Theme Week Engadine

23 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  12 minutes

Lakes of Upper Engadine © Biovi

Lakes of Upper Engadine © Biovi

The Engadin or Engadine (Romansh: Engiadina; German: Engadin; Italian: Engadina; French: Engadine) is a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden in southeasternmost Switzerland with about 25,000 inhabitants. It follows the route of the Inn (Romansh: En) from its headwaters at Maloja Pass in the southwest running roughly northeast until the Inn flows into Austria, little less than one hundred kilometers downstream. The En/Inn subsequently flows at Passau into the Danube, making it the only Swiss river to drain into the Black Sea. The Engadine is protected by high mountain ranges on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities.   read more…

Weizmann Institute of Science in Rechovot

23 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Union for the Mediterranean, Universities, Colleges, Academies Reading Time:  9 minutes

Main gate with sign calling for the return of hostages © Chenspec/cc-by-sa-4.0

Main gate with sign calling for the return of hostages © Chenspec/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Weizmann Institute of Science (Hebrew: Machon Weizmann LeMada) was established in 1934 as a public research university in Rehovot, fourteen years before the State of Israel was founded. The institute is now a multidisciplinary research center, employing around 3,800 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and scientific, technical, and administrative staff working at the institute. Unlike other Israeli universities, it exclusively offers postgraduate-only degrees in the natural and exact sciences. As of 2019, the Weizmann Institute of Science has been associated with six Nobel laureates and three Turing Award winners.   read more…

Gazpacho

22 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  5 minutes

© Elke Wetzig/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Elke Wetzig/cc-by-sa-4.0

Gazpacho (Spanish) or gaspacho (Portuguese), also called Andalusian gazpacho (from Spanish gazpacho andaluz), is a cold soup and drink made of raw, blended vegetables. It originated in the southern regions of the Iberian Peninsula and spread into other areas. Gazpacho is widely eaten in Spain and Portugal, particularly in summer, since it is refreshing and cool.   read more…

Cartier Building in New York City

21 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, New York City, Shopping Reading Time:  5 minutes

© flickr.com - cogito ergo imago/cc-by-sa-2.0

© flickr.com – cogito ergo imago/cc-by-sa-2.0

The Cartier Building, also 653 Fifth Avenue, is a commercial building on the southeast corner of 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The building serves as the flagship store of Cartier in New York City. It consists of two conjoined residences completed in 1905: the Morton F. Plant residence at 651–653 Fifth Avenue, designed by Robert W. Gibson, and the Edward Holbrook residence at 4 East 52nd Street, designed by C. P. H. Gilbert.   read more…

Portuguese Quarter in Hamburg

20 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Hamburg, Shopping Reading Time:  5 minutes

© Bernhard Diener/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Bernhard Diener/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Portuguese Quarter in Hamburg is a neighborhood in the southern part of Hamburg’s Neustadt district. Its name derives from the numerous immigrants from Spain and Portugal who settled here, and the gastronomy that is primarily influenced by them. The district is particularly popular with tourists and is marketed accordingly.   read more…

Juneteenth

19 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Adoption of the 13th Amendment by the House of Representatives © Harper's Weekly

Adoption of the 13th Amendment by the House of Representatives © Harper’s Weekly

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday’s name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth”, referring to June 19, 1865, the day when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War. In the Civil War period, slavery came to an end in various areas of the United States at different times. Many enslaved Southerners escaped, demanded wages, stopped work, or took up arms against the Confederacy of slave states. In January 1865, Congress finally proposed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution for the national abolition of slavery. By June 1865, almost all enslaved persons had been freed by the victorious Union Army or by state abolition laws. When the national abolition amendment was ratified in December, the remaining enslaved people in Delaware and in Kentucky were freed.   read more…

Clisson in the Pays de la Loire

19 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Notre-Dame church © Stephanemartin/cc-by-sa-3.0

Notre-Dame church © Stephanemartin/cc-by-sa-3.0

Clisson (Gallo: Cliczon, Breton: Klison), is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the region of Pays de la Loire, western France. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Sèvre Nantaise and Moine, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Nantes. The Hellfest music festival has taken place outside the town since 2006.   read more…

Sigmaringen on the River Danube

18 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

© Felix König/cc-by-3.0

© Felix König/cc-by-3.0

Sigmaringen (Swabian: Semmerenga) is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district.   read more…

Desert Hot Springs in California

17 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

City Hall © Z3lvs

City Hall © Z3lvs

Desert Hot Springs is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The city is located within the Coachella Valley geographic region. The population was 32,512 as of the 2020 census, up from 25,938 at the 2010 census. The city has experienced rapid growth since the 1970s when there were 2,700 residents. The city is commonly referred to by its initials, DHS.   read more…

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