Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Fichtelbergbahn is a narrow-gauge railway (750 mm) operated with steam engines that transports passengers from Cranzahl, Germany to the Kurort Oberwiesenthal – the highest city in Germany. From there you can get by a teleferic or a chairlift to the 1210 meters high Fichtelberg. Continue reading “Fichtelbergbahn”
If you want to increase your health you might come to Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. A lot of Russians do and you can watch them walk through the city with special mugs that are beautifully and golden decorated and their handles are used as straws. Now and then they get some new water from the hot springs and drink it. Continue reading “Mlýnská kolonáda”
Walking through Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic you will see two rivers: the Teplá and the Ohře. I was at first a bit confused because I expected only river – but in fact the river Teplá runs in to the Ohře somewhere close to the city center. Continue reading “Teplá & Ohře”
We didn’t play crazy golf (or miniature golf) too often when I was young – mostly when we were somewhere on vacation; but I remember it as a funny thing. During the years the game became less “en vogue” but now there is a trend that makes it more interesting: black light crazy golf. Continue reading “Black light”
The PS.SPEICHER is a mobility museum in Einbeck, Germany opened in 2014. After purchasing your tickets you can store your luggage in lockers and take an elevator to the sixth floor of an old granary. The tour leads you continuously downstairs and through the ages of human mobility. Continue reading “Horsepower”
The Parque das Nações (park of the nations) is an area outside of the city center in the east of Lisboa, Portugal. It was created for the world exhibition in 1998 and is today an own city quarter. When you get here you can use the cable car Teleférico de Lisboa to get along the river Tejo to the Torre Vasco da Gama. Continue reading “Parque das Nações”
Europe’s biggest indoor aquarium can be found in Lisboa, Portugal: the Oceanário de Lisboa is located in the Parque das Nações created for the world exhibition Expo 98. Via a building with changing exhibitions and a bridge you can access the main building with a giant fish tank in the center. Continue reading “Oceanário”
The Mosteiro dos Jerónimos is an important cloister in Belém and as a UNESCO world heritage site one of the must-see places in Lisboa, Portugal. That is why often long queues exist in front of the building, but it is worth waiting. The cloister was built from the year 1501 on and was home to the Hieronymites. It was the first and the last seamen saw when leaving or arriving at Lisboa. Continue reading “Mosteiro dos Jerónimos”
The memorial of discoveries (Padrão dos Descobrimentos) is a huge monument in Belém at the river Tejo. It was created by the regime of dictator Salazar to honor Prince Henry “the Navigator” who was an important figure for the Portuguese to discover the unknown world. Continue reading “Padrão dos Descobrimentos”
The Torre de Belém is one of the main sights in Lisboa, Portugal and obviously not very well suited for tourist masses. It was opened in 1521 as a lighthouse on a rock in the river mouth of the river Tejo. It was mostly used to greet leaving or arriving ships – not so much to protect the city. Continue reading “Torre de Belém”