The Metropol. In the early days of the movies people gathered in the movie theaters for a night out. Most of them had art deco interiors. During the last part of the 20th century movie theaters became bigger. 6 or … Read More
Siena. This city was a small Roman city. It remained small until the 13th century when the people overthrew the aristocratic rulers. After then the city grew and became one of the main powers in northern Italy. It is famous … Read More
Pointe du Hoc. On 6th of June in the early morning the US Rangers climbed the walls of the cliff to start fighting. After they had fought themselves into the gun emplacements, the guns they had to take out were … Read More
Nice. In the South of France lies Nice. This beautiful city attracts many tourists. It has an old center, a beach, great weather and a relaxed atmosphere. However, on 14th June 2016, the most important French national holiday, a truck … Read More
Martinikerk. In the middle of the old city center of Sneek stands the Martinikerk. This church was built in the 11th century and has a bell tower next to the church. During the end of the 17th century a lot … Read More
Omaha Beach. The most memorable D-Day took place on the 6th of June 1944. This opening day of Operation Overlord goes by the name Operation Neptune. Under the code name Omaha the US Army wanted to take five beaches in … Read More
Koh Chang. Near Bangkok there is a small island called Koh Chang. It means ‘elephant island’. My wife went there many years ago. She told me stories about sleeping in small houses near the beach. When we visited it, the … Read More
Only for a day. When we decided to drive to Eastern Europe by car, it meant we had to drive long distances. To make it doable for our 3-year-old we splitted the drive into sections. Hannover became one of our … Read More
Wawel Royal Castle. In the center of Krakow you will find a beautiful castle. During the 10th or 11th century the kings of Poland settled here and they started to create a palace castle. During the Swedish invasions of 1655, … Read More
Dieren. I have been member of NMLK, a Dutch organisation to meet new people. It is an activity site and there are many activities per week organized by its members. One of the activities I have been done is hiking. … Read More
Cochem. Cochem is one of German’s most beautiful places to be. This picturesque city is located at the river Moselle and there are many vinyards in the area. English painters, like Stanfield and Turner, have made this place famous outside … Read More
Yosemite. Every year there are some news items in the Netherlands about wolfs sightings. In the past most of the times it was a big dog, but last year we got news a few wolves have actually resettled in the … Read More