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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

Mountain Biking in Turkey

27-03-2016

Mountain Biking - new Trails…

Another, steadily growing popularity of using bicycles, is Mountain Biking in th...

Biking and Hiking on the Longdendale Trail to Woodhead Tunnel

02-10-2019

Biking & Hiking Longdend…

After our friend Paul's visit, we drove to Glossop campsite and had our equipmen...

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

A tour through the old town of Travemünde

A tour through the old town of Travemünde

17-09-2018 | Hits:8189

After our walk along the Trave, the beach and the adjoining steep coast, Micha l...

Some facts about the contemporary history of Vienna

Some facts about the contemporary history of Vienn…

11-03-2017 | Hits:92614

We had already mentioned that we wanted to use our stay during the local Roman d...

Dangast – culture and rhubarb cake in the Kurhaus

Dangast – culture and rhubarb cake in the Kurhau…

09-06-2022 | Hits:2288

For the following Sunday morning we had decided to take a short trip to Dangast...

Schleitz – racetrack, small town and Konrad Duden

Schleitz – racetrack, small town and Konrad Dude…

15-07-2023 | Hits:1168

Now that we wanted to spend a few days in Schleiz because of the 100th anniversa...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Exploring Turkey - from Taurus to Cappadocia

Exploring Turkey - from Taurus to Cappadocia

23-12-2013 | Hits:5802

Holidays at the beach - lonely mountains and lakes - relics from thousands of ye...

Skadar Lake - geologically considered a young lake in Albania

Skadar Lake - geologically considered a young lake

11-10-2015 | Hits:250150

Unlike the tectonic scale and geologically ancient Lake Ohrid, Lake Skadar in Al...

Women's Day, March 8: Photos show violence against women

Women's Day, 8/03: Photos show violence against wo…

17-06-2020 | Hits:5990

We have raised the issue of "domestic violence against women in Turkish society...

Plaka - oldest part of Athens below the Acropolis

Plaka - oldest part of Athens below the Acropolis

03-11-2018 | Hits:4189

Probably every traveler to Greece will visit the capital Athens, especially as t...

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:48590

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

Visit to the Split Archaeological Museum

Visit to the Split Archaeological Museum

29-10-2023 | Hits:2099

Already during our first, short visit to the ruined city of Salona, Robi mention...

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

Camping Center Belgrade - City tour with a convert…

10-10-2017 | Hits:93494

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

Györ - Small shops for curiosities and specialties

Györ - Small shops for curiosities and specialtie…

22-08-2018 | Hits:7968

After a first, morning recovery phase of the exhausting descent with coffee and ...

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