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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 Vienna - From Campsite Wien West

17-11-2017

Mountain biking in Vienna - …

If you would like to experience Vienna in a completely different way and not onl...

Cycling hike to Wiehe with a stopover at St. Ursula

08-05-2024

Cycling hike to Wiehe with a…

Although we had only just roughly cleaned the e-bikes (the forest paths on the F...

With the BTurtle and the HNF XD2 along the Alpe Adria bike path

11-12-2019

With BTurtle and HNF XD2 alo…

The Alpe Adria Cycle Path, also known as the Ciclovia Alpe Adria Cycle Path or t...

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

Walk through the Wümme Greens near Ottersberg

Walk through the Wümme Greens near Ottersberg

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At Ottersberg, about 20 kilometers from Bremen, the Wümme branches into an inla...

Halle - Donkey fountain and the Beatles Museum at the Old Market

Halle - Donkey fountain and Beatles Museum at Old …

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The next day was to be followed by another tour of downtown Halle, so Detlef did...

Two days a year - Christmas Market in Iphofen

Two days a year - Christmas Market in Iphofen

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Once again we were guest at Brita, so, after a short over fly of the press relea...

950 years Anhausen - tractors in the center of celebrations

950 years Anhausen - tractors in the center of cel…

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After the first written mentioning of the town Anhausen in the year 1067, the ce...

Albania - North Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Cyprus

Peaks of the Balkans - Long-distance trail passing Valbona

Peaks of the Balkans - Long - distance trail passi…

13-11-2016 | Hits:23440

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

The seaside resort of Saranda - just a stone's throw to Corfu

The seaside resort of Saranda - just a stone's thr…

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Saranda is located on a small, not particularly protected and south open bay on ...

Metéora - Monasteries in the spectacular side of Kalambaka

Metéora - Monasteries in the spectacular side of …

10-08-2016 | Hits:55638

The first impressions of our visit to the Metéora Monasteries we had already pu...

Durrës on the Via Egnatia - city tour and Roman history

Durrës on the Via Egnatia - city tour and Roman h…

11-07-2024 | Hits:29314

As one of the two starting points of Via Egnatia on the Balkans and as a possibl...

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

Singidunum - Further urban development in the Byzantine Empire

Singidunum - development in the Byzantine Empire

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

Madonna of Rudolfov in the South Bohemian Aleš Gallery

Madonna of Rudolfov in the South Bohemian Aleš Ga…

22-02-2024 | Hits:785

We were to encounter another surprise during our visit to the Aleš Gallery in H...

Gdansk - Walk from the Lion Fountain to Long Lane

Gdansk - Walk from the Lion Fountain to Long Lane

19-07-2024 | Hits:526

We were in Poland again for a family communion and, despite the late hour and ra...

Oliva - Park Adam Mickiewicz - green oasis in Gdansk

Oliva - Park Adam Mickiewicz - green oasis in Gdan…

13-06-2024 | Hits:897

Our trip to Gdansk began with a family reunion at Oliva Park Adam Mickiewicz, fo...

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