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An European Vacation / 4 – On the Streets of Schaffhausen

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

After the visit in the Munster zu Allerheiligen we spent the next few hours of the second day morning in the streets of Schaffhausen. The city of 35000 inhabitants was mentioned first as a city state in 1045, and joined … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 3 – The Schaffhausen Munster

Posted on September 11, 2010 by admin

Day 2 of our vacation started with a tour of the center of the city of Schaffhausen. After finding a good parking place we crossed the street towards the historic old town, and found ourselves in the Munsterplatz. The style … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 2 – Stein am Rhein

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

The hotel where we spent the first night in Schaffhausen is worth a few words. It was the only hotel we booked fr from the center of the city, for the rest of the trip we preferred to pay more … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 1 – The Rhine Falls

Posted on September 9, 2010 by admin

I am starting a new cycle of travel notes following the itinerary of the trip Liliana and me made in the last days of August and beginning of September this year. This trip started and ended in Zurich, lasted 11 … Continue reading →

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In the Heart of Europe / 4 – Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht

Posted on August 13, 2010 by admin

I love visiting art museums and I love to do it in places which are not necessarily on the beaten track of the art circuit. Of course, the big museums of the world have their fascination, complexity and completeness, but … Continue reading →

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In the Heart of Europe / 3 – Dutch and Belgian Beers

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

Maastricht is located in the South-Eastern extremity of the Netherlands, and the city is a few kilometers away from Belgium. Besides sharing a common language the Dutch and the Flemish Belgians also share the passion for good beer. Actually Belgium … Continue reading →

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In the Heart of Europe / 2 – Churches of Maastricht

Posted on August 9, 2010 by admin

A city with a history of at least two thousand years, Maastricht hosts a number of remarkable churches, witnesses of history and centers of spirituality of a city which is not only located in the center of Europe but also … Continue reading →

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In the Heart of Europe / 1 – The City of Maastricht

Posted on August 6, 2010 by admin

The 78th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force was hold in the heart of Europe – in the city of Maastricht, the Netherlands. The venue of the meeting was The Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Center (MECC) not far from … Continue reading →

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Geneva fara minarete

Posted on August 4, 2010 by admin

Am avut ieri cateva ore libere pentru cutreierat prin Geneva. Am inclus o vizita la libraria Payot (prima intr-o librarie de carte in limba franceza in ultimii doi sau trei ani) si o scurta trecere prin muzeul de arta si … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 17 – Mdina and Rabat

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin

The last episode of the Maltese travel notes is dedicated to the former capital of Malta – Mdina and the adjoining village of Rabat. We visited them in our last full day on the island. Mdina was populated as early … Continue reading →

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