The Parisian winter morning was cold and gray, but inside the metro train, I could barely notice it. The PA announced the end of the line,Porte de Clignancourt. This was it, the last stop on Line 4 was my destination. Just outside the station, the surrounding area gave the impression that the Métro had transported me to another city, this ...
To be honest, I do not remember how the hell I ended up there. Before arriving in Berlin for the fourth time, I didn’t even know there was a museum dedicated to the defunct German Democratic Republic; little did I know it would be the most colorful and flamboyant so-called quirky museum that I would have experienced. Worse, I never ...
Bucharest Travel Guide Bucharest Travel Guide Weather and Best Time to visit Where to sleep in Bucharest Getting there and around Useful information Historical background HOTELS IN BUCHAREST Romanian cuisine is very much related to and influenced by the cuisines of neighboring countries. Turkish, Hungarian, Austrian and Bulgarian influences are present in dishes around the country and have been assimilated, ...
Bari is a town usually ignored by visitors touring Italy. Bari, the capital of the region of Puglia (Apulia), offers a different view of southern Italy. In addition to having its own, distinct character, Bari is the gateway to tour one of the most beautiful areas of the peninsula. Places like Alberobello, Polignano a Mare or Matera are all within ...
Like any other modern urban dweller would do, I spend a fair amount of time on the metro system, either sprinting on a train or walking through the maze-like corridors in order to get from one place to the other. For this reason, many would think that visiting an old abandoned subway station just for the sake of it may ...
Bratislava is one of those quaint towns that are beautiful without having any unmissable icons or landmarks. It’s a place to wander, to walk around its small cobbled streets and just enjoy the calm beauty of the city. The capital of Slovakia is the purest example of what a quintessential Central European town should be; compact, navigable and full of ...
The number of families with small children walking towards the museum should have been a warning. If you hate children, Sunday is definitely not the best day to visit a place with dinosaur skeletons and stuffed animals. The Museum für Naturkunde, also known as Naturkundemuseum, was founded in 1810 and it’s one of the oldest scientific institutions in Europe. It ...
Southern Belgium boasts an attractive blend of cultures, combining both the Gallic and Germanic characters and ways of life. In many aspects, Wallonia is a very small region that seems to contain, at the same time, many small countries with fascinating history and tasty cuisine. Where art and gorgeous architecture serve as a backdrop for romantic walks along the Meuse ...
We tend to think about airlines as a relatively new industry. However, scheduled air transport services for passengers and cargo have been around since the beginning of the 20th century. Actually, the first commercial passenger airline dates back to 1913, when a scheduled service between Tampa and St Petersburg operated by the St Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line opened. This feat, that ...
Barcelona is a city with hundreds of things to do. There’s impresive architecture, beautiful parks, lots of shopping streets full of stores that can satisfy both bargain hunters and high end fashionistas and the charm that you find in the Old Gothic Quarter is hard to find anywhere else in Europe. But if there is a component that makes Barcelona ...