Even though the weather on this spring day was very changeable, we did not want to miss to discover more about Barcelona. Palau Nacional – Palacio Nacional – MNAC The Palau Nacional (Catalan for National Palace) is located at the foot of Montjuic near the Olympic Stadium. Designed by Eugenio Cendoya and Enric Cata, the […]
Lake Neusiedl – Burgenland
The Lake Neusiedl is the second largest step lake in Central Europe, shared between Austria and Hungary. 8000 years ago the area around the lake was already populated. Center of the region is Neusiedl am See. In the 13th Century it was destroyed by the Mongols and later by the Turks and Kurucs. Please watch […]
La Rambla and Barrio Gotico
La Rambla La Rambla is a broad boulevard that connects the Plaça Catalunya with the port. It was built on the place of the ancient city wall from 1704. Traditionally, one finds on the Rambla many flower stands, alternating with restaurants. Barrio Gotico Barrio Gotico is the oldest district of Barcelona. Most buildings date from […]
First steps in Barcelona
In the morning after our arrival, we set out for a first discovery tour of Barcelona. We have booked a hotel near the university, since it was in the center and has good transport connections. 4K UHD video of our visit here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual […]
High speed train ride from Saarbrücken via Paris to Barcelona
Despite the rail strike by train drivers union GDL, the Intercity to Paris arrives on time at the station of Saarbrücken. We bought a Renfe Spain Pass which allows us to travel around with the high-speed trains in Spain. Therefore we have decided to take the train already from Germany to Spain. We booked the […]
Saarbrücken – an unplanned short visit
Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state Saarland, was originally not on our itinerary! We had planned a four weeks trip to Spain by train, but by the strike of the train drivers union GDL forced us to arrive a day early in order to catch our Intercity to Paris. So we take advantage of […]