the city and are soaked with rainwater. After weeks of sunshine, blue skies, and the trees’ magnificent display of purple, red, and orange, it’s now getting dark.
The branches are already nearly bare; after the drought, it’s now raining cats and dogs every day, and the first real fall storm is forecast for tonight. The dark days leading up to Christmas start unusually early here—by five o’clock in the afternoon, it’s already pitch black.
Continue reading “Dark”It’s always the same. You live in a city where there’s so much to do, and your list of things you want to see over the next few years actually gets longer every day. But last weekend, we managed once again to leave the dirty dishes for a bit, hand the kids over to the babysitter, and hop on our bikes. Because we wanted to learn a little more about Franz Biberkopf. Who’s that? The main character of the book that journalist Antoine Verbij is holding up here: *Berlin Alexanderplatz*. (And we were going to get some meatballs to go with it, so yeah, that’s definitely worth a little bike ride.)
Continue reading “Meatball Culture with Franz (and Antoine and Dirk)”