The largest of italian islands, seeking for independence and great place of landscapes – it is a gift of God! My 8 days of discovering northern part of Sicily was just not enough! 🙂 So here is how it started! Prior landing to Palermo Airport, we flew over crater of Etna – 3,323 m high volcano that is still active. Apparently it has long and even mythological history: Aetna was … Continue reading The Landscapes of Sicily ☀

A very good friend of mine for some time was living in a small city close to Rotterdam. One Saturday morning I hoped on the train and 2 hours later ended up in this great completely modern architecture city. It is the second largest city in the Netherlands, and lies on both banks of the Nieuwe Maas, the tidal southern arm of the Rhine. As a … Continue reading Rotterdam, Netherlands

  During my weekend jaunt to western Germany, I made a day trip to Aachen, once the capital of Charlemagne’s short-lived empire and the final resting place of ”Charles the Great” himself. Aachen is the city in North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany known also as Aix-la-Chapelle in French. Its name derives from the Ach(e), meaning “river” or “stream” in Old High German. This city lives and breathes Europe as it is practically … Continue reading Chasing the traces of Charlemagne in Aachen, Germany

I digged into the city not expecting so much history well presented until today and offering so much. My discovery started at Via dell’ Indipendenza where I realised the portici (engl. archades) are dominating the city. The street is a shopping path as well 🙂 From there I came across to Piazza del Nettuno. Unfortunately, the statue was under construction and I did not manage … Continue reading Tutti portici di Bologna, Italia

Lombardia, Italia… beautiful region, beautiful country, great time in expensive, kinda boring but nice city known by  arts, commerce, design,  entertainment, fashion and tourism. I arrived in the morning to Airport Milanesa and around 10:00 I was in the city center at Piazza del Duomo where the Monument to King Victor Emmanuel II stands as a first italian king from 19 century. At Piazza del Duomo, I’ve been … Continue reading Milano, Italy

Upon my arrival to Kazahstan airport, completely dehydrated, sleepy, jetlagged and with the need to go to toilet, I was forced to stand for long two hours in a queue with two men walking around us with the machine guns – completely indulent to help. There were little children around us, crying and elders unable to stand in line for so long. My bag was completely … Continue reading Almaty, Kazahstan

As I lived in Madrid , I have visited this small city too. The place has pre-Moorish settlements so I found it attractive for a one day trip. El torreón del Alamín (esp. Tower of Alamin) is a tower of the old wall of the city. It is located behind the concatedral of Santa Maria. He originally supervised access to the city from the Alamín suburb. Both buildings … Continue reading Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Maribor is the second most important centre and the second largest city of Slovenia.  With its 115 000 inhabitants who live on the surrounded  wine growing hills and Mariborsko Pohorje mountain. The city is located near the Slovenian border with Austria, beside the Drava river and it is the capital of Štajerska (slov. Styria). I visited the city as my brother studies here. I was impressed with the student atmosphere … Continue reading Maribor, Slovenia

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany. It derives from 9th century and the times of the king Charlemagne. It rose in a marsh between the River Alster and the River Elbe as a defence against Slavic incursion, and got the name Hammaburg, burg meaning castle or fort. Hamburg’s port the so-called Hafencity, was first established in the 12th century and grew from there. … Continue reading Hamburg, Germany