Grindel in Hamburg

10 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hamburg Reading Time:  10 minutes

Hamburg Kammerspiele (theatre) © Martin Petersen/cc-by-a-3.0

Hamburg Kammerspiele (theatre) © Martin Petersen/cc-by-a-3.0

The Grindel is a quarter in the Hamburg-Rotherbaum district with its centre at Allende-Platz (formerly: Bornplatz) and the area of ​​Grindelberg to the north, which today belongs to the Harvestehude district. Documentary mentions of the former forest and wetland west of the (later built) Dammtor can be found from the 14th century onwards. The main building of the University of Hamburg is located near the Dammtor train station, not far from the main campus (Von-Melle-Park) with the Hamburg State and University Library Carl von Ossietzky, the Audimax and several other teaching buildings. On the other side of Grindelallee, other teaching buildings are grouped around Martin-Luther-King-Platz. The Geomatikum near the Schlump underground station forms the end in the west.   read more…

Raymond James Stadium in Tampa

9 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Sport Reading Time:  8 minutes

The pirate ship © Bernard Gagnon/cc-by-sa-3.0

The pirate ship © Bernard Gagnon/cc-by-sa-3.0

Raymond James Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampa, Florida, United States. It opened in 1998 and is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of South Florida (USF) Bulls college football program. The seating capacity for most sporting events is 69,218, though it can be expanded to about 75,000 for special events with the addition of temporary seating. Raymond James Stadium was built at public expense as a replacement for Tampa Stadium and is known for the replica pirate ship located behind the seating area in the north end zone. Raymond James Financial, a financial service firm headquartered in the Tampa Bay area, has held the naming rights for the stadium for the stadium’s entire existence.   read more…

Fika

8 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  4 minutes

Fika © flickr.com - Tim Boyd cc-by-2.0

Fika © flickr.com – Tim Boyd cc-by-2.0

Fika is a social institution in Sweden. It means taking a break from an activity to have coffee or, more rarely, another drink with family, friends or colleagues.   read more…

Grand Canal in Venice

7 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Peter K Burian/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Peter K Burian/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Grand Canal (Italian: Canal Grande, locally and informally Canalazzo; Venetian: Canal Grando, locally usually Canałaso) is the largest channel in Venice, Italy, forming one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city.   read more…

Amorgos Island in the Cyclades

6 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Lagada © Zde/cc-by-sa-4.0

Lagada © Zde/cc-by-sa-4.0

Amorgos is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group in Greece. Along with 16 neighboring islets, the largest of which (by land area) is Nikouria Island, it comprises the municipality of Amorgos, which has a land area of 126.346 square kilometres (48.782 square miles) and at the 2021 census had a population of 1,961.   read more…

Rostock City Harbour

5 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Hanse Sail 2010 © Andreas Kosmehl

Hanse Sail 2010 © Andreas Kosmehl

The Rostock City Harbor is the part of the harbor that lies on the southern bank of the Lower Warnow, north of the historic old town of the Hanseatic city of Rostock. Today, the berths are used for workboats, small to medium-sized passenger ships, riverboats, local and regional transport, and yachts. The maximum permissible draft is 6.4 meters.   read more…

Villa Cavrois in Croix

4 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  11 minutes

© flickr.com - Jean-Pierre Dalbéra/cc-by-2.0

© flickr.com – Jean-Pierre Dalbéra/cc-by-2.0

Villa Cavrois in Croix is a large modernist mansion built in 1932 by French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for Paul Cavrois, an industrialist from Roubaix active in the textile industry.   read more…

Strand in London

3 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, London Reading Time:  5 minutes

© Bernard Gagnon/cc-by-sa-3.0

© Bernard Gagnon/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Strand (commonly referred to with a leading “The”, but formally without) is a major street in the City of Westminster, Central London. The street, which is part of London’s West End theatreland, runs just over 3/4 mile (1.2 km) from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar, where it becomes Fleet Street in the City of London, and is part of the A4, a main road running west from inner London.   read more…

The Mercer Hotel in SoHo

2 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, New York City Reading Time:  5 minutes

© flickr.com - ajay_suresh/cc-by-2.0

© flickr.com – ajay_suresh/cc-by-2.0

The Mercer Hotel, located at the corner of Mercer and Prince Streets in SoHo, Manhattan, New York City. It offers 73 guest rooms on six floors of a Romanesque revival building. Opening in 1997, The Mercer is the sister hotel to The Greenwich Hotel.   read more…

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