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 […]
Piber Federal Stud – Home of the Lipizzan horses
The home of the Lipizzan horses, Piber Federal Stud is located near Koeflach, Styria, Austria. Since 1915, with interruption during the second World War II and in the postwar period, the Lipizzan horses are bred here for the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. In the world-famous Piber Federal Stud the horses spend their teenage years […]
Western Cape – from Cape Town to Plettenberg Bay
Western Cape (Wes-Kaap) is a province of South Africa, which is bordered by both the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information […]
Table Mountain in Cape Town
The Table Mountain, one of the most popular photo motives of South Africa, rises majestically above the center of Cape Town. It forms the northern part of the mountain range that begins about 50 km south of the Cape of Good Hope and slopes down about 1000 m in Cape Town. Please watch the video […]
Cape Agulhas
Cape Agulhas in South Africa is the southernmost point of the African continent and about 150 km east of the Cape of Good Hope. The Cape marks the boundary between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the […]
Flight Manaus Belem – Brazil 1979
The distance between Manaus and Belem in the Amazon lowlands in Brazil is about 1300 km. Only from the airplane, one has an overview of this spacious water-rich area. We made a stopover in Santarem. In 1979, the Trans-Amazonian Highway, the east-west connection, had been open already. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from […]