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Germany 2020

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Wonderful German City Trips   2020 was a lost year because of the Covid-19 pandemic? Not at all. Finally, after five years, I could see my best friend Sarah again. In February, I visited her in Saarland. It was my first time, visiting the Saarland, so I was double enthusiastic to see my friend again and to explore Saarbrücken. In 1909, the capital of Saarland was created by the merger of the three towns Saarbrücken, St. Johann and Malstatt-Burbach.   After having breakfast, we started to walk around in the city centre of Saarbrücken. The Town Hall St. Johann , built between 1897 and 1900, is the largest neo-Gothic building in Saarland and one of the most beautiful town halls, I saw in Germany. Also in St. Johann, we visited the market square with the St. Johanner Marktbrunnen, a fountain, which is declared as a historic monument. Another really great sightseeing place is the Lutheran Baroque-style Ludwigskirche , a symbol of the city and one of the most important Prote