Laxenburg Laxenburg is today one of the many recreation areas in Vienna. Besides a large English style landscape park, the castle Franzensburg is a popular tourist destination. Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth, called Sisi spent many weeks in this idyllic surroundings. Also two of their four children were born here. Please watch the video […]
East Berlin 1977
In 1977, East Berlin could be reached from the western part with the underground, stop Friedrichstrasse. Our tour through East Belin started at the Parisian Square with the Brandenburg Gate. It was noticeable that there were only a few cars driving in the city. The boulevard “Unter den Linden” (under the linden trees) looked well-maintained. […]
A stroll in Berlin 1977
Berlin 1977, the capital of the reunited Federal Republic of Germany, was still subdivided into the west and east. At that time, Bonn was the capital of the Federal Republic. The Berlin Tegel Airport was the airport of the western part of Berlin and is still the largest airport in Berlin. Since then, the Kurfürstendamm […]
Parliament of Quebec
The Parliament of Quebec, is similar to those of Toronto and Ottawa, and is worth a visit. Here we find again beautiful stained glass windows. One can visit the chamber of the National Assembly and the council room of the Legislative. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. […]
Peggys Cove
Peggys Cove south of Halifax in the province Nova Scotia is one of the most photographed places in Canada. Next to the homonymous fishing village with about 100 inhabitants, on a huge granite rock, rounded out by the water, stands a lighthouse. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. […]
Tiryns – a former ancient city
Tiryns – Τίρυνθα, is approx. 4 km north of Nafplio in the Peloponnese. The mighty Cyclopean walls of Tiryns were built approx. 1600 – 1200 BC, even though the place was already inhabited since 2500 BC. The city was a just as important center of the Cretan-Mycenaean culture like Mycenae, Pylos – Nestor’s Palace – […]