Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
Ηράκλειο, Greece is the biggest city on the island of Κρήτη (Kriti, Crete). It had different names during the time when it belonged to the republic of Venezia and to Turkey. It’s name goes back to the figure Heracles of Greek mythology. Continue reading “Named after Heracles”
The harbour of Ηράκλειο, Greece has a long history: it was one of the four ports of Κνωσός in minoic times. The Arabs fortified this place and during Byzantine times a tower was built here. In the 16th century CE the republic of Venezia created a fortress to protect the harbor, the Castello a Mare. Continue reading “Old harbour”
I’ve been to Paris, France several times as a child, assisting my parents as a translator with my limited knowledge of French. But there were different things I didn’t know by then and I never visited the bunch of art museums within the city. That is why I booked a hotel in Montmartre and returned for a marathon. Continue reading “High speed sightseeing”
Denmark is a direct neighbor of Germany and can be easily reached by car from Northern Germany. But somehow I didn’t feel too much interest for this country in the past. Until I was looking for an away home over New Year’s Eve. Continue reading “New Year’s Eve afar”
I had the chance to get to Roma, Italy as I received a call for a scientific conference in the outskirts of the city. The conference was held at the Aran Mantegna Hotel whose location didn’t allow too much sightseeing during my stay. Therefore I switched to the Hotel Fiori close to the Foro di Traiano afterwards. Continue reading “Not built in a day”
The Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II in Roma, Italy is a monument for the foundation of the state of Italy and its first king Vittorio Emanuele II. The locals also call it the typewriter – because of its shape.
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One day I received an invitation to a wedding in Poland by a Polish colleague. I didn’t know what to expect but for sure a group of colleagues made their way to the city of Bydgoszcz I didn’t recognize before.
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The city of Bydgoszcz, Poland is the #8 in Poland regarding the number of inhabitants. 360000 persons live here along the river Brda. Toruń (the partner city of my hometown Göttingen) is only 45 kilometers afar.
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Where to go for a bachelor party? If you live in Northern Germany and can afford to not only go to the next bigger city, Amsterdam, the Netherlands always comes to your mind first. And it is a good choice! We put the groom into a costume and told him that he has to sell small items at the pedestrian zone of Göttingen, Germany.
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Since 2009 I’m proud supporter of my soccer club, the SV Werder Bremen (and since 2020 also lifetime member). The “SVW” is number two in the all-time Bundesliga table and playing at its home stadium, the Weserstadion, in Bremen – close to the city centre at the Osterdeich. I got addicted by trips to different stadiums to see the team play live – and even today it is always a good reason to travel to other cities.
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