Linden (Region of Hesse) a Town in Germany
Linden is a small German town located in historical region of Hesse. We headed here to enjoy dinner at Greek restaurant, make some purchases at local store and say goodbye to a…
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Independent travel notes from roads, cities and everyday logistics across the places I visit, with an eye for practical detail and local context.
Cologne Cathedral - Germany's Most Visited Landmark
I have been into church photography lately and during our latest trip to Germany/ The Netherlands I had a chance to visit the Cathedral of Cologne. I was hoping to make here some…
Aachen Cathedral
As I already stated in my previous blog post about Gothic Aachen Town Hall (Rathaus) in Germany this was my first time in Aachen and I had little not to say no clue what…
Gothic Aachen Town Hall (Rathaus) in Germany
After a lovely breakfast at Oebel Backerei we decided to spend a few more minutes in this German town of Aachen. Since this was my first time at this part of Germany, and frankly…
Frankfurt–Hahn Airport
Despite some people would recommend you avoiding Frankfurt-Hahn airport because of it's location and some would even call this place a barn somewhere in the middle of nowhere, my…
Breakfasts at 'Oebel Bäckerei' in Aachen, Germany
If you cannot get breakfast in the Netherlands you go to Germany. That's how I could in short describe how we discovered a lovely German bakery - Oebel Backerei in Aachen (Germany…
Hotel 'Golden Tulip Parkstad - Kerkrade- Heerlen - Aken' Review
Once in The Netherlands one (perhaps you) should stay at the Dutch brand hotel - Golden Tulip. OK, it's actually owned by a French investment group - Groupe de Louvre, but Duthc…
Buying Tulip Bulbs near Keukenhof (The Netherlands)
If you are the person who loves to bring flower seeds or bulbs from your travels abroad then you might find interesting my experience buying flower bulbs and perennial near…
Keukenhof Tulip (Flower) Garden in Netherlands
Keukenhof is a paradise for flower lovers and especially for those ones who are into tulips. Keukenhof is located in province of South Holland in Netherlands in town of Lisse. One…
Leiden - A Lovely Dutch City in South Holland
We arrived at a lovely city of Leiden in Netherlands from Düsseldorf Germany. Frankly speaking I hadn't before heard the name of Leiden, and I'm glad I learned something new…
Bastion Hotel Dusseldorf Neuss Review
We ended our first day in Germany at hotel Bastion located in a small town called Neuss close to a larger Dusseldorf. I must admit we had a problems to find this location, but it…
First Flush Tea Room in Bonn Review
Welcome to my second Germany's restaurant review. First one happened some 40 km South from Bonn in a lovely town of Andernach, back there I made a review about Italian style…
Marketplace and Old Town Hall in Bonn, Germany
One thing I like about travel photography it helps to recall those amazing places you have visited during your travels. So today looking through my travel photos I found an…
Beethoven's House of Birth in Bonn, Germany
The idea to visit Beethoven's House of birth arrived from friend of us whom we earlier picked up in city of Koblenz. Honestly speaking I have no idea why he (friend) was so eager…
Poppelsdorf Palace And Its Surroundings In Bonn, Germany
We hadn't any plans to visit this lovely and former capital city of West Germany Bonn. Our friend who is living in Germany and we picked up him earlier this day in Koblenz…
Restaurant 'Bellini' In Andernach, Germany
Restaurant Bellini is an Italian style restaurant located in the spectacular German town of Andernach (some 20 km North from Koblenz). You can find my first impressions of this…
Andernach - A Lovely German Town On The Banks Of Rhine
Andernach indeed is one of the loveliest German towns I have visited lately. In fact, I haven't visited Germany a lot. We arrived here after picked up a friend in…
The Orthodox Church of Kuldiga
I have been lately a lot in church photography. Perhaps Georgia as an Orthodox country has learned me this lesson. Churches are interesting for photography, I believe it's pretty…
Daigas Bakery In Kuldiga
Daigas Bakery (Daigas beķereja) is one of my favourite bakery places in Kuldiga. The reason is plain simple - the pastries Daiga and her team is baking here are one of the best in…
Skrunda-1 Abandoned Soviet Military Ghost Town In Latvia
Update: Originally I visited Skrunda - 1 in Summer 2015, Skrunda -1 is closed for public visitors in 2022Skrunda-1, also known as Skrunda-2, is a ghost town and former Soviet and…