Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Rammelsberg is a mountain close to Goslar, Germany containing an ore mine that is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is important because at this place mining was done continuously for 1000 years until 1988. The legend says that a knight called Ramm stopped here with his horse and the horse scratched the ground and found the ore. Therefore the mountain has been named after the knight. Continue reading “The Rammelsberg”
The Kaiserpfalz in Goslar, Germany is the most important and iconic building of the city. It is a royal palace from medieval times, built in the 11th century CE. It consists of different buildings and was used by different emperors over time until 1253. Fires and natural deterioration destroyed the buildings until restauration works started in 1868. Continue reading “Kaiserpfalz”
When arriving at the magnificent city center of Goslar, Germany you see that it is totally oriented towards tourism. There are plenty of food options, but only one place that serves hot meals around the clock: Die Butterhanne. It is located directly at the market place. Continue reading “Die Butterhanne”
Do you remember the film “La Dolce Vita” from 1960? Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg within the Fontana di Trevi in Roma, Italy? The Ristorante Fellini in Göttingen, Germany is named after the director of this movie – Federico Fellini – and the restaurant is decorated with movie posters.
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In 1887 the British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published the novel “A Study in Scarlet” – and with this he created the artificial character Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of all times; living in London, United Kingdom. Within 56 short stories and four novels he shows his kind of investigation: detailed observation and strictly logical deduction. Continue reading “Baker street”
The national dish of Great Britain is a working class street food. Fried battered fish (often plaice, haddock or cod) combined with chips – the British version of French Fries, more soft and thick. High caloric, delicious and served in small shops around all of the United Kingdom. A must-eat.
When J. K. Rowling published her award-winning Harry Potter books she gave a new meaning to the King’s Cross railway station in London, United Kingdom. Students of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry take the steam engine Hogwarts Express from platform 9 3/4 of King’s Cross station. To reach this platform they have to push their trolleys into the wall between platforms 9 and 10. Continue reading “Platform 9 3/4”
As far as I can remember I was visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral every time when I was in London, United Kingdom. It’s the architecture and the atmosphere of Sir Christopher Wrens sacral building that attracts me – but in the past I never went up to the top of the dome of the 111 meters high building. What a miss! Continue reading “Climbing up and up”
The London Eye (or Millenium Wheel) is with a height of 135 meters the highest big wheel in Europe. It is located on the south bank of river Thames close to Westminister bridge in London, United Kingdom. It was opened in 2000 and was planned to be deconstructed after five years – but as it was so successful and became a town’s landmark of London, it is still standing. Continue reading “London Eye”
The Queens Park Hotel in London, United Kingdom is a hotel in a Victorian building dating back to 1900. It is nothing special in this area of the town and also a bit shabby – but it is perfectly located between Paddington station and Hyde Park. In fact all these buildings look quite similar from the inside and when walking through nested corridors to reach our room I somehow had the feeling of already having been there. Continue reading “Queens Park Hotel”