The Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo in China is due to its characteristic karst mountains of the most beautiful landscapes of China. Worldwide, no comparable landscape formation is known. On the Journey on the Li River – Part2, we pass the Langshi scenery, past picturesque sandy beaches and bizarre karst cones. In Yangdi Cun is […]
Journey on the Li River – Part1
The Li River (Li Jiang) has its source in the Cat Mountains – Mao’er Mountains – in the district of Xian (Xing’an Xiàn) north of Guilin in China. The river has a length of 302 miles. Its picturesque karst landscape near Guilin made the Li River a major tourist attraction in China. The Li Jiang […]
Archaeological site Aguntum – Austria
Aguntum, east of Lienz, in East Tyrol lies in the broad embouchure valley of the Isel into the Drava River. The region was already populated around 2.200 B.C., later it was settled by the Celts. A first great upswing of the region came along when the Romans secured the northern border along the Danube by […]
Cogwheel train to Schafberg – Austria
The meter gauge cogwheel railway takes us to the Schafberg in Upper Austria, whose summit lays in Salzburg. With a length of nearly 3 mi. it gains about 3937.0 ft in height difference with a maximum gradient of 25.5%. The terminus is located at an altitude 5577.43 ft. At a high visitor frequency two trains […]
Waterfront Cape Town
The modern infrastructure of the Waterfront Cape Town, South Africa emerged in the early 90s during the apartheid era when the port was boycotted. Besides hotels and shopping centers, restaurants and a brewery are the locations for numerous entertainment opportunities. Smaller museums like the Two Oceans Aquarium as well as the busy boat traffic and the numerous […]
Trooping the Colour – Ottawa
The Trooping the Colour ceremony is over 200 years old. At that time the flags served as rallying points clearly visible on the dusty battlefield. The trooping of the flags and the ensigns of the regiments enabled the soldiers to recognize their regiments’ colors. This custom has survived to this day and is an event […]