Helsinki is the capital of independent Finland, since 1917. Before it was under the Swedish and Russian rule. The capital region has a population of approximately 1.4 million inhabitants, which is about one-quarter of the population of Finland. Helsinki City Tour The second day of our stay, we choose a hop-on-hop-off bus for a Helsinki […]
In the center of Helsinki
After check-in at our hotel, we are on our way to explore the center of Helsinki. With over 600,000 inhabitants, Helsinki is by far the largest city in Finland. The sunshine attracts the people to stay outside and enjoy the summer. The green spaces around the Esplanadi extend from the harbor to the Svenska theaters. […]
Visiting Södermalm, Fotografiska and Slussen
Södermalm is a central district of Stockholm and at the same time an island. Once a working-class area, it is a popular district for intellectuals and artists today. Here the ABBA member Benny Andersson has converted a cinema to the Hotel Rival. Before we stroll through Södermalm, we first visit Fotografiska and the observation platform Katarinahissen. […]
Barri Gotic Barcelona and Back to Germany
We still want to spend an afternoon in the Barri Gotic, the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, before returning to Germany. After we arrived with the Renfe high-speed train from Madrid. The next morning we have to take the train via Paris to Saarbrücken and so we have booked the Expo Hotel Barcelona at the station […]
Toledo – City Walk and Bustour – Part 1
We decide for a walk through Toledo, but this time we want to explore Toledo a little more in detail. We start at the Puerta de Bisagra, which actually consists of a double gate with a courtyard. On the front is a large coat of arms of the Habsburgs and in the courtyard stands a […]
In the Center of Lulea
As we have some spare hours left before our departure, we use these for a short walk through the center of Lulea. Lulea Lulea is about 110 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. The city lies at the northern end of the Baltic Sea in Swedish Lapland. In 1649, Lulea was newly founded at the […]