No major city in Europe suffered more under the Nazi terror regime than Warsaw. After the withdrawal of German troops, the city was largely destroyed and in most parts practically uninhabitable. All the more remarkable is the considerable achievement the Poles have made in rebuilding the city. Today you see modern urban features in which […]
Cities
City walk in the southern part of Warsaw
We are reconciled with the world again, the sun is shining. So we start a new city walk in the southern part of Warsaw, in the Business District. Here you see many spectacular skyscrapers, built around the Palace of Culture with its Stalinist (Socialist Realism) architecture in recent years. For many years it was the […]
Royal Castle in Warsaw
The Royal Castle in Warsaw lies in the center of the city. Until the 18th century, it was the seat of the Polish kings. However, the castle hill has been inhabited already for 8000 years. The oldest preserved parts of the castle date back to the 15th century. The castle garden dates from that time. […]
First steps in Warsaw
After arriving in Warsaw in the evening in the dark, we set off the next morning to explore the center of the city. Unfortunately, the weather plays a trick on us; it rains. We only have a rough idea in which direction we should go. So we miss the right metro exit and drive one […]
Visiting Karl Marx in Trier
In 2018, Trier is entirely dominated by Karl Marx, who was born here 200 years ago. When we communicated with Eithne Treanor about her upcoming visit to us, she asked what we were going to do. We said we were going to visit Karl Marx. Then she seemed to be really excited, which we interpreted […]