The ruins of Aggstein are located in the district of Melk, Lower Austria. From here you have the best view over the Danube Valley in the Wachau. The castle, enthroned high above the Danube on a rock, was considered impregnable, but it was repeatedly conquered and destroyed. Presumably it was besieged and starved. Originally it […]
Changing the Guard – Parliament Hill Ottawa
The Changing the Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill is a colorful spectacle with music and one of the tourist attractions of Ottawa, Canada. From late June to late August the parade takes place every day at 10:00 am in front of the parliament buildings. The Ceremonial Guard consists of two regiments, the Governor General’s Foot […]
Visiting Traismauer – Lower Austria
Traismauer, a municipality in Lower Austria, lies 15 km south-east of Krems in the Wachau. After the decline of the Roman culture, the changeful history of the migration period began. In Traismauer, the complete gate of a small Roman fort is still conserved. The roof structures were complemented in Gothic style. The castle, built on […]
Throne Change in Amsterdam – Troonswisseling en Koninginnedag
On April 30th, 2013, the for the time being the last Queen’s Day, the solemn throne change was carried out in Amsterdam. After 33 years, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands handed over the responsibility to her eldest son Willem-Alexander. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the […]
Pylos – Navarino
On our the way to Pylos, in Italian called Navarino, we came across the bay of Navarino and Pylos. Today, bathers and camping tourists bustle about at the place where two major battles had taken place. 425 BC after a battle in favor of the Athenians in the Peloponnesian War, the Athenians beat the Spartan […]
Dujiangyan Irrigation System – China
The Dujiangyan Irrigation System was built 2300 years ago by order of the provincial governor Li Bing. It is located about 60 km northwest of Chengdu. Here, the Minjiang, an important tributary of the Jangtse was divided in the middle by a dam and a flat dyke, the so-called fish mouth. The water of the […]