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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

BTurtle Station Lichtenau - Paderborn -

07-02-2019

BTurtle Station Lichtenau - …

Benjamin had been working in the camping equipment branch for some time, so we h...

With the e-bike to the beach IJmuiden aan Zee

15-01-2024

With the e-bike to the beach…

The IJmuiden aan Zee beach is located in front of the Seaport IJmuiden marina an...

Bike-Caravan for e-bikes - a meeting at Zeitz

31-03-2022

Bike-Caravan for e-bikes - a…

Especially during the pandemic, the demand for "outdoor options" increased conti...

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

Walpurgis Night in Sankt Andreasberg – Backgrounds

Walpurgis Night in Sankt Andreasberg – Backgroun…

05-05-2023 | Hits:1086

Of course, everyone knows the legends and stories about the witches from the Bro...

A handicraft jewel on the Halterbach in Vienna

A handicraft jewel on the Halterbach in Vienna

15-03-2020 | Hits:5674

With its 6.3 kilometres, Halterbach is the 2nd longest stream in Vienna, which f...

Museum Quintana - Romans and Archeology in Künzing

Museum Quintana - Romans and Archeology in Künzin…

02-11-2016 | Hits:8308

After our visit to the Roman Museum Boiotro in Passau, we had changed our plans...

Würzburg Christmas market and meeting with Nevfel Cumart

Würzburg Christmas market and meeting with Nevfel…

22-12-2023 | Hits:871

As part of his “Creative Writing Workshops” activities, Nevfel Cumart had sp...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Crossing the Rio-Andirrio-Bridge to Peloponnesus Peninsula

Crossing the Rio-Andirrio-Bridge to Peloponnesus

23-09-2016 | Hits:24282

After our surprisingly pleasant and interesting stopover in Nafpaktos we had dec...

Sea balls on the beach of Durres - in large quantities

Sea balls on the beach of Durres - in large quanti…

11-07-2024 | Hits:10109

During our tour through the city through Durres, we decided to take a stopover o...

Campers at Spa Pozar Loutraki Aridea next to Orma

Campers at Spa Pozar Loutraki Aridea next to Orma

09-11-2015 | Hits:59919

This weekend again pointed cloudless sky and therefore very pleasant daytime tem...

Afytos - once a fisherman's village - today a tourist attraction

Afytos - once a fisherman's village - today touris…

24-05-2022 | Hits:6774

In search of a bakery, which offers the delicious Kourambie cakes all year ...

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

Zegrze reservoir, Narew and Bug rivers - weather in November

Zegrze reservoir, Narew and Bug rivers - November …

19-11-2020 | Hits:2552

On the road again in Poland, we had been looking for accommodation in the vicini...

Pirate galleon in the port of Gdynia

Pirate galleon in the port of Gdynia

16-06-2024 | Hits:723

As a child of the coast, you are of course familiar with sailing ships of variou...

World famous old bridge

World famous old bridge "Stari most" cro…

06-05-2021 | Hits:6318

Although the young state of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which emerged from the multi-eth...

Thracians, Celts and then the Romans in Singidunum

Thracians, Celts and then the Romans in Singidunum

19-11-2017 | Hits:5538

From the 6th to the 4th century BC Thracian and Scythian tribes immigrated to th...

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