Places in Europe

Prague’s FEBIOFEST

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:49:45 +0000

FEBIOFEST is Prague’s main with most anticipated once a year film festival. This year inscription the 17th year of the event, with it resolve characteristic incredible guests, including acting superstars Bruno Ganz with Fanny Ardant, as well as Argentinian-born filmmaker Gaspar Noe, just toward person’s name a few. Febiofest 2009 entranceAside starting the usual exciting, intercontinental [...]

Spanish Alicante Carnaval

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:28:35 +0000

Alicante is a truly Spanish Mediterranean city, with a sunny climate, green esplanades, out-of-doors cafés, a seafront promenade, and a calendar of pulsating fiestas. The city lies right at the heart of the popular Costa Blanca holiday resort district, so most tourists appear here for its sandy seashores – but since the locals know how [...]

Alba in Italy: where slow food was invented

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:39:11 +0000

During Autumn the lush hillside slopes that surround Alba are covered with an abundance of grape vines. Come fall the town is filled with thousands of gastronoms and gourmets eager to taste the exotic rich truffles available. Alba can be reached by railway and has all the facilities you could ask for, including top class [...]

Medieval Sweden, Helsingborg Church

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:23:13 +0000

There are a lot of interesting places to visit in Sweden. One of them is the Medieval Church in Helsingborg. It was built in 1100. But after two hundred years, the population had grown so much that there was a need for a new church to be built. Its construction took almost 100 years and [...]

The Belgian war memorial situated at Bastogne

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:51:03 +0000

Even for those not particularly interested in war (that includes me), a stop in Bastogne is worthwhile. The town itself is sweet, built around a historic old centre with quaint cafes (which I can assure you sell a good hot chocolate!). Just outside the town you’ll find theBastogne Historical Centre which includes an impressive star-shaped [...]

Modern Art Continues Amsterdam

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:38:16 +0000

I wrote before some time about Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum and its modern art. Stedelijk Museum will be returned to the Museum Square known as the Museumplein, but the managment is planing to continue the Modern Art in the City programme. As we speak they have ‘construction cabin’ which represents some kind of travelling cafe, I couldn’t really [...]

Views over St Petersburg from St Isaac’s Cathedral

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:55:38 +0000

If you’re wandering the main streets of St Petersburg, you won’t be able to miss the city’s largest cathedral: St Isaac’s Cathedral or the Isaakievskiy Sobor. Architecture fans are sure to be impressed; I loved the granite columns, and it’s obvious that it was built with the intention of looking impressive – it was intended [...]

Herzogenaurach

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:54:18 +0000

Herzogenaurach, a charming town in Middle Franconia, Germany has a rich history as a significant medieval center and it also takes pride in its more recent status as a site of a United States Army base. The historic center is known primarily for its half-timber homes and numerous medieval structures which have been in continuous use for centuries. Written records [...]

Oulu,Air Guitar Festivals

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:53:09 +0000

Tiny Oulu, in northern Finland, might never have come to your attention, unless you happen to be an avid hiker and kayaker heading north on the west Finland coast. But a dedicated group of artists and pranksters have ensured that Oulu will make a disproportionate impact on the music and cultural world. First and foremost would [...]

Stockholm Wins Europe’s Greenest City Award for 2010

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:59:54 +0000

Recently, Stockholm, Sweden was ranked the world’s most livable capital city and now it has been awarded Europe’s Greenest City Award for 2010. When traveling to this city, it is easy to see why these awards are bestowed upon Stockholm. The city is pristine, yet stylish. Malaren Bay is sparkling blue and the city plans [...]