Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
Edinburgh Castle is the most important sight and the town’s landmark of Edinburgh located on a mountain high above the capital city of Scotland. It was first mentioned in the 7th century CE and was home to Maria Stuart. Here you can see the crown jewels of Scotland and the Stone of Scone on which the Scottish and later the English kings and queens have been crowned. Continue reading “Edinburgh Castle”
The Mercure Haymarket is a nice hotel located a little bit aside in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is not too far from the Haymarket you can reach by tramway from the airport and the walking distance to Edinburgh castle is also still acceptable. The place is well decorated, clean and has very friendly staff and a good Scotish breakfast (including Haggis). Continue reading “Living underground”
The international airport of Edinburgh, Scotland was opened in 1916 and is located 13 kilometers outside of the city. It has three runways and is the #6 airport in the United Kingdom. It felt quite small and passing by was easy and troublefree. Originally it was a military airport of the Royal Air Force called Turnhouse, the civil usage started in 1947. Continue reading “Edinburgh Airport (EDI)”
In every party night in Göttingen, Germany there comes the point in time where they play the last song in your favorite disco and you still don’t want to go home. In my youth we typically grabbed a kebab at Efes and took the last drink at the only suitable destination for that: the Déjà-vû. Today as I learned there is also the Sonderbar for that, but that’s not my story. Continue reading “Déjà-vû”
The Timberjacks is a new restaurant in the outskirts of Göttingen, Germany – close to the Kasseler Landstraße and the Kaufpark. It is like a Cafe del Sol for meat lovers – totally oriented towards people arriving by car. With plenty of parking lots and even though there is a bus stop close-by there isn’t even a foot path to the restaurant. Continue reading “Timberjacks”
The B&B Hotel Göttingen-City is a new hotel near the center of Göttingen, Germany and it was the first hotel I booked at my birthplace – for my bachelor party. It is located at the old railway freight area on the grounds of the former turning platform; maybe that is also the reason for its round shape. Continue reading “Drehscheibe”
I don’t know too many reasons to get to the small town of Uslar in Germany. It is not the most beautiful place on earth but it offers one speciality you don’t see that often: a butterfly park. From April to October you can be surrounded by huge tropical butterflies and enjoy another climate zone: the place was heated at the time of our visit to 29 degrees Celsius. Continue reading “Butterflies & shabby chic”
When we were at Uslar, Germany and looking for something to eat I remembered that many years ago I was at the local Bergbräu brewery and they had a good restaurant. But I found no information on the Internet. The first search result was a place briefly named Gollart – the locals’ short name for the Landcafé im Gasthaus Gollart. Continue reading “Landcafé Gollart”
There are not too many options for a good breakfast in Hann. Münden, Germany. Apart from the Aegidienkirche and the Stadtcafé you might consider the Flux – Biohotel im Werratal as a good location for that. On each first sunday every month they have a great brunch with a specific motto – and you should definitely book in advance. Continue reading “Brunch at the river”
Most often it is the most economic choice to get a foreign currency at your destination. Exchange rates are often better. But there are situations where you want to be prepared in advance: if you arrive at night, if you need to pay road toll after crossing the border by car and if your destination is a really exotic one. Continue reading “Getting foreign currencies”