Quebec, the capital of the eponymous province in Canada, was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Until 1759, Quebec remained under French government. After the British won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, the city needed to surrender and the Treaty of Paris in 1763 brought Quebec and Canada under the British crown. […]
Innsbruck – Austria
Innsbruck, the capital of the federal state Tyrol is the fifth largest city in Austria with more than 121.300 inhabitants Please watch the 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 […]
Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg
The Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg – the world’s largest model railway- was created with extreme attention to detail in more than 10 years on a floorspace of 13993 sq ft. The Miniatur Wunderland is spread over two floors and is divided into sections, such as Austria, Hamburg and the coast, America, Scandinavia, Switzerland and Knuffingen Airport. […]
Warehouse district – Speicherstadt in Hamburg
The Warehouse district – Speicherstadt – in Hamburg is part of HafenCity (port city), a district of Hamburg and was originally part of the free port. The warehouse district, founded on timber-piles, was expanded continuously since 1883. 6 loading canals, the so-called Fleete, facilitated the transport to and from the warehouses. Since 1991 the warehouse district […]
Hamburg city walking tour – Part 2
Hamburg city walking tour – Part 2 Please watch the video here 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 Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content The landmark of Hamburg […]
Hamburg city walking tour – Part 1
Our Hamburg city walking tour – Part 1 starts at the main railway station in Hamburg. From there we reach the Moenckeberg Street, one of the main shopping streets in Hamburg. Huge old office buildings, called Kontorhaeuser, border the Moenckeberg Street They served for the separation of goods which were stored in the Speicherstadt district […]