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Master Builder Sinan - a humble genius

Master Builder Sinan - a humble genius

On our travels through the historically significant sites of Turkey, we frequently encountered the name of the great master builder and architect of the Ottoman era, Koca Mimar Sinan, the "venerable Master Builder Sinan."

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UVERSE – The Leipzig Book Fair's Young Creative Workshop

UVERSE – The L…

The popular Youth Campus will return to the Leipzi...

Franziska Maderthaner - exhibition in the Rothamel Gallery

Franziska Madert…

Franziska Maderthaner interweaves representational...

Guest performance by Tiyatro Tempo in Antalya

Guest performanc…

As part of the series of events “50 years of the...

Kahla - Porcelain for everyone from the center of Porcelain

Kahla - Porcelai…

After the first visit of the city center of Jena, ...

Master Builder Sinan - a humble genius

Master Builder Sinan…

On our travels through the historically significan...

Artemisia - Ruler of Ancient Halicarnassus

Artemisia - Ruler of…

Artemisia was a daughter of Lygdamis. Around 480 B...

Fisherman of Halicarnassus

The Fisherman of Hal…

Cevat Şakir Kabaagaçlı, the son of an Ottoman f...

UVERSE – The Leipzig Book Fair's Young Creative Workshop

UVERSE – The Leipz…

The popular Youth Campus will return to the Leipzi...

Mike & The Mechanics

Mike & The Mecha…

In addition to his activities with Phil Collins an...

Saicur's debut album,

Saicur's debut album…

She is the first artist who created an anthem for ...

International Street Art Music Festival at Residential Palace

International Street…

The Residential Palace in Ludwigsburg is a truly i...

Busking – a little stopover at the port of Marseille

Busking – a little…

As in many cities, street music in Marseille re-es...

Mistletoe - Sandalwood plants and their mythological background

Mistletoe - Sandalwo…

Who does not know them, the characters from the As...

St. Nicholas Church Rostock - Rostock Bosai Days 2024

St. Nicholas Church …

It is often just coincidences that cross our path ...

Hiking - Giant Parasol Mushroom at Lake Garder

Hiking - Giant Paras…

With the end of the summer camping fun and our mov...

Beach grass - a native plant of particular use

Beach grass - a nati…

The mudflat hike to the bird sanctuary island of M...

Bouillabaisse - a Provencal fish dish in Marseille

Bouillabaisse - a Pr…

Our days in Marseille were coming to an end and we...

Porcini mushrooms - a food specialty from the forest

Porcini mushrooms - …

Our walks or rather hikes in the region around Lak...

Honey cake everywhere - an interesting variation from Holland

Honey cake everywher…

Honey is considered a healthy, aromatic sweetener ...

Fresh fish from the fish market at Güzelbahçe

Fresh fish from the …

We were on our way to the Turkish metropolis of Iz...

Bicycle-Travelling & E-Bike-Camping

CMT - Three days of cycling & hiking trips

11-12-2023

CMT - Three days of cycling …

Active holidays are booming, this will also become clear at Fahrrad- & Wande...

Cycle tour to the Burgaltendorf castle ruins from Essen-Horst

28-06-2024

Cycle tour to the Burgaltend…

The starting point for our cycling explorations in the Ruhr area was once again ...

Short holiday to Arnhem - with the B-Turtle on the way

26-06-2019

Short holiday to Arnhem - wi…

Not just long trips for many days or in distant regions, a short trip with the B...

Germany - Austria - Switzerland - Italy - Great Britain - France - Netherlands

Off to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress – by cable car

Off to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress – by cable car

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Our days in Koblenz were, as is unfortunately so often the case, far too short, ...

Viaducts of the former Finnebahn near Bad Bibra

Viaducts of the former Finnebahn near Bad Bibra

08-08-2022 | Hits:1641

The two viaducts between Bad Bibra and Saubach were probably the most difficult ...

Motya – Sacred Pool of Baal and not an inland port

Motya – Sacred Pool of Baal and not an inland po…

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On the west coast of Sicily, in the middle of the naturally protected lagoon Lo ...

The Lessing town of Kamenz on the edge of the Sorbian region

Lessing town of Kamenz on the edge of Sorbian regi…

27-08-2023 | Hits:1910

Following an invitation from Claudia and Heinrich, we drove to the previously co...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Apart Hotels in Turkey

Apart Hotels in Turkey - price worthy alternative

23-12-2013 | Hits:5548

An Apartment Hotel (also ApartHotel, Apart Hotel and Apart-Hotel) is a type of a...

To the beach of Shkodra - fine dark gravel awaiting us!

To the beach of Shkodra - fine dark gravel awaitin…

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After some explorations in the city of Shkodra and the surrounding areas, we als...

Sithonia - even in the late autumn still beautiful

Sithonia - even in autumn and winter still beautif…

03-01-2018 | Hits:13711

Once again we were on the way to Sithonia, the still lovely sunshine in mid-Nove...

Paragliding in Turkey. It is fun!

Paragliding in Turkey. It is always fun!

21-12-2013 | Hits:9191

Paragliding sport is to take off by means of running from a high hill instead of...

Serbia - Hungary - Czech Republic - Slovenia - Croatia - Poland

Dar Pomorza - three-masted sail training ship in Gdynia

Dar Pomorza - three-masted sail training ship in G…

31-12-2022 | Hits:3556

Despite the freezing cold and after a very good meal at the port of Gedingen, a ...

Singidunum - fortification on the Danube limes of the Romans

Singidunum - fortification on the Danube limes of …

04-11-2017 | Hits:8741

Singidunum was once the name of the ancient Roman city at the mouth of the Sava ...

Monument against fascism - shoes on the bank of Danube

Monument against fascism - shoes on the bank of Da…

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From a distance we had noticed some crowds of visitors who had gathered on the e...

Madonna of Rudolfov in the South Bohemian Aleš Gallery

Madonna of Rudolfov in the South Bohemian Aleš Ga…

22-02-2024 | Hits:1803

We were to encounter another surprise during our visit to the Aleš Gallery in H...

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