Strasbourg is likely among one of the most underrated cities in Europe. This major Alsatian city, over the centuries with one foot in French culture and with the other in German, has plenty to offer …
Oscar Niemeyer: Commemoration Of A Pioneer
This week the architect Oscar Niemeyer shortly came into the news. A fire hit the Latin America Memorial in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which was designed by him. This incident coincidentally happens in the same week …
Amsterdam in Numbers
Amsterdam in Numbers What would a city be if you wouldn’t know its numbers? It’s the same with Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, so let’s see have a quick look at what the numbers …
Stockholm’s Metro Network: The World’s Longest Art Exhibition
Stockholm’s Metro Network The World’s Longest Art Exhibition Welcome to what is often referred to as the ‘world’s longest art exhibition’, better known as Stockholm’s Metro Network. Already in the 19th century a general debate …
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Stockholm’s Gamla Stan – Back Into History
Stockholm’s Gamla Stan – Back Into History Many guidebooks will recommend you to start your Stockholm explorations in the heart of the city, in the Old Town: ‘Gamla Stan’. Given that it was …
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Stockholm Fun and Quirky Facts
Stockholm Fun and Quirky Facts # THE LOG ISLAND The name of Stockholm literally speaking means the log island – log in Swedish is “stock”, while “holm” means, obviously, island. Legend has it that …
Stockholm’s Östermalm – The Hyped Side of Town
. Stockholm’s Östermalm – The Hyped Side of Town There’s one central Stockholm borough with a more upscale reputation than all others combined: Östermalm. It’s not so strange: it’s here the Swedish royalties are …
My Personal Relationship to Florence and its Art
. Art Destination Florence My Personal Relationship to Florence and its Art . It’s all very personal really. But what can you do if you’re personally attached to a place, to the extent that it …