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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

Finne Mountain Range - on the way with the HNF UD3 All-Terrain

05-09-2020

Finne Mountain Range - bikin…

Finne is a mountain range up to 370 meters high and around 23 km long in the Bur...

Premiere is successfully passed - with e-bike and B Turtle

12-01-2019

BTVoyage - with E-bike and B…

During last year's Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf and the CMT in Stuttgart countles...

Heinrich on tour - against plastic waste in the sea

20-04-2019

Heinrich on Tour - against p…

It was September 2, 2009, late afternoon, the day that turned my life upside dow...

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

Stolberg – One of the pearls of the Southern Harz

Stolberg – One of the pearls of the Southern Har…

23-05-2020 | Hits:6860

On the way to our authors' meeting in Halle, we wanted to visit the Harz town of...

Medieval wall remains, towers and gates in Jena

Medieval wall remains, towers and gates in Jena

26-08-2017 | Hits:85536

From the campsite "Unter dem Jenzig", our route into the city center of Jena too...

Paulinenpark and bell garden in Apolda

Paulinenpark and church bell garden in Apolda

10-09-2023 | Hits:1611

Anyone who, like us, initially thinks that in Apolda there are only bluebells, w...

Let´s join the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf

Let´s join the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf

12-06-2022 | Hits:1909

Despite the many appointments and the tight time frame of our current trip throu...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Kruja - center in the struggle for freedom against Ottoman

Kruja - center in the struggle for freedom against…

13-09-2016 | Hits:225220

After our visit to Durres we were driven to mountain town Kruja by passing Tiran...

Thessalonica - Citadel and ramparts of Heptapyrgion Castle

Thessalonica - Citadel and ramparts of Heptapyrgio…

21-07-2016 | Hits:13754

In the morning we had left again to explore Thessalonica, when we first moved fr...

Paragliding take-off in Galicica National Park

Paragliding take-off in Galicica National Park

26-12-2023 | Hits:867

To further explore possible outdoor activities (hiking, mountain biking and para...

Hammam - also Hamam - the steam bath of Agkistro

Hammam - or Hamam - the steam bath of Agkistro

09-03-2017 | Hits:7977

The Hammām is a further development of the Greek-Roman bath, which the ancient ...

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

Cheb in Czech Republic - Covered bridge crossing the Eger

Cheb in Czech Republic - Covered bridge crossing E…

19-08-2017 | Hits:38941

During our walk through Cheb, we took advantage of the magnificent view from the...

HR Giger - Invitation to the exhibition “Metamorphoses”

HR Giger - Invitation to the exhibition “Metamor…

05-10-2023 | Hits:4476

After the first surprise due to our invitation to the exhibition “Metamorphose...

Gdynia - sandy beach and business port of great importance

Gdynia - sandy beaches and important business port

24-06-2019 | Hits:5253

Today an imposing city on the Baltic Sea, Gdynia was a real village until 1918. ...

Tomb stones - Stecci at the wayside of Imotski

Tomb stones - Stecci at the wayside of Imotski

25-09-2015 | Hits:15291

We were coming back from Imotski on the way for camping in Omis on the open fiel...

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