The airport Fiumicino (FCO) in Roma, Italy is the most important airport of the capital city of Italy and the homebase of the airline Allitalia. It was opened in 1960, transports 40 million passengers each year and is located 40 kilometers south of the city center. Continue reading “Aeroporto di Roma-Fiumicino “Leonardo da Vinci” (FCO)”
Good location, bad location
Choosing a good hotel in Frankfurt, Germany isn’t always easy. Especially when there is a big fair some hotels are often booked a long time in advance and cost a lot of money. My company booked a room twice for me at the InterCity Hotel close to the main railway station. This has some advantages and disadvantages – it is easy to reach but therefore you are in an environment that isn’t that beautiful. Continue reading “Good location, bad location”
Kissing the Gänseliesel
Nearly five years of my life I spent as a research associate at the Georg-August-Universität of Göttingen. In this time I did a lot of scientific work, taught students and wrote my PhD thesis about the usage of mobile Internet within enterprises. This all not only brought me a nifty book for my bookshelf, but also – according to ancient customs – a nice trip to the goose girl, the landmark of Göttingen.
Continue reading “Kissing the Gänseliesel”Sylt
Sylt is the biggest island in Northern Frisia. It is located in Germany, close to the border to Denmark and can be reached by train and by car using a train-based shuttle to the island. Sylt has a very beautiful landscape but I don’t like it too much because it is the German island of the rich. Continue reading “Sylt”
Husum
Husum is a small town in the far north of Germany and home to only 22000 souls. It is close to the border to Denmark. It has some highlights like the NordseeMuseum, the Schifffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland and the Theodor-Storm-Haus. Continue reading “Husum”
Łazienki park
The Łazienki park (park of baths) in Warszawa, Poland is a vast garden with wonderful trees and a palace (Pałac Łazienkowski / Pałac na Wodzie, palace on the waters) at its center. It is with 80 hectares the largest park in Warszawa, built in the 17th century. Continue reading “Łazienki park”
Cemetery of trains
The railway museum of Warszawa, Poland is quite special. It is located in an old railway station and you can first take a look at lots of exhibits indoor. The most wonderful part indeed is outdoor: on the tracks of the old railway station you will find lots of engines and waggons lined up. Continue reading “Cemetery of trains”
Stadion Naradowy
The national stadium of Warszawa, Poland is located close to river Wisła and is beautifully enlightened in the national colors of Poland. It was built for the UEFA European Championship and opened in 2012. It has space for 58.000 supporters and is today used for soccer, rugby and American football. Continue reading “Stadion Naradowy”
Palac Kultury i Nauki
You cannot omit seeing the cultural palace (Palac Kultury i Nauki) when leaving the main railway station of Warszawa, Poland. It is a very high tower in socialistic style and quite frightening. It has been built in 1952 and it is 237 meters high – the highest building in Poland. Continue reading “Palac Kultury i Nauki”
Pomnik Bohaterów Getta
The Pomnik Bohaterów Getta, or Monument to the Ghetto Heroes is an important memorial in Warszawa, Poland. In 1940 the German occupants created a ghetto in Warszawa to bring together the Jewish population of the town – to prepare their extinction. On April 19th, 1943 the locked-in Jews started an uprising which ended after several weeks with the SS burning down the ghetto.
Continue reading “Pomnik Bohaterów Getta”