Soltau in the Lüneburg Heath

3 May 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Shopping Reading Time:  7 minutes

Heide Park Resort © Dirk Thierfelder/cc-by-sa-2.5

Heide Park Resort © Dirk Thierfelder/cc-by-sa-2.5

Soltau is a mid-sized town in the Lüneburg Heath in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony. The town is nationwide well known especially because of a nukber of tourist attractions, such as Heide-Park, Soltau-Therme, Designer Outlet and Abenteuerresort Lüneburger Heide in nearby Bispingen. Soltau lies centrally between Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover on the river Böhme. The name Soltau comes from Solt (salt) and au (river).   read more…

The King of Prussia Mall

3 May 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Shopping Reading Time:  4 minutes

King of Prussia Mall © NASA WorldWind

King of Prussia Mall © NASA WorldWind

The King of Prussia Mall is the largest shopping mall in the United States of America in terms of leasable retail space. It is a luxury mall with numerous upscale retailers. A selection of international dining options are available at three food courts and in casual and fine dining establishments.   read more…

The PalaisQuartier in Frankfurt

1 May 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month Reading Time:  7 minutes

© palaisquartier.de

© palaisquartier.de

The Palais Quartier is a building complex in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt. It was built from 2004 to 2011. The complex consists of four buildings: MyZeil, a shopping mall, the Palais Thurn und Taxis, a reconstruction of a palace from 1793, the Nextower, a 136-metre high rise office building and Jumeirah Frankfurt, a 99-metre high rise hotel building.   read more…

The British Library

30 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, London, Museums, Exhibitions, Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries Reading Time:  7 minutes

Model of the British Library © Mike Peel - www.mikepeel.net/cc-by-sa-2.5

Model of the British Library © Mike Peel – www.mikepeel.net/cc-by-sa-2.5

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from many countries, in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library’s collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 2000 BC. The British Library is the largest library in the world, with the second largest being the Library of Congress of the United States in Washington, D.C..   read more…

Le Castellet in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region

29 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  5 minutes

Town Hall © Pierre Bona/cc-by-sa-3.0

Town Hall © Pierre Bona/cc-by-sa-3.0

Le Castellet is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. It is mostly a small feudal village perched on a cliff edge.   read more…

Theme Week Castile-La Mancha – Talavera de la Reina

26 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Crest of Talavera de la Reina in typical tiles pottery © Javiergil73/cc-by-sa-3.0

Crest of Talavera de la Reina in typical tiles pottery © Javiergil73/cc-by-sa-3.0

Talavera de la Reina is a city and municipality in the western part of the province of Toledo. It is the second-largest nucleus of population in Castile–La Mancha and the largest in the province: its population of 89,000 makes it larger than the city of Toledo, although the latter remains the provincial capital.   read more…

Theme Week Madrid – The Palacio Real

26 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  6 minutes

Palacio Real de Madrid © flickr.com - bepo2/cc-by-2.0

Palacio Real de Madrid © flickr.com – bepo2/cc-by-2.0


The Palacio Real de Madrid (literally: Royal Palace of Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family at the city of Madrid, but is only used for state ceremonies. King Juan Carlos and the Royal Family do not reside in the palace, choosing instead the more modest Palacio de la Zarzuela on the outskirts of Madrid. The palace is owned by the Spanish State and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional, a public agency of the Ministry of the Presidency. The palace is located on Calle de Bailén (Bailén Street), in the Western part of downtown Madrid, East of the Manzanares River, and is accessible from the Ópera metro station. Several rooms in the palace are regularly open to the public except during state functions. An admission fee of 11€ is required except for residents of the Iberian Peninsula.   read more…

Theme Week Castile-La Mancha – Cuenca

25 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  7 minutes

Plaza Mayor © flickr.com - M.Peinado/cc-by-2.0

Plaza Mayor © flickr.com – M.Peinado/cc-by-2.0

Cuenca is the capital of the province of Cuenca. Cuenca is located across a steep spur, whose slopes descend into deep gorges of the Júcar and Huécar rivers. It is divided into two separate settlements: the “new” city is situated south-west of the old one, which is divided by the Huécar course.   read more…

Theme Week Castile-La Mancha – Guadalajara

24 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Calle Mayor © Pavlemadrid/cc-by-sa-2.5

Calle Mayor © Pavlemadrid/cc-by-sa-2.5

Guadalajara is a city and municipality in the natural region of La Alcarria. It is the capital of the province of Guadalajara. It is located roughly 60 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of Madrid on the Henares River, and has a population of 85,000.   read more…

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