Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Westerplatte is a peninsula close to Gdańsk, Poland. It is well known because it is the place where World War II started. By that time Gdańsk (“Danzig”) was an independent state with mostly German residents enclosed by Poland and the exclave Königsberg/Allenstein of the Deutsches Reich.
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Located 60 km southeast of Gdańsk, Poland you will find Malbork (Marienburg) close to the river Nogat. Its prime feature is Malbork Castle, a fortification built by the knights of the German Order in the 13th century. It is constructed in Brick Gothic style, normally common in northern Germany.
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If you get to Toruń, Poland from Germany, you will cross the river Wisła on Most drogowy im. Józefa Piłsudskiego – a big metal bridge. Directly at the end of the bridge you have access to the Hotel Bulwar, an absolutely nice design hotel easily reachable by car. It is no simple harbourage for road runners but a wonderful place to stay.
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Compared to my hometown, nightlife in Kassel is a bit limited. The Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, where most bars are, disappoints me – and the interesting spots like the Lolita bar are spread throughout the city. When it comes to concert locations there is one well known place – even outside of Kassel: The MusikTheater (or short: “MT”).
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Travelling with childrens? Not far from Hann. Münden and Göttingen you can find the Sababurg, an ancient castle from the year 1334. It is named “Dornröschenschloss” after the famous tales of the Brothers Grimm. In fact, most people visit this place for the zoological garden close by.
Continue reading “Penguin, meerkat & otter”Need to refresh yourself? The Vodno mesto Atlantis is a sauna and spa in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is located at the BTC, a shopping and entertainment complex in the eastern part of the city. To get here it is a 40 minutes walk from the city center so you might prefer to take the bus.
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After a 25 minutes walk from Tivoli gardens you can access the zoological garden of Ljubljana, Slovenia close to the woods. A green area with a middle sized and in someway semiprofessional zoo that is nice to visit. Going here by bus is theoretically possible but the buses do not run that often.
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The Tivoli park is a five square km large park close to the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia, next to the Narodna galerija. It has been created in 1813 and features some nice alleys, flower-beds beautiful trees and some fountains.
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Ljubljana is small in size but as a European capital town it offers some nice museums, all easily reachable on foot. You can choose between museums of history and art galleries.
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High above the old city center of Ljubljana, Slovenia you can find the wonderful castle of Ljubljana. The medieval fortress on Castle hill has been built in the 11th century and is visible from all over Ljubljana.
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