Oberwesel lies in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley at river kilometer 550. The city has a long history, already around 50 BC the Celts settled here, and under the Romans, Oberwesel was a station on a Roman military road. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the […]
Visiting the City of Luxembourg
The city of Luxembourg is the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The Bock fiels (rock) with the castle and the upper town, rises above the valley of the Pétrusse river. Luxembourg was already inhabited by the Celts, and later by the Romans. The Franks forced the Romans back and brought Christianity into the […]
Mystras – Peloponnese
Mystras – Μυστράς, the former Byzantine town, lies on the Peloponnese, Greece, directly next to Sparta. The fortress was founded in 1249 by Frankish Crusaders, but already in 1259 it was taken by Byzantine troops. Below the castle, the town developed rapidly in the following years to a Byzantine cultural center, inhabited by about 30,000 people. Please […]
Boat Tour Montreal
The Boat Tour Montreal offers a magnificent view of downtown, Mont-Royal, the Île Sainte-Hélène and the locks of the Lachine Canal. From the passenger port in Montreal, Canada, one has a great view to the impressive market hall of the Marché Bonsecours . Originally, it was City Hall and Parliament seat, later a concert hall. […]
Dachstein Giant Ice Cave – Austria
The Dachstein Giant Ice Cave lies in the UNESCO World Heritage region Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut near the village of Obertraun. On the way from Munich to Hallstatt we make a short stop in Abtenau, near the village of Waldhof. The sight of lush meadows and the Tennen Mountains are breathtaking. Our dog stands on a small hill […]
Impressions of Amsterdam
Starting from Kaashuis in the pedestrian zone Nieuwendijk in Amsterdam, Netherlands, we collected new impressions in this beautiful city on the day before the Queen’s Day. The cityscape of Amsterdam is dominated by the many canals. Since 2010, the Grachtenring (Canal Ring) is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Please watch the video […]