The Ile d’Orleans is located about 5 km northeast of the city of Quebec. In nice weather a trip to the island is really worthwhile. Located in the Saint Lawrence River, it offers a good view of the skyline of Quebec City. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. […]
Hamburg in spring – Impressions
Hamburg is, like most cities in the world, most beautiful in spring. In the 4k video above you see impressions of the port with the St. Pauli Piers and the Elbe Philharmonic Hall, the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard line in the dry dock and the submarine museum. Please watch the video You […]
Jokhang Temple in Lhasa – Tibet
The Jokhang Temple, Tibet’s most sacred place, is in the center of Lhasa. Along the innermost of the three pilgrim routes, pilgrims move around the temple in a clockwise direction while walking on the 800 m long Barkhor. In front of the temple, many throw themselves flat along the ground. Some pilgrims also move this […]
The Great Wall of China
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. […]
Nicopolis – the former city of victory
Nicopolis, the former Roman city of victory, lies in the Greek region Epirus not far from Préveza. The city of Nicopolis was founded by Octavian in 31 BC to commemorate his victory in the naval battle of Actium for the autocracy in the Roman Empire against Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Please watch the video here […]