Never would I have expected to feel mesmerized by Marseille, the Old Town, and the charming 'Quartier Le Panier', the oldest part of the city.It took me only a few steps up one of the narrow alleys from the old port to be enchanted.Old houses with pastel colored shutters, laundry hanging on the lines and...
Ever wondered how they celebrate Swiss National Day (August 1st) in Switzerland? In Interlaken, I went paragliding, looked at the cow and costumes parade and watched at the fireworks overlooking Thun and Brienz Lakes. ...
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I walked along Berlin East Side Gallery on a gray, windy, and cold day of March, huddled up in my jacket while silently looking at the wall paintings celebrating freedom after the Wall's collapse, which started on November 9, 1989.[caption id="attachment_15195" align="alignnone" width="600"] Berlin East Side Gallery, Test the Rest[/caption] A memorial for a sad past, a...
East of Johannesburg CBD, the thriving Maboneng Precinct - meaning 'place of light' in the Sotho language - has become one of the most interesting areas of the city.[pullquote]In the Sotho language, Maboneng means 'the place of light'. No other word could have been more appropriated[/pullquote] Once a zone dominated by crime and decay, Maboneng has...
A mere 40 km from Milan, beautiful Bergamo is perfect for a day offPerched atop a hill, Bergamo Old Town is a little jewel of great charm Perched on the hill, the way towns were commonly built during the Middle Age for defensive purposes, the old city of Bergamo (in Italian called 'Bergamo Alta') is a little jewel.The...
I felt awe-struck by the unexpected beauty of the Roman ruins of SepinoWhen I moved the first steps in the archaeological area including the Roman ruins of Sepino, I felt as if I was looking at a secret treasure.That's what I call the 'Miracle of Italy', a country blessed with such historic and artistic heritage...
Since I was a teen-ager I've been strongly sensitive to the horrors and the insanity of the Holocaust thus, during my recent trip to the German capital I couldn't miss seeing the Berlin Holocaust Memorial.While walking among the stelae of the Berlin Holocaust Memorial I was surprised by my unexpected reaction: intellectual admiration, but no strong emotions. Before visiting,...
Everyone I happened to meet in New Zealand liked Windy Wellington (as the capital city is cheerfully called because of the strong wind blowing more often than not), where they frequently spent several days when not even longer.The truth is that despite I went there three times (first at my arrival, then back from my tour in...
I hadn't planned to visit Christchurch and I happened to spend there an afternoon totally by chance. Since it was a last-minute decision, I didn't know what to expect nor what to do and see in only a few hours.My hostel was right in the city centre, only a few steps from Christchurch Botanic Gardens,...
