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Turkey – Tea, Narghile and Backgammon
Turkey is an awesome destination to visit. Being the bridge between Europe and Asia, it has always been an interesting, multicultural and multi-ethnical place. Out of its 74 million inhabitants, roughly three quarters are Turks, while around 15 percent are Kurds. The rest are largely Greeks, Jews and Armenians. In the past, these ethnicities lived together quite peacefully. With the rise of the anti-Semitic regime …
Danube’s Cultural Spirit
At the Danube, which stretches along 2850km from Germany southwards, lie Vienna and Budapest, the capitals of Austria and Hungary, respectively. Quite some time ago, 1867 and 1917 to be exact, these two cities were not only connected by a water way but also by political power, the Austria-Hungary Monarchy. Today, the two countries are governed independently, yet their capitals have stayed alike. Both are …
Venice
Threatened to completely drown, according to some pessimistic tongues, Venice is a must-visit place. Most of the roughly 270,000 inhabitants, however, life on the mainland. The others are connected by a bridge with the mainlands. Cars and other motorized vehicles are not allowed to enter the city. Venice, thus, has Europe’s largest car-free urban area. The best way to get to the city is by …
Rome
A short two-hour flight brought me from Europe’s biggest harbor to Cesar’s birthplace. Rome, Italy’s capital and its largest city (it has about 2.7m inhabitants and roughly 0.8m more in its urban areas), was the once capital of the Roman Empire. A TV series told today’s people the story of Rome. It ended after the second season, which was aired in 2005 and 2006. Also …
In Bruges
“I didn’t even know where Bruges fucking was…It’s in Belgium” says Colin Farrell, the only surviver ‘in Bruges’, an oscar nominated film. It was good to start the trip with this movie; it sets you in the right mood. A french ‘Thalys’ train took us from Rotterdam to Antwerpen. The Thalys network connects Paris, Köln, Brussels and Amsterdam. Passengers are required to reserve seats and …