Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
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”
The airport El Prat (BCN) is the main airport of Barcelona, Spain. It transports 37 million passengers each year and received its name because it is located in the grounds of the city El Prat de Llobregat. It was opened in 1918 and has two terminals and three runways. Continue reading “Barcelona Airport – El Prat (BCN)”
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”
The airport Schiphol (AMS) is the main airport of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is located 10 kilometers afar and transports 63 million passengers each year. It was already opened in 1916 and has only one giant terminal for six runways. Continue reading “Luchthaven Schiphol (AMS)”
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)”
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”
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”
A Warft is an artificial hill at the sea protecting houses during storm floods. They are like islands without water surrounding them. I once was living on one for New Year’s Eve vacations. It was the Eggenswarft close to Ockholm, Germany. Continue reading “Eggenswarft”
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 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”