Tag:Photography
Murals – A form of public art (III) During our campertrips in 2024 in Spain we came across beautiful murals. It is nice to see that in more and more villages and towns murals appear and are accepted by the inhabitants. People are even proud of this local artwork. Some are real peaces of art.
Salamanca – SpainStrolling through Salamanca in September 2024 In September 2024 we spent two days in Salamanca. We had a nice camper spot close to the Puente Romana. The city came at us like an avalanche. We were completely overwhelmed by the megachurches and other mega-buildings and monuments. It was very busy in the city. The city is alive and bustling, especially at the end of the day. The first day we spent most of our time on and near the […]
travelogue France and Spain 2024 (II) Travelogue of our camper trip through Spain that we made in August and September 2024. In part I we reported on our journey through Belgium and France to the Spanish border. In this part we continue our journey and make a round trip in Spain. This is our sixth round trip with our buscamper in Spain and we still have a lot to explore in this beautiful imposing country. We drove about 7.130 km […]
Travelogue France and Spain 2024 (I) Slow traveling through Belgium and France on our way to Spain. Period 27 August 2024 – 28 September 2024. Distance 7,130 km. This time we wanted to drive on provincial roads to Spain with only limited use of toll roads. “Slow traveling” through Belgium and France. In Spain we wanted to descend along the east side, then diagonally north via Andalusia. This part of the report describes the route we drove through Belgium and […]
Estremoz – PortugalStrolling through Estremoz, the marble city. This historic city can be recognised from a distance due to its many white houses, old walls and ancient donjon. There are several ‘white cities’ in the Alentejo, and Estremoz gained that name because of its famous white marble. Portugal is the second largest exporter in the world and the city is responsible for 90% of white marble production. The stone has been extracted from quarries since Roman times and is everywhere […]
Roma – ItalyStrolling through Rome, the eternal city, in December 2013. In December 2013 we made a city trip to Rome. What we find a nice aspect of traveling is to stroll around a city at our leisure, observe and try to find beauty in small things, but also in animals and people and capture this in our photos. Rome is a city where you want to come back to and where you will discover new things over and over […]
Athens – GreeceStrolling through Athina, homecoming Athens is one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom. Classical Athens was one of the most powerful city-states in ancient Greece. It was a centre for democracy, the arts, education and philosophy, and was highly influential throughout […]
Maastricht – NederlandStrolling through Maastricht Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse (Dutch: Maas), at the point where the Jeker joins it. Mount Saint Peter (Sint-Pietersberg) is largely situated within the city’s municipal borders. Maastricht is adjacent to the border with Belgium and is part of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, an international metropolis with a population […]
Avilés – SpainStrolling through Avilés and visiting Centro Cultural Oscar Niemeyer Admittedly, Avilés is an industrial city with a lot of ugliness on the outside. But we were surprised by the beautiful old city centre. Lively, beautiful old buildings and along the houses, in many streets, arcades. But also, beautiful squares, e.g. the Plaza de España and a large city park, Parque Ferrara. We had come to Avilés for the Centro Cultural Oscar Niemeyer. Beautiful, playful architecture by the Brazilian […]
Palermo – ItalyStrolling through Palermo, Conca d’Oro, in September 2014 Palermo is a city in southern Italy and the capital of the autonomous region of Sicily. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. The population of Palermo urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 855,285, while its metropolitan area is the fifth most populated in Italy with around 1.2 million […]
