Shanghai is a one of the direct-controlled municipalities in China, i.e. the municipality is directly under the central government. Shanghai, the city of superlatives, has a population of around 23 million, 7 million of whom are itinerant workers. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual […]
Life on the island of Lombok – Part 2
The landscape of Lombok – the neighboring island of Bali in Indonesia – is characterized by white and black beaches, rice and chilli fields, as well as by rocky streams and strongly flowing rivers, where daily life takes place. Please watch the video here!!! You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access […]
Life on the island of Lombok – Part 1
Lombok in Indonesia is the neighboring island of Bali. The landscape is dominated by the Rinjani, the second largest volcano in Indonesia. In large parts the life in Lombok is very simple. There are still many villages that have neither electricity nor water or sewage system, like you can see in the video taken near Sukadana-Bayan. Please […]
Welland Canal Lock 3 in St.Catherines – Ontario
Welland Canal Lock 3 is in St.Catherines in the province of Ontario, Canada. St. Catharines is the largest city on the Niagara Peninsula. At the eastern end of town is the Welland Canal. At Welland Canal Lock 3 you can admire ships from all over the world from an elevated viewing platform. In the Welland […]
Welland Canal Lock 4
Welland Canal Lock 4 is in St.Catherines in the province of Ontario, Canada. St. Catherine’s has about 392,000 inhabitants and is the largest city on the Niagara Peninsula. Due to the location between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario on the Niagara Escarpment, St. Catherines has a unique microclimate and is also known as Garden City. […]
Welland Canal Lock 7
Welland Canal Lock 7 is located in the city of Thorold in the province of Ontario, Canada. The Welland Canal connects Lake Erie with Lake Ontario. He has a long history and is older than the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal. In January 1824, the merchant William Hamilton Merritt founded Welland Canal Company. The […]