A tour through the Bauhaus Memorial in Bernau
The modernist Workers’ Union school was built into a forest outside of Berlin. Today it is open to visitors as …
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UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage sites that we visited:
Jaegersborg Dyrehave – a unique hunting park in Denmark (UNESCO)
Red wooden gates mark the entrance to the Jaegersborg Dyrehave UNESCO site. The “dyrehave” is a deer park north of …
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Stevns Klint (Stevns Cliff) and the Danish Dinosaurs
Why did the dinosaurs have to die? They disappeared a long time ago, so nobody knows for sure and it’s …
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Visit Graz – the most beautiful city in Austria
After two weeks of climbing in the mountains, we switch bare rock and high altitudes for some urban atmosphere to …
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Visit Byblos – 8000 years of civilisation
Byblos is one of the longest continuously inhabited cities of the world. 8000 years ago, the first people build their …
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Cambodia – December 2001
In 2001, we travelled to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat, a huge UNESCO World Heritage site. The country was not …
Roman temples in Baalbek – a visit during the revolution
Close to the Syrian border, the monumental temple complex of Baalbek is one of the largest remaining Roman structures in …
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Visit the Mozu Tombs – Japan’s newest UNESCO site
A sudden mound behind the parking area, covered in trees. Beyond an old-fashioned residential neighbourhood and a canal – just …
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Dressing up in the Royal Palaces in Seoul
Heavy rain has set in when we reach the Gyeongbokgung Royal Palace, one of the royal palaces in Seoul. A …
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The bulbous hills of the Gyeongju Historic Areas
The group of grassy, strangely globular hills in Gyeongju looks like an oversized playground without slides and climbing frames. It …
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