Batterie Longues-sur-Mer. During D-Day this batterie was a prime objective, because it could shell both Gold and Omaha Beach. Therefore a few cruisers of the Allied Forces opened fire to take out this batterie. The guns went silent after a … Read More

Going to the beach. Marseille has a Mediterranean sea port and is a perfect startpoint to go sailing. Check out the fort that protected Marseille in the past. If you are more a beach person that is no problem. In … Read More

Naarden Vesting. In 2013 we visited this city during the internationally known Naarden Photo Festival. We fell in love with the old fortress city. When we got engaged I knew where our wedding should take place: Naarden Vestiging. During our … Read More

The Wall. Just after the Berlin airlift, when Kennedy said “Ich bin ein Berliner”, the U.S.S.R accepted that West Berlin remained in hands of Britain, France and the United States of America. On the morning of 13 August 1961 the West German State secured … Read More

Money. As with most European Medieval churches they built cathedral over the period of 2 centuries. Unknown to most of us now, the time lapse was not due to the construction, but mainly because of the costs. In those days … Read More

Lucca. Lucca is the capital city of the province Lucca in Tuscany and one of the richest cities of Italy. This city was first mentioned by the writer Livius and it became part of the roman empire in 180 BC. … Read More

Utrecht Centraal. For many years the central railway station of Utrecht underwent major renovations to cope with the almost 60 million travelers per year. Finally in December 2016 they finished this enormous project. They transformed the old station ‘Centraal’ into … Read More

Notre-Dame-de la Garde. If you want to have a great view over the city of Marseille you should climb the hill La Garde or take the petit train. When you are done with the views you could take a look … Read More

Krakow. The old city center of Krakow is not too big. You can therefore see it in a day. Because I do like medieval walls, I want to show you the remaining parts of it. Most of it is torn … Read More

Mont Saint-Michel. On top of the hill of the Mont Saint-Michel stands a beautiful abbey church called ‘La Merveille’ (the miracle). This 13th century church is part of the abbey on this famous island. During the medieval centuries the originally … Read More

Sallandse Heuvelrug. In the east of the Netherlands there are a few big national parks. One of them is the Sallandse Heuvelrug. This park has moorland, but almost half is forest. In this photo album you can check out the … Read More

The monastery. When going to Cochem, everybody visits the castle. It is a nice climb to the top. But most people do not know that in medieval times the monastery was equally important. When you climb to the monastery, you … Read More