When I was spending my summer vacation in Slovakia last year my brother took me to the ruins of the castle Čičva. I wanted to visit the castle for a long time but hadn’t find the right moment before. It took us around an hour to get to the foothill by car. It was a … More Ruins of the castle Čičva
The castle Devín is a must-see location when you decide to visit Bratislava. It is located in the place of confluence of the rivers Danube and Moravia which form the border with Austria, just 10 km west from the old town. It was built on a rock at 212 m above the sea level, on the site of a Roman building and … More Castle Devín
Most of the museums that I have visited were educational and interesting but not impressive. The Canon of Dutch history has it all! It is the most impressive museum that I have ever visited. It is interactive, colorful, funny, informative and perfect for families. You can have a lot of fun there, believe me! It was … More The Canon of Dutch history in Arnhem
A few weeks ago, I was again spending some time in The Netherlands. My husband was working, and I was traveling around and meeting my friends. One of them told me about the castle Hoensbroek in the province of Limburg which was just about 20 minutes drive from the hotel where we were staying. Of course, I … More Hoensbroek castle
History and architecture were always my favorite subjects at school. Well, together with math and biology, so you can imagine how difficult it was for me to choose my future career. But this is a long story for another post.. I enjoy learning about people who lived in the past – about their daily lives, … More Openlunchtmuseum in Arnhem
Anytime you see someone new you make assumptions about who they are. I think it’s natural to link certain attributes to people based on how they look, talk or behave. Maybe you can guess what they like or how they are correctly and maybe not, but you form some kind of opinion about them anyway. … More DEDIQATED and me
I guess that most of you know that I wouldn’t miss a chance to go to the mountains. Especially now, when the weather is getting worse and it rains more often I keep checking the weather forecast every day and making plans for the weekend. A couple of weeks ago it was supposed to be … More Chäserrugg – a beautiful autumn day in the Alps
We were planning to go to the Fronalpstock for a long time and we finally managed to actually go there. When we arrived in the mountains it was quite late (around lunchtime) and it looked like we picked a popular location as there were so many people that we had to wait for 30 minutes … More From Fronalpstock to Klingestock
A few weeks ago, on the way to Prague we stopped at our favorite hotel in Mariánské Lázně. There is a great swimming pool, relaxing spa, cheap massages and it’s a perfect place for walks in nature as the hotel is situated in the forest. We only had one day there, and we spent most … More An unexpected visit of the castle Bečov nad Teplou
When you’re in Alsace you have to visit the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle or at least this is what people say. And so we did, and we drove 45 minutes from Colmar to the castle. I have to admit that we were supposed to drive for about 30 minutes, but it took us longer at the end as … More Haut-Koenigsbourg castle