Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
When the temperatures rise in summer, the inhabitants of Basel, Switzerland have their own idea how to cool down again: they pack their stuff in waterproof packs sold throughout the city and jump into river Rhein, often close to Solitudepark. They drift through the city center and you can often watch people walk back in swimming cloth and fully wet through the center.
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The Casa Batlló in the center of Barcelona, Spain is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city and designed by Antoni Gaudí. It has been built in 1877 and is especially famous for its multi-colored façade. The building depicts the legend of Sant Jordi and the different parts of the house symbolize the dragon, the holy George is supposed to have slain. Continue reading “Casa Batlló”
The Casa Milà in Barcelona, Spain is a wonderful residential building errected from 1906 to 1910 by Antoni Gaudí for the Milà family. It was the last building before Gaudí started to concentrate on the Sagrada Família. It has been pioneer work because you could change the walls inside, there was an underground car park and a natural ventilation that made life easier. Continue reading “Casa Milà”
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família is a roman-catholic church in Barcelona, Spain. If has been designed by Antoni Gaudí in Modernist style. It was begun in 1882 and is stil unfinished until today. It is planned to be finished in 2026 – when Gaudí is 100 years gone. It has been sacrified just in 2010 and became UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in 2005. Continue reading “Sagrada Família”
The Tibidabo is with a height of 512 meters the highest mountain in Barcelona, Spain. It can be seen from everywhere around the city and you have a wonderful from up above. On top you can find a nostalgic amusement park with ancient rides and the beautiful catholic church Sagrat Cor. The Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor (the official name in Catalan) has been built with the church Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre in Paris, France in mind. Continue reading “Upon the Tibidabo”
The Parc Güell in Barcelona, Spain has been built between 1900 and 1914 by Antoni Gaudí for the industrial Eusebi Güell. He liked English garden architecture and wanted such a park for his hometown. Gaudí worked economically and ecologically – he used the terrain he found and didn’t move soil. He created a wonderful large terrace with a nice view on Barcelona. Continue reading “Parc Güell”
We found the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, Spain by accident – walking around in the city. It has been built alike the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, France on the grounds of a fortification used in the Spanish wars in the 18th century. Most beautiful part is the fountain Font de la Cascada, but you can also see the castle Castell dels Tres Dragons. Continue reading “Parc de la Ciutadella”
The market halls of the Mercat de la Boqueria are located at the promenade La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain. They are covered by 2.500 m² of glass and steel. The market dates back to the year 1217 and you can get fruits and vegetables, meat and fish as well as sweets here. Drop in to enjoy the atmosphere! Continue reading “Mercat de la Boqueria”
La Rambla (the riverbed), sometimes also Las Ramblas (because of the numerous named sections) is the most important tree-flanked promenade in Barcelona, Spain. It connects the harbour with the Plaça de Catalunya and is 1.3 kilometers long. Along this route you’ll find a vast number of shops and coffee bars – and also the Mercat de la Boqueria. Continue reading “La Rambla”
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.
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