Why the authors of the article in “Die Denkmalpflege” magazine of 2016 chose the first part of this title is…
The vote to change country
Yes, not a vote to change the country, but to join a country. That’s what happened in 1955 in the…
The best things come in small packages
The Saarland is the smallest of the “area states” in Germany. The Federal Republic is made up of 16 states…
May Day
I didn’t want to cause any alarm with the title of this blog so separated the two words, which in…
Indoor oranges
Another precisely designed part of the gardens in Versailles is the Orangery. When we were there in April, the process…
Fountains
Although I have been to and through Paris on a number of occasions, this April was the first time I…
Roman baths
Not the ones in Bath, England, but the Caracalla baths in Rome. Both obviously built by Romans with the objective…
The iconic Roman image
Of course it isn’t possible to count as a proper tourist visitor to Rome without going to see this, even…
Water square
When seeing images of the Trevi fountain in Rome, it always appears big and spacious with a sense that there…
Spanish Steps
Since my visit to the Piazza di Spagna, the rules around sitting on the steps have changed and visitors are…