This time we go for a short round trip over different Christmas markets. The first stop is Liège in Belgium, then back to Germany, where we will visit Aachen and Monschau. The motorway to Liège is now well known to us, but this time we have exceptional weather. Fog covers the landscape and only clears […]
City Skyliner in Trier
From 30 August to 27 October 2019, the City Skyliner was an attraction in Trier. It is currently the highest mobile observation tower in the world. The City Skyliner is a gyro tower with a cabin rotating up and down around a supporting mast. It can transport up to 60 passengers per trip to a […]
High Moselle Bridge
The High Moselle Bridge opens for traffic on 21 November 2019, after a construction time of 8 years. Please watch the 4K UHD video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information […]
Guided Boat Trip in Ghent
Our stay in Belgium is coming to an end. At the end of our journey, we take a boat tour in the city. The tourist boats for the round trips by the canals leave in the center. They start at Graslei and Korenlei, the quays at the right and left bank of the Leie. We […]
Visiting the Belfry of Ghent
The Ghent Belfry, 95 m high and located in the center of the city, is the ideal viewing platform to see the city from a bird’s eye view. It lies between St. Bavo’s Cathedral and St. Nicholas’ Church. The construction of the tower started in 1314. The tower and the connected cloth hall served several […]
Hotel D’Hane-Steenhuyse and Hotel Clemmen in Ghent
On the way from the train station to the center, we visit the Hotel D’Hane-Steenhuyse in Veldstraat and the Hotel Clemmen opposite. But these are not hotels in today’s sense, in those days one called a townhouse a hotel. Today they serve as museums. Hotel D’Hane-Steenhuyse After Emperor Napoleon I returned from Elba and began […]