The Great Wall of China , here seen at Badaling, is no doubt one of the major highlights of a trip to China. There is varying information available on the actual length of the wall. Normally, a length of 6800 km is assumed. The start of wall construction reach back to 656 AD, when the […]
Maxvorstadt Munich – A walking tour on Corpus Christi
Maxvorstadt, a central borough of Munch is next to the north-western part of the Old City. Our little tour starts at the Königsplatz (King’s Square). It was built once by order of King Ludwig I as part of a boulevard from the residence to the Nymphenburg Palace, after the example of the Akropolis in Athens. […]
Summer Palace – Beijing
The Summer Palace (Yíhé Yuán – 頤和園, also called the Garden of Virtue and Harmony, lies at the Western Hills northwest of Beijing. Construction began in 1153 during the Jin Dynasty and was completed in 1764 during the Qing Dynasty. In 1860 the Palace was destroyed by English and French troops to humiliate the imperial […]
Villa Eureka
The Villa Eureka is the best preserved colonial villa in Mauritius. The villa was built by English settlers in 1830 in the style of French colonial architecture and has approximately 1000 square meters with 14 rooms. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click […]
Huxinting Tea house in Shanghai
The Huxinting Tea house is located in the Old Town of Shanghai at the entrance to Yuyuan Garden. Hu Xin Ting is the Chinese expression for the garden at the water. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note […]
Lisbon – the pearl of Portugal
Lisbon, the capital of Portugal is rightly described as pearl of Portugal. The vibrant, cosmopolitan city is picturesquely situated on seven hills and looks back on an eventful history. Due to its location at the mouth of the Tagus it was already an important port city during the time of the Phoenicians and Romans. Although […]