The Werksviertel-Mitte, a new creative district in Munich, is just behind the Ostbahnhof station. We take the bus from Viktualienmarkt and cross the Isar near the modernized Deutsches Museum. From the Ostbahnhof stop, we walk about 5 minutes to Werksviertel-Mitte. The Werksviertel-Mitte combines apartments, offices, hotels, shops, clubs, bars, restaurants, and cafes with amenities for […]
From the Saar to the Moselle
A beautiful trip takes us to the Saar and from there on to the Moselle. The occasion is the visit of a good friend from Munich and her friend from Esslingen. Please watch the 4K UHD video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button […]
Yangshuo on the Li River 2004
Our journey on the Li River, from Guilin through the bizarre world of the stone mountains, ends after about 85 km in Yangshuo. The stone mountains with their rugged rocks are not the only remarkable impressions that remain. Water buffaloes, cormorants, minority villages, and simple people at work such as the simple fisherman who does […]
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 […]
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 […]