Travel does the heart good
Technically, or administratively, the city belongs to the state of Bavaria but truly there is nothing about Lederhosen, Weißwurst, Bier and Biergartens. Würzburg, the wine capital of Franconia in the northwestern tip of Bavaria, will show you that there’s more to life than beer and sausage. The dialect is different, the choice of sausage is…
Never in my life did I think I would have an honour of traveling to Kosovo 🙂 Booking this trip was a bit of a bullet in my throat but it ended up being totally thrilled with the state/non-state. Depends on which side you are. Travelling from Skopje to Prishtina, our local guide welcomed us…
When you dive into the story of this city, you go medieval. Let me show you where I ended up. This city is the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It has been founded in the 8th century by Charlemagne by building the Cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul. The cathedral stands by the Münstersche Aa river. Upon arrival to the…
Koki the rooster, Lupo the dog, Burlón the cat and Tonto the donkey. And me. Starring in Brother Grimm’s story in Bremen. 🙂 The story tells they formed a band playing guitar, drums, trumpet and saxophone with the aim of winning a contest in the city of Bremen. Let’s start at the beginning. In medias…
My summer Scandinavian road trip finished. From the Trelleborg port, we took the ferry to Rostock. It took 6 hours to float on a Huckleberry Finn passing down the Danish islands like Bornholm. Rostock is a city in northern Germany, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the…
Sweden’s second city gets much less attention than its fancier east-coast alternative (Stockholm), but for me, that’s all the more reason to visit Gothenburg. Yes Patrick, this is how you write it in English. The city was named Göteborg in the city’s charter in 1621. The name was given after the Göta älv, the nearby…
Living in Belgium, I have been saying I need to visit this city for so long. The most I got of this city for all these years was flying from the Charleroi Airport. I knew there was no beauty in this city as it was built in 16th century, as an industrial hub, exploiting people…
My little jubilee, the 50th country visited was Liechtenstein. And boy what a ceremony happened. The Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Confederation were celebrating the 100 years of their common Dounae contract. We were about to cross the bridge that was built over the river Rhine, but we were stopped as the celebration was just…
Krapina is my hometown. Zagorje runs through veins. Kajkavian dialect is spoken out loud by my core. So please, allow me to show you a portion of heaven given to us people from Zagorje to enjoy, nourish, and remain proud. Krapina Krapina was first mentioned in 1193. It has always been a favorite site for…
This is a post of a lovely, walkable city that will charm all wine, gastronomy and history lovers. From Markets to Mustard! This capital of Burgundie is calling you to get all its tastes. And you will not know all of these existed! The province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until…
Avignon is a city on the Rhône river in the south of France. It is surrounded by walls of Avignon (French: Les Remparts d’Avignon) – a series of defensive stone walls that were originally built in the 14th century during the Avignon papacy and have been continually rebuilt and repaired throughout their subsequent history. We entered through Porte Saint-Michel. The…
This historical province of southeastern France, extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It largely corresponds with the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur . The largest city of the region and its modern-day capital is Marseille. Known for its diverse landscapes, miles of…
First time I went to Venice, Italy it was with my grandfather and my brother. We arrived to the outskirts of the city by bus and then took a water […]
First time I went to Venice, Italy it was with my grandfather and my brother. We arrived to the outskirts of the city by bus and then took a water taxi to get into the city.
The city center is a set of islands connected by bridges and channels through which the gondolas are operating as the most important mean of transport. Since Venezia was built on the rotting trucks cut down and transported from the Croatian coast, no wonder it is sinking 4-6 mm per year.
Venice has blossomed in 16 century renaissance. It was a city state firstly but soon became republic, one of the most powerful countries of its times. The supreme authority of the country was a Doge living in his Doge’s palace.
The Doge’s palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. Next to it is a Piazza San Marco with St Mark’s Basilica and the Campanile of St Mark.
The tower is topped by a cube, alternate faces of which show the Lion of St. Mark and the female representation of Venice (la Giustizia, italian Justice).
Another attraction is the Bridge of Sighs. It connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace and it was named after many convicts would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells.
The symbol of Venice is a lion and the patron is St Mark. The fact that the Lion of Venice is having his leg placed on an open book means the building where the statue is set, was erected in the time of peace. If the book is closed, the building was built in the times of war.
As we wandered a city a lot, following the traces of the italian renaissance, carneval , the famous female seducer Casanova and his courtesans… we finished the day having a coffee at the cost of the Grand Canal of Venezia watching the gondolas passing by in the sunset.
RED RIDING HOOD 
Those canals look beautiful! I’ve been to Sicily and Rome before, but never Venice – I hope I’ll manage to go sometime, I’ve heard so many great things about it!
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Venice is just amazing, we have been there also couple of times, its incomparable.
Even though its usually very often full of tourists.Interesting also, that the replica in Vegas is so good, gives a bit of Venice feeling there as well. What we missed so far is the Carneval in Venice at all and this is still on our bucket list. Thanks for bringing back some nice memories 🙂
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Venice is probably the only famous Italian city that I haven’t been to. Your pictures are amazing .It is something I still want to see, I just don’t want to be surrounded by tourists everywhere. Was it bad when you went?
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VEry NICE 🙂 Been there twice but always passing by. There is no way not too like Venice. I am planning on going back and this time, take my time. Thanks for the reminder 😉
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Doge’s palace look really beautiful and thanks for the written up of historical facts I remember staying in the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas and the hostel had the exactly the same structure with Doge’s palace. Wish I would visit the real one one day!
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Venice is one of my favourite cities! When I was studying in Italy it was the one city I kept going back to time and time again, it has a certain charm that’s unrivalled!
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Mais non Annissa, la chronique était validée depuis fort longtemps, je ne l’ai pas validée à Carrefour JE ME SUIS SOUVENU qu’il fallait que je la publie lorsque j’ai vu le lapin.Et puis, qui l&rorus;auqait cru ? hein, qui aurait cru qu’on aurait pu croiser le lapin taulard en Moselle ? ça a au moins eu le mérite de nous le faire découvrir ici dans le coin
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Superior thinking deastotrmned above. Thanks!
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Muchas gracias. ?Como puedo iniciar sesion?
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Contra el feo vicio de pedir, existe la noble virtud de no dar.
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