Starnberg in Five-Lake-Land

3 August 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Lake Starnberg © Ascea

Lake Starnberg © Ascea

The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the “Five Lakes Country“, and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg. Recording a disposable per-capita income of € 26,120 in 2007, Starnberg regained its status as the wealthiest town in Germany from the Frankfurt suburb of Hochtaunus.   read more…

$100 Million Penthouse Apartment For Sale In Midtown Manhattan. Asking Price Highest For Any New York City Apt. Currently On The Market.

2 August 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Living, Working, Building, New York City Reading Time:  4 minutes

Looking east from 54th Street at (right to left) CitySpire Center, Metropolitan Tower, and Carnegie Hall Tower © Jim.henderson

Looking east from 54th Street at (right to left) CitySpire Center, Metropolitan Tower, and Carnegie Hall Tower © Jim.henderson

Are you looking for a new apartment in New York City?   read more…

The Olympic Park in London

1 August 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month, London, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Sport Reading Time:  2 minutes

Olympic Park London - April 2012 © flickr.com - EG Focus / Anthony Charlton

Olympic Park London – April 2012 © flickr.com – EG Focus / Anthony Charlton

The Olympic Park in London is a sporting complex under construction for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, situated to the east of the city adjacent to the Stratford City development. It will contain the athletes’ Olympic Village and several of the sporting venues including the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre. The park will be overlooked by ArcelorMittal Orbit, an observation tower and Britain’s largest piece of public art. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, though it will not be an official Royal Park of London. (PDF-Download London 2012 Olympic Park map)   read more…

Theme Week Russia – Nizhny Novgorod, the economic and cultural center of the Volga-Vyatka economic region

1 August 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Pechersky Monastery © Bestalex

Pechersky Monastery © Bestalex

Nizhny Novgorod colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia. From 1932 to 1990, the city was known as Gorky, after the writer Maxim Gorky who was born there.   read more…

Oulu, venue of the Air Guitar World Championships

31 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time:  6 minutes

Pokkitörmä - Oulun Lyseo with Cathedral bell-tower in the backgound © Estormiz

Pokkitörmä – Oulun Lyseo with Cathedral bell-tower in the backgound © Estormiz

Oulu is a city and municipality of 143,988 inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world.   read more…

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, capital of Camargue

28 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time:  5 minutes

Aerial view © flickr.com - Jean-Louis Vandevivère

Aerial view © flickr.com – Jean-Louis Vandevivère

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is the capital of the Camargue in the south of France. It is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department by the Mediterranean Sea. Population: 2,500 (50,000+ during the summer holidays). It has the second-largest area of all communes in Metropolitan France, smaller only than that of neighboring Arles. The village of Saintes Marie de la Mer, a place of warm reception, tradition and pilgrimage, is built between sky and sea, where the Rhone meets the Mediterranean Sea. A legendary site, its shore once welcomed at the dawn of the Christianity Marie Jacobi, Marie Salomé and their handmaid Sarah, who were persecuted Christians escaping from Palestine on a boat without a rudder.   read more…

Theme Week Warsaw – The Polonia Palace Hotel

28 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels Reading Time:  7 minutes

© poloniapalace.com

© poloniapalace.com

The Polonia Palace is a unique hotel in central Warsaw: boasting a long history, it has survived war and political crises with dignity, and today stands as a symbol of the best of both old and new Warsaw. The hotel is an easy walk from Warsaw’s shopping districts and financial centers, and enjoys an enviable location it is directly opposite the Palace of Culture and Science, and offers its guests an unimpeded view of this landmark building.   read more…

Bergamo in Lombardy

27 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  6 minutes

Palazzo Medolago © MarkusMark

Palazzo Medolago © MarkusMark

Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan. The foothills of the Alps begin immediately north of the town.   read more…

Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria

26 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Aerial view of Cloister Fürstenfeld © Bernd Hagmeier

Aerial view of Cloister Fürstenfeld © Bernd Hagmeier

Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. It has a population of 34.000. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base. Fürstenfeldbruck covers an area of 32.53 km². It is located halfway between Munich and Augsburg, and along the Amper river.   read more…

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