Brno at a glance Pronunciation: Bru-no Birthplace of : Milan Kundera Population: approx. 381,000 (as of 2020) To note: Brno is home to the oldest theater building in central Europe You know that feeling you get, when you arrive some place new, and immediately feel as though you have finally reached home? Like you haveContinue reading “Road trip SE Czech Republic Day 3: Brno”
Road trip Czech Republic Day 2: Litomyšl to Brno via Olomouc
Litomyšl at a glance Pronunciation: Litohmishul Birthplace of : Bedřich Smetana (composer of “The Moldau”) Population: approx. 10,429 (as of 2019) To note: About the same latitude as Winnipeg We arrived in Litomyšl as the sun set which made the entire, already picturesque main square, even more enchanting. Our hotel was at one end ofContinue reading “Road trip Czech Republic Day 2: Litomyšl to Brno via Olomouc”
Road Trip SE Czech Republic Day1: Vienna to Litomyšl via Třebíč
Since I’ve been a homebody the last 5 weeks due to the COVID-19, I decided to quench my wanderlust, and use this free time, to post something here by reminiscing about the road-trip we took back in May, 2018. As some of you may already know, my partner and I like to take a road-tripContinue reading “Road Trip SE Czech Republic Day1: Vienna to Litomyšl via Třebíč”
2020 Reading List
Another year gone by, another GoodReads reading challenge completed. This past year, I felt increasingly overwhelmed by my ‘To Read’ list. With over a 1000 thousand books waiting to be read, surely I would never read them all in this lifetime. I am a slow reader. But my resolve to make a dent to myContinue reading “2020 Reading List”
Road Trip SW Germany Day 6: Völklingen Iron Works
Having had a good night’s rest after our journey to Saarbrucken from Trier, we were raring to go visit the final UNESCO world heritage site of our trip. The Völklingen Ironworks is situated nearly 14km east of Saarbrucken. Inscribed in 1994 as a world heritage, this well-preserved pig-iron production facility is a testament to theContinue reading “Road Trip SW Germany Day 6: Völklingen Iron Works”
Road Trip SW Germany Days 4 and 5: Trier
We set off quiet early from Koblenz the next day, continuing our journey towards Trier, the oldest city in Germany. On the banks of the river Mosell, Trier is not only the birthplace of Karl Marx, but has been an important trade hub since the time of the Romans. The monuments that are part ofContinue reading “Road Trip SW Germany Days 4 and 5: Trier”
Road Trip SW Germany Day 3: Koblenz and the Rhine Valley
After the long drive along the scenic Rhein valley, we decided to spend the night in Koblenz and ended up treating ourselves to the local wine. The next day we woke up to a thick dense fog, but decided to make our way to the inner city for some Stadtbuemmel, hoping that the fog wouldContinue reading “Road Trip SW Germany Day 3: Koblenz and the Rhine Valley”
Road Trip SW Germany Day 2: Lorsch, Messel Pit, Upper Middle Rhein Valley
The second day started early, with us leaving Heidelberg at 8am to make our way to Lorsch in the state of Hessen. The ruins of the Lorsch Abbey were added to the UNESCO list in 1991. Founded in 764, it was destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War, only leaving the King’s Hall, the monastery churchContinue reading “Road Trip SW Germany Day 2: Lorsch, Messel Pit, Upper Middle Rhein Valley”
Road Trip SW Germany Day 1: Maulbronn, Speyer, Heidelberg
In the summer of 2017, my partner and I decided to take a road trip across south-west Germany. The main goal of our trip? To cover all the UNESCO world heritage sites in this part of Germany. And yeah. That’s a thing. We decided after the trip to make this a yearly tradition, because youContinue reading “Road Trip SW Germany Day 1: Maulbronn, Speyer, Heidelberg”
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