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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

The bike project

21-05-2019

The bike project "Ciclo…

After our days in Venice and on Lake Garda, the next stop for several days was t...

With e-bike & bicycle caravan to 2nd meeting in Wunschendorf

13-09-2022

With e-bike & bicycle ca…

In 2022, Jörg again invited to the meeting of the bicycle caravan fans in Wunsc...

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...

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

Hike along the Kaiserweg from Billroda to Lossa

Hike along the Kaiserweg from Billroda to Lossa

26-07-2020 | Hits:5267

The view out of the window on Sunday morning was good enough to collect our back...

Spaarndam - the eternal battle with the water

Spaarndam - the eternal battle with the water

22-08-2023 | Hits:1986

Sure, Holland is a relatively flat country, with large parts of the land area ev...

Laufen - Another stop at the Rhine Falls from Schaffhausen

Laufen - Another stop at the Rhine Falls at Schaff…

30-03-2022 | Hits:9352

Coming from Zurich, our route again led past the Rhine Falls, which, at 23 meter...

Schulpforte - boarding school for promotion of talented people

Schulpforte - school for promotion of talented peo…

11-06-2021 | Hits:2665

The historical imposing buildings of the "village" Schulpforte had already struc...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

On the way to New Zealand - America later on?!

On the way to New Zealand - America later on?!

28-07-2016 | Hits:25815

Again there was an interesting meeting, this time with Suse and Axel from Munich...

Kormakitis / Koruçam - Maronite Church in the center

Kormakitis / Koruçam - Maronite Church in the cen…

18-02-2024 | Hits:6815

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

The ancient Roman Elbasan - once Scampa at Via Egnatia

The ancient Roman Elbasan - once Scampa at Via Egn…

05-09-2016 | Hits:56273

The first historically known settlers in the area of Elbasan belonged to the eth...

Peaks of the Balkans - Long-distance trail passing Valbona

Peaks of the Balkans - Long - distance trail passi…

13-11-2016 | Hits:23435

The "Peaks of the Balkans" hiking trail is a 192 kilometer long hiking trail in ...

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

Intermediate stop in Belgrade - floating hotel on the Danube?

Intermediate stop in Belgrade - floating hotel on …

17-12-2016 | Hits:48585

After a few days of organizational office work in Germany, we supposed to go via...

Singidunum - Further urban development in the Byzantine Empire

Singidunum - development in the Byzantine Empire

09-11-2017 | Hits:5039

During the first half of the 4th century, Singidunum had a period of peace: the ...

On the way to Vienna - short visit to Györ in Hungary

On the way to Vienna - short visit to Györ in Hun…

21-08-2018 | Hits:7971

Actually, Budapest was again thought of as a stopover of our travel to the Cara...

The Diocletian's Aqueduct in Split

The Diocletian's Aqueduct in Split

18-10-2023 | Hits:1849

During our visit to Diocletian's Palace in Split, Robert had already told us abo...

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