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Saint Nicholas of Myra

Saint Nicholas of Myra - a Christian Character in Demre

Each year between 4th and 6th December, the village of Demre (whose historic name is Myra), well known usually for the quality and the taste of their delicious tomatoes and oranges, faces an invasion of scientists and amateur historians.

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Galerie Rothamel – Exhibition Grita and Moritz Götze

Galerie Rothamel…

The days are getting darker, the light must come f...

506 submissions for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2025

506 submissions …

They are wanted again - outstanding German-languag...

Cosplay, manga, anime - at the Leipzig Book Fair

Cosplay, manga, …

Manga is actually just the Japanese term for comic...

Maya Gabeira is the best big wave surfer in the world

Maya Gabeira is …

Her record is 22.4 meters, which she set in 2020 o...

Phrygians - The origins of the migrating people were in Thrace

Phrygians - The orig…

Our tours through Anatolia had led us to the so-ca...

Turkiye - Prehistory and Antiquity of Asia Minor

Turkiye - Prehistory…

Large parts of what is now Turkey were already set...

Mistletoe in mythology - especially during Advent

Mistletoe in mytholo…

Our visit to the Christmas market in Naumburg yest...

Galerie Rothamel – Exhibition Grita and Moritz Götze

Galerie Rothamel –…

The days are getting darker, the light must come f...

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...

Saicur - a soundtrack against the absurd behavior

Saicur - a soundtrac…

SAICUR presents a soundtrack against the absurd be...

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

To the windmills of Zaanse Schans - by e-bike, of course

04-08-2023

To the windmills of Zaanse S…

Located in the Dutch municipality of Zaanstad, the Zaanse Schans is a small, tra...

Encountering the dike sheep on the Unstrut

19-05-2022

Encountering the dike sheep …

Sheep provide us with wool, milk and meat and are among the oldest breeds of dom...

Riding E-bike to the Sösetalsperre near Osterode

22-11-2022

Riding E-bike to the Söseta…

Once again, the glorious sunshine lured us onto our bikes and the decision was q...

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

Once a Roman lighthouse - later part of the Dover fortress

Once a Roman lighthouse - later part of the Dover …

10-05-2020 | Hits:3934

The approximately 563 km long English Channel continues as an inlet to the Atlan...

Nebra – ancient sky disk and yet hardly any revival?

Nebra – ancient sky disk and yet hardly any revi…

02-04-2020 | Hits:4286

Who of us has not heard the name Nebra at least once? Since the discovery of the...

Scheiblingstein - a Roman milestone in the Vienna Woods

Scheiblingstein - a Roman milestone in the Vienna …

09-03-2020 | Hits:4817

The Wienerwald has also been populated by people since time immemorial. Neolithi...

Coastal sea rescue - 150 years service to shipwrecked people

Coastal sea rescue - 150 years service to shipwrec…

15-09-2023 | Hits:1186

After visiting Lütetsburg, high in the north of Germany, we also came to the po...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

The Ohrid Lake and its bubbling, underground springs

The Ohrid Lake and its bubbling underground spring…

06-10-2016 | Hits:45311

Lake Ohrid is one of the oldest lakes in the world, often referred to be the sec...

Magirus Deutz fire brigade Camper at Zampetas in Thessaloniki

Magirus Deutz Camper at Zampetas in Thessaloniki

26-10-2015 | Hits:371348

Once again, there was an interesting and surprising meeting, this time it was a ...

Kormakitis / Koruçam - Maronite Church in the center

Kormakitis / Koruçam - Maronite Church in the cen…

18-02-2024 | Hits:6813

Of course, we were excited to see where the invitation to North Cyprus was leadi...

Selimiye - Bedesten - Caravanserai

Selimiye - Bedesten - Caravanserai

23-02-2024 | Hits:1209

The Selimiye Mosque is one of the most important mosques in Northern Cyprus, as ...

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

Salona sees us off towards Lake Ohrid

Salona sees us off towards Lake Ohrid

28-10-2023 | Hits:1001

After the really informative and family-oriented days with the Bralic family in ...

Gdansk - recreational and nature reserves line the bike paths

Gdansk - recreational & nature reserves line t…

02-07-2019 | Hits:7910

The infrastructure projects funded by the EU in recent years have not just provi...

Dar Pomorza - three-masted sail training ship in Gdynia

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

31-12-2022 | Hits:1954

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

Kite- and windsurfing in the bay of Rewa

Kite- and windsurfing in the bay of Rewa

10-07-2021 | Hits:3568

Everywhere in Poland, where there are sailing centers, you can also do windsurfi...

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