The Berlin “Carnival of Cultures”
The “Karneval der Kulturen” (Carnival of Cultures) is a very big event with many hundreds of thousands of visitors that takes place in Berlin every year at Whitsun. It showcases the many nationalities and cultures living in the city. The Carnival is accompanied by a lot of entertainment, a lot
The former Athens of West Africa
The University of Sierra Leone was founded in 1827 as an Anglican missionary school under the name Fourah Bay College (FBC). Very quickly, the institution became the most popular and best on the African continent. This also gave Freetown its secret title as the “Athens of West Africa”. In the
Irish pub culture
On the afternoon of that Saturday when I first visited Dublin, I stopped at McDaids, a pub in the city centre. It was relatively empty, and I found a cosy spot in the corner and ordered – of course – a pint of Guiness. But it was not to remain
The Old Library of Trinity College
One of my main destinations in Dublin was this old library and its Long Room. I took care of a ticket first thing in the morning and just made it before the massive stream of tourists entered the room. The library began with the founding of Trinity College in 1592.
Sfera con Sfera
The Sphere Within Sphere (Sfera con Sfera in Italian) is a series of sculptures created by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro depicting an enormous metal sphere with a cracked surface revealing an intricate interior with another cracked sphere inside. Pomodoro originally created it for the Vatican Church in the 1960s, but
L’Arbre blanc de Montpellier
In 2013, Montpellier’s urban planning was given the motto “Folies du XXIe siècle”. The most impressive result is undoubtedly the “Arbre Blanc” on the banks of the river Lez, opposite the Antigone quarter. Around the tower-like residential skyscraper, wildly wide white balconies shoot up like bark mushrooms. Held in place
Carcassonne, the fortress city
The Cité de Carcassonne on the right bank of the Aude is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The medieval fortification is unique in Europe in terms of its size and state of preservation. The Cité is enclosed by a double ring of walls. Inside, the count’s castle (château comtal) was
Canal du Midi and Languedoc
The Languedoc in the Occitanie region is France’s largest wine-growing area with a vineyard area of about 250,000 hectares. We cycled along vineyards for hours. As some of them had just been harvested, we could see the huge machines used to do this. One of the farmers was kind enough
Narrow lanes in Montpellier
In Montpellier’s historic city centre, called Écusson because of its shape, it is easy to get lost in the maze of old passages and narrow streets. The old town is traffic-calmed, so you can stroll past the elegant town houses, trendy shops and restaurants at your leisure. Unlike many other
View over the Charles Bridge to Hradčany
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