March 12, 2018 This time, March 2018, we stayed in another neighbourhoud than the previous times. Staying in another district gives a whole new perspective of the city. We stayed in the posh Salamanca area, where Prada, Gucci, Chanel and Armani all have a shop just around the corner. Not that I was in any … Lees verder
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‘A building should tell a story.’ Daniel Libeskind
January 21, 2018 And that is exactly what the Judische Museum in Berlin built by Daniel Libeskind does. The large grey building, made out of concrete and clad in zinc sheeting, commemorates the numerous lives lost in the holocaust. ‘How long would it take to recite the names of the 6 million people that died?’ … Lees verder
Seville, city of sweets, nativity and Easter.
December 31, 2017 Seville is a city drowned in tradition. We visited the week before Christmas, and the athmosphere was as merry as it can get. Everybody is doing their Christmas shopping, buying Christmas sweets from the monasteries and famous bakeries and buying lottery tickets. Choirs are singing in the streets, brass bands are playing … Lees verder
Two days in Moscow.
June 27, 2017 Two days in Moscow : the Metro tour, Pushkin museum, two of the seven sisters, the Jewish museum of tolerance, the Upper Saint Peter monastery and the Moscow museum of modern art. My first trip to Moscow was in the month of May. While the weather forecast predicted very sunny and warm … Lees verder
A tour of the famous metro stations in Moscow!
June 10, 2017 A word or two about the metro. Do use it when visiting Moscow! Don’t be scared, just try it, you will love it! Nowhere else in the world have I seen such a well working metro system. On street level the metro stations are recognisable by the big red M in front. … Lees verder
Moscow highlights: Red square and The Kremlin.
June 10, 2017 Red square: does not really mean ‘red’ but means ‘beautiful’ square. If you arrive on Red square from the South side, Saint Basil’s church is the building you see first. It is a colourful church that immediately makes you think of sweet pastries. Saint Basil’s church is in fact nine churches in … Lees verder
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts or the State Tretyakov Gallery?
June 7, 2017 Moscow boasts many museums worth visiting, so best make a choice because you won’t be able to visit them all! Before leaving on my trip to Moscow I tried to make a choice between the Pushkin State museum of Fine Arts and the State Tretyakov Gallery. Both musea have more than one … Lees verder
Bruxelles ma belle
October 28, 2016 Every few months we make a trip to Brussels. There is often an exhibition I do not want to miss, and in May I come for the Queen Elisabeth competition, the world famous classical music competition. We usually combine it with some shopping and a meal at a good restaurant. So after … Lees verder
The Louvre, Paris
June 15, 2016 It took us many trips to Paris before visiting The Louvre. We had both visited the Louvre already more than twenty years ago, so memories of it were getting faint. On previous visits the lines in front of the Louvre did not really invite us, and there were always so many other … Lees verder
The procession of the Holy Blood
Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Every year on Ascension day Bruges returns to its old tradition dating back to the end of the thirteenth century. What was originally a purely religious procession, has transformed into a procession that marries religion with cultural tradition and heritage and evokes historical events that took … Lees verder