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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

Paderborn Biking Day at Palais Neuhaus

11-05-2019

Paderborn Biking Day at Pala…

For the 18th time the Paderborn cycling day will happen this year. An event whic...

Heinrich on Tour - Preparations are running at full speed

16-05-2019

Heinrich on Tour - Preparati…

With the handover of the BTurtle, the mini-caravan for bicycles, about 3 weeks a...

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

Hiking Ebrach - thousand-year-old oak in the Steigerwald

Hiking Ebrach - thousand-year-old oak in the Steig…

03-05-2022 | Hits:1993

During our round trip through the Steigerwald, Brita also took us to the village...

Brunn am Gebirge - a tour with Robert

Brunn am Gebirge - a tour with Robert

25-11-2016 | Hits:67277

We had already mentioned Robert several times and reported about his various act...

Salt production in Bad Kissingen - Graduation Tower

Salt production in Bad Kissingen - Graduation Towe…

15-11-2021 | Hits:4595

Salt was extracted in Bad Kissingen for more than 1,000 years - the imposing gra...

Paragliding in South Africa - Porterville and Kleinkrantz

Paragliding in South Africa - Porterville and Klei…

19-10-2022 | Hits:1196

We've known each other for a few years now, so it's not surprising that our frie...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Viticulture in ancient Greece – our experience

Viticulture in ancient Greece – our experience

10-04-2021 | Hits:215375

From archaeological findings of grape seeds in Dikili Tash, a tell near Philippi...

The Illyrian tombs of Selca e Poshtme near Pogradec

The Illyrian tombs of Selca e Poshtme near Pograde…

08-09-2018 | Hits:5762

Once again we set off from Camping Rino in Struga in the direction of Pogradec ...

Architect and Project - a friend for different jobs

Architect and Project - a friend for different job…

16-06-2020 | Hits:6548

Because of the rapid development in tourism and more requests for flats and vill...

Mytilene on Lesbos - ancient fortress ruins of Mitilini

Mytilene on Lesbos - ancient fortress ruins of Mit…

27-09-2022 | Hits:1360

After a restful, quiet night in the small inn of Mitilini, after breakfast we he...

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

Camping Center Belgrade - City tour with an old-timer convertible

Camping Center Belgrade - City tour with a convert…

10-10-2017 | Hits:93475

And even if the sign in the background suggests something else, we are actually ...

About the history of Eger - today Cheb in the Czech Republic

About the history of Eger - today Cheb in Czech Re…

20-08-2017 | Hits:10740

The first written reference about the town of Cheb in 1061 was made in a documen...

Morović - sleepy small town on Bosut and Studva in Serbia

Morović - sleepy small town on Bosut and Studva i…

09-05-2023 | Hits:1469

As already mentioned in the text about the Christmas market in Alexandroupoli, w...

Our stay in Františkovy Lázně – competition with Karlovy Vary

Our stay in Františkovy Lázně – competition w…

24-10-2023 | Hits:1090

On the way to the South Bohemian Aleš Gallery to the exhibition “Metamorphose...

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