The day turns out to be a nice summer day, so we decide to take a trip in the archipelago from Stockholm to Vaxholm. Looking at the map of Stockholm, you get the impression there are countless connections to the Baltic Sea. On closer inspection, you see that this is not correct. Actually, there are […]
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Alcazar of Segovia and the Surroundings
Today we meet with our friend Jose Gomez, whom we have already met in Madrid a year ago. He traveled specially from Madrid to show us the beauty of his native city. While we are waiting in front of the hotel, a plaque at the adjacent Iglesia de San Miguel attracts our attention. It is […]
Visiting the Hellfire Pass and Prasat Muang Sing
The Hellfire Pass lies in the province Kanchanaburi and is a railway cutting on former Burma Railway. The so-called Death Railway became famous through the movies “The Bridge on the River Kwai” and „To End All Wars“. POWs and conscripted civilians had to build the railway from Bangkok to Burma under inhumane conditions. We come […]
The Bridge over the River Kwai
Before we go to the Bridge over the River Kwai (Khwae Yai), we visit the museum commemorating the prisoners of war who had to build the Death Railway. It shows the working conditions the people had been forced to live with. The majority of the prisoners came from the countries Japan, England, Australia / America, […]
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is Thailand’s most famous floating market. It lies about 100 km southwest of Bangkok in the province Ratchaburi. The floating market has a long history. In the past, Thailand had a poorly developed road network and so King Rama IV commissioned the 35 km long Damnoen Saduak Canal. It connects […]