At the end of the Second World War, it was clear that the Belgian system of canals and waterways needed to be standardised and suitable for 1,350 tonne barges – a step up from the traditional fleet of barges used on the canals, with a maximum capacity of only 300 tonnes. Additionally, the European Conference of Transport Ministers in 1957 recommended that the canals be … Continue reading The boat lift of Strépy-Thieu, Belgium
Again one of those hop on – hop off excursions or daily trips from Brussels. The city is situated on the banks of the river Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and as such is one of the oldest cities in Germany. First traces of human settlement are dating back as far as 50,000 years until the Romans came. As the region is situated in the Rhine-Ruhr region, … Continue reading Bonn, Germany – tracing the life of Beethoven
A college city, monden by its appearance and so- calleed the romantic city in the region of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. It is located only 78 km from Frankfurt. The city’s charm is in the peaceful lifestyle and historical happenings. The city was founded in the 5th century BC, as a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of worship built on the Heiligenberg, or “Mountain of Saints.” In … Continue reading Heidelberg ☆ Germany
This city in your 30’s hits different. I have decided to spend one weekend again in this city, focusing on Amsterdam’s history and politics from 16th century and onwards, when Amsterdam experienced a period of growth during the late 16th century, becoming a major trading hub for goods such as spices and textiles. This growth hit the stone to the liberalism as we know today. … Continue reading Amsterdam (̅_̅_̅(̅(̅_̅_̅_̅_̅_̅̅()ڪ
Finishing our Route de Champagne, my friend Petra and I spent the entire day exploring Reims, a city in the Grand Est region of France. It was a hot sunday but worth of evey walk through the city. We ate and admired the local history and culture. The city was, of course, founded by the Gauls, (Asterix and Obelix) 🙂 and became a major city during … Continue reading Reims – where the French kings were crowned
From the Route de Chimay in Belgium, we continued towards France to Route de Champagne. It is the region in the north-western part of France with the main cities of Reims and Epernay – as the center of the champagne agriculture. We were driving through hidden villages of north – western France, admiring the green landscape mostly covered with vineyards and blue sky under which many cows … Continue reading Route de Champagne
My friend and I decided to go on great Chimay tour for a grand weekend in Belgium. We sat in her car (hot as it was 34 degrees outside) and drove south of Brussels through Ardennes and Wallonie. Our first stop was a brewery Beers and Cheeses of Chimay. We tasted samples of beers and decided to continue further. We were driving to many pitoresque small belgian … Continue reading Route de Chimay
My very good friend and chilean housemate from Spain was getting marry in her hometown of Calpe, close to Alicante. It was a great opportunity to reunite us all met once in Chile, living la vida loca of 2010. The region is called Costa Blanca and the city of Alicante is nearby Valencia. Alicante is one of Spain’s most beautiful cities and a hotspot destination for city … Continue reading Alicante, Spain
Plovdiv is the 6th oldest living city in the world and it is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia dating back to neotlithic settlements 6000 BCE. When Philip II of Macedon, (after which the city was named Philippoppolis) father of Alexander Great conquered it in the 4th century BC, and later came numbers of civilisations like Persians, Greeks, Celts, Romans, Goths, Huns, Bulgarians, Slav-Vikings, Crusaders and … Continue reading Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Thessaloniki is Greece’s Hippest City! It has some of the most beautiful beaches and has some of the finest hotels and best restaurants in northern Greece. The region is called Central Macedonia, claiming the right to posess the FYR of Macedonia (calling it just the Northern Macedonian region) as it use to be entire ly greek region and not recognizing it today as a state. Following this, … Continue reading Thεsαlonikki, Pεllα αnd Chαlkidonα, Grεεcε
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