Postal Square in Kyiv

22 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Post Station © Kiyanka/cc-by-sa-3.0

Post Station © Kiyanka/cc-by-sa-3.0

Poshtova Square (literally: Postal Square) in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is one of the oldest historic squares of the city. Archaeological findings are dated back to the 4th century. The square is served by the metro (the Poshtova Ploshcha station), the funicular, and buses.   read more…

Chernihiv in Ukraine

20 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

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Chernihiv Philharmony © Nomad0212/cc-by-sa-4.0

Chernihiv is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv’s population is 282,747 (2022 est.). Chernihiv stands on the Desna River 150 km (93 mi) to the north-northeast of Kyiv.   read more…

Le Tréport in Normandy

18 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© Jakobswiki/cc-by-sa-4.0

Le Tréport is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France. The three towns of Le Tréport, Eu and Mers-les-Bains are known locally as the Three sisters.   read more…

European Square in Kyiv

17 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  3 minutes

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© AMY/cc-by-sa-3.0

European Square is a square located in what is known as the Old Town (Stare Misto) or the Upper Town, in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is also located at the north-eastern end of the Khreschatyk, the city’s main thoroughfare. Other streets connected to the square are Tryokhsvyatytelska Street, Volodymyrskyi Descent, and Hrushevsky Street.   read more…

Fécamp in Normandy

16 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© Daniel*D/cc-by-sa-3.0

Fécamp is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Fécamp is situated in the valley of the river Valmont, at the heart of the Pays de Caux, on the Alabaster Coast. It is around 35 km northeast of Le Havre, and around 60 km northwest of Rouen.   read more…

Kherson in Ukraine

14 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© Mitte27/cc-by-sa-4.0

Kherson is a port city in Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major shipbuilding industry and is a regional economic centre. It had a population of 280.000 in 2022. At the beginning of 2023, the remaining population was estimated at around 40,000 people.   read more…

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

13 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera, Museums, Exhibitions, Universities, Colleges, Academies Reading Time:  7 minutes

Central room © Spike/cc-by-sa-4.0

Central room © Spike/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Oceanographic Museum (Musée océanographique) is a museum of marine sciences in Monaco-Ville, Monaco. This building is part of the Institut océanographique, which is committed to sharing its knowledge of the oceans.   read more…

Independence Square in Kyiv

12 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© flickr.com – Jorge Franganillo/cc-by-2.0

Maidan Nezalezhnosti (literally “Independence Square”) is the central square of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. One of the city’s main squares, it is located on Khreshchatyk Street in the Shevchenko Raion. The square has been known under many different names, but often it is called by people simply Maidan (“square”). The square contains the iconic Independence Monument. In the 19th century, the square contained buildings of the city council and noble assembly.   read more…

Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome

10 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  10 minutes

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Column of Marcus Aurelius © flickr.com – Rodney/cc-by-sa-2.0

The Column of Marcus Aurelius (Latin: Columna Centenaria Divorum Marci et Faustinae, Italian: Colonna di Marco Aurelio) is a Roman victory column in Piazza Colonna, Rome, Italy. It is a Doric column featuring a spiral relief: it was built in honour of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and modeled on Trajan’s Column.   read more…

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