Trinidad, a colonial heritage
Trinidad is a city on the central south coast of Cuba. It was founded by Spanish conquistadors in 1514. In 1519, the invaders under Cortés set out from here on their conquest of Mexico. The central attraction is the Plaza Mayor, whose flair is still reminiscent of colonial times. The
The Havana Capitol
Cubans have always been quite proud of their Capitol, because it is slightly higher than its counterpart in Washington. In terms of shape and size, however, the Cuban architects were rather influenced by the Panthéon in Paris and St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Information about taking this photo Where to
Egypt, Sunset in the Sahara
For an European city resident, like me, the sandy desert, and that is what you first imagine every desert to be, is full of secrets. They appear fascinating and threatening at the same time. Information about taking this photo Where to find this location
Portugal – Torre de Belém
The Torre de Belém at the mouth of the Tejo was completed in 1521. It symbolises the heyday of the Portuguese maritime and trading empire. Situated as a lighthouse on a rock, it welcomed the arriving explorers and merchant ships. Originally there was a second tower on the opposite side.
Lanterns in Berlin
Artificial street lighting has existed in Berlin since 1678. The Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm ordered that a lantern with a burning light be hung on every third house in the evening. As this did not work properly, the installation of fixed oil lamp lanterns began. In 1826, the first gas
St Paul’s Cathedral
I have known about this particular church since I was a child. It plays a role in the film Mary Poppins, where the “little old bird woman” sings her song “Feed the birds”. The setting was not quite as magical in reality as in the film, but inside the cathedral
The Tower of London
There are places that have been familiar since early childhood from books, school lessons and countless films. You think you know them and then one day you stand in front of them. And they are exactly as you always imagined them. That’s what happened to me with the Tower. The
Canoeing on the Ardèche
We like to kayak and look for interesting river sections for it when we travel. The Ardèche, a tributary of the Rhone about 120 km long, has carved a deep canyon in the southern French mountain landscape on its way through the karstified rock. The result is a natural spectacle
Kyffhäuser and the Imperial Castle
The Kyffhäuser is a small low mountain range south of the Harz. On a mountain promontory in the north-east are the ruins of the thousand-year-old Reichsburg Kyffhausen. A multitude of German legends have grown up around the Kyffhäuser. The most famous is the Barbarossa legend. It states: “The old Emperor
The New Berlin of the Millennium
Berlin has experienced many highs and lows in its history. When I moved to Berlin in 1986, the city was still strictly divided into East and West. A wall enclosed the western part of the city, which languished as a de facto appendage of West Germany. The eastern part vacillated