Our walk to Begijnhof starts at Walplein Square. This square and the surrounding area in the southern Old Town of Bruges offers a variety of restaurants, as well as Bruges oldest brewery De Halve Maan. In good weather, you find plenty of outdoor seating areas. A sculpture in honor of the coachmen decorates the square. […]
By Bus and Train from Prague to Germany
After 6 weeks and 8 different countries, it is time to go home again. We take the Intercity Bus, the long-distance coach of the Deutsche Bahn (German Railway) from Prague via Nuremberg to Mannheim, where we change to the train. From there, our journey continues via Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, and Völklingen to Trier. Please watch the […]
Visiting the Hradcany
After our first tour in the old town, we visit the Hradčany the next morning. Correctly speaking, we visit the Prague Castle with the St. Vitus Cathedral. Hradčany is the name of the castle hill. But today it is a synonym for hill including the castle. We enter the Prague Castle through an entrance gate […]
In the center of Prague
From Charles Bridge, we follow Karlova, a narrow, winding street that leads directly to the Old Town Square, the oldest square in the historical center of the city. Snack and souvenir shops line the right side of the street. On the left is the Klementium, a university founded by the Jesuits and united with Charles […]
A day trip to Valencia
Valencia is the capital of the Province of Valencia. Founded by the Romans, the city became famous in the 15th century for its silk weaving and its silk stock exchange. At that time, the city had already 75,000 inhabitants and it created numerous Gothic city palaces. After our arrival in Valencia, we first visited the […]
A trip from Murcia to Caravaca de la Cruz
In the afternoon, we make an excursion to Caravaca de la Cruz. The town in the region of Murcia is considered the oldest Palaeolithic site in Europe. Furthermore, it is one of the largest prehistoric burial sites in Europe, with 1300 skeletons found here. Caravaca gained strategic importance in the Middle Ages as a junction […]