Travel Features
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David (Michelangelo), Florence, Italy
06 January 2013 9:09 AM | No Comments -
Bunte Götter (Gods in Color) Exhibition, 13 November 2012 – 17 March 2013, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
05 January 2013 9:00 AM | No Comments -
Traditional Japanese Wedding in Kamakura
01 November 2012 7:19 AM | No Comments -
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II at the Tower of London in 1994
31 October 2012 9:05 AM | No Comments -
Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy
24 October 2011 8:02 PM | No Comments -
Casa Batllo, Gaudi, Barcelona
24 October 2011 7:15 AM | No Comments -
Brugge by Boat, Bruges, Belgium
23 October 2011 6:52 PM | No Comments -
Nikko Shrines and Temples, Japan
23 October 2011 5:46 PM | No Comments -
Paris Opera
23 October 2011 7:11 AM | No Comments -
La Pedrera, Gaudi, Barcelona
23 October 2011 6:35 AM | No Comments -
Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
21 October 2011 6:13 PM | No Comments -
Men in Costume, Il Palio Parade, Siena, Italy
20 October 2011 9:47 AM | No Comments -
Park Guell, Barcelona
01 October 2011 6:25 PM | No Comments -
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
01 October 2011 5:02 AM | No Comments -
Paris-Dehli-Bombay Exhibition, Centre Pompidou
30 September 2011 4:36 PM | No Comments
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Archive for October, 2011
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Athlit Ram, National Maritime Museum, Haifa, Israel
Ram was one of the main weapons of naval warfare of the Roman and Greek war galleys. The Athlit ram was found in 1980 at the small Israeli coastal city Atlit. The Atlit ram is part of the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Haifa, Israel. The Athlit ram is the only known surviving ancient [...] -
Bahai Shrine, Haifa, Israel
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Sake Trade in Japan
“In the practice of several of the useful and ingenious arts they had made astonishing proficiency, and in the manufacture of sake, a strong and wholesome beer procured by fermentation from rice, they were not excelled by any other t people. It still appears to be the beverage in general to use. Koempfer met with [...] -
Exhibition of Japanese Kites, Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, Haifa, Israel
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Greek Sponge Trade, Dodecanese Islands
Since the ancient time the Greek sponge trade thrived at the Dodecanese islands. In the 19th century sponge has changed the social and economic history of Greece when sponge trade was all the rage. Europe couldn’t get enough of sponge. Greek traders made quick fortunes from the European sponge boom. Introduction of synthetic sponge and [...] -
Christ after Death, Mosaic, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
The mosaic in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem depicts Jesus being taken down from the cross, and his body being anointed prior to placing in the tomb. Click here to view the mosaic fragments in detail. -
Harbor, Old City of Acre, Israel
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Cafe Einstein, Unter Den Linden, Berlin
Huge German breakfast in an atmosphere of a Viennese Cafe, excellent coffee – our best recommendations. -
Barcelona Street Festival
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Rome Film Festival, October 27 – November 4, 2011, Rome, Italy
In its second consecutive year, the Rome festival will be held from October 27 to November 4, 2011, seven weeks after closing of the Venice festival. The opening ceremony will be held on Thursday.