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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

B-Turtle: Travel Freedom with BT Voyage and e-bike camping

05-12-2019

BTurtle: Travel Freedom BT V…

We have had a number of occasions on using and reporting about the mini-caravan ...

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...

By bike from the sports campsite to Vondel Park

24-01-2024

By bike from the sports camp…

Today we are going to the well-known Vondel Park in Amsterdam, which is located ...

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

Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche - wooden church in Hahnenklee

Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche - wooden church in Hahnenk…

12-11-2022 | Hits:1963

Another interesting encounter along the way on the way to Goslar: The wooden sta...

The Franconian Open Air Museum Bad Windsheim

The Franconian Open Air Museum Bad Windsheim

11-11-2021 | Hits:2884

Our stay in Kitzingen should also lead to a day trip that Brita and her friend G...

On the Rhine river between Bingen and Boppard

On the Rhine river between Bingen and Boppard

02-06-2022 | Hits:1761

Summer time – vacation time, also in Brita's house in Albertshofen. And since ...

Mödling - on the edge of the Viennese basin with Robert

Mödling - on the edge of the Viennese basin with …

11-08-2017 | Hits:3895

Robert's name has long been a synonym for our readers, often we have reported on...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Lefkosa - Nicosia - a still devided City

Lefkosa - Nicosia - a still devided City

01-03-2024 | Hits:7018

Within our project we visited Lefkosa / Nicosia, the still divided capital of Cy...

Lawyer / Notary in Turkey

Lawyer / Notary in Turkey

28-07-2020 | Hits:5952

One thing every visitor to Turkey would like to avoid, is to need a lawyer. Howe...

Girne / Kyrenia - a short history of the city

Girne / Kyrenia - a short history of the city

19-02-2024 | Hits:6214

Wilbrand of Oldenburg, at the time Bishop of Paderborn and Utrecht, was very clo...

Car number plates of Turkey - numbers mark origin

Car number plates of Türkiye - numbers mark origi…

17-02-2024 | Hits:33455

For the traveler initially unfamiliar are the license plates on motor homes and ...

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

The Klis Fortress - bulwark to the Split peninsula

The Klis Fortress - bulwark to the Split peninsula

01-10-2023 | Hits:1482

The first point of our sightseeing program was scheduled early the next morning...

Cheb in Czech Republic - Covered bridge crossing the Eger

Cheb in Czech Republic - Covered bridge crossing E…

19-08-2017 | Hits:38924

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

Hiking Tour of Warsaw's Old Town

Hiking Tour of Warsaw's Old Town

12-06-2023 | Hits:1762

As already described in the article "Off to the city centre of Warsaw", we first...

Day trip to Vid - Roman trading post Narona

Day trip to Vid - Roman trading post Narona

29-09-2015 | Hits:10686

Once again we were on the road to follow some directions to places of interest. ...

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