Budapest - Szechenyi Spa

The Szechenyi Bath and Spa is the first thermal baths on the Pest side. Established in 1881 as a temporary establishment, it was converted into a permanent bath in 1913 and received most parts of its neo-baroque yellow building complex. It is one of the largest bathing complexes in Europe. Its thermal springs are the deepest and hottest (74 - 75 C) thermal wells in Budapest. The open-air sections, with their pleasantly warm waters, are equally popular in winter.

Go to Paris!

The French capital is one of the most stimulating cities on earth. Is it the elegance of the tree-lined boulevards? The radiance of the light? The magnificence of the architecture? The style and ambience of the cafes? It is difficult to say. Come to find out...

Thinking to Paris, the tourists have in mind a lot of superlatives and travel clichés. You can usually find whatever you expect or hope to discover. But set aside your preconceptions of Paris, and simply explore the city's avenues, backstreets and parks. Try to forget about Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Notre Dame. Put away your map and just wander! Your path will inevitably cross one of the city's famous parks and gardens. Many were once the private domains of French royalty, but today they are free to all. A short Métro ride from the city center will bring you to either of the two vast former royal forests that border the city, the Bois de Boulogne in the west or the Bois de Vincennes in the east.

Just wander! But have in mind the city's reputation as an expensive place to visit and always keep with you a French conversation book.

A smile for today

Wikipedia: I know everything
Google: I have everything
Facebook: I know everyone
Internet: Without me you're all nothing.
Electricity: Keep talking bitches!

[Source: Internet & Electricity]

Detmold - Freilichtmuseum

From April to October Detmold welcomes you in Freilichtmuseum (the Open Air Museum as its name is). The museum, on over 100 ha of land, has over 90 completely furnished old buildings from all the regions of Westphalia, giving you a lot of information about the historical background of rural constructions. There are also daily demonstrations about how old handwork was done. Freilichtmuseum is an excellent place for walking, relax and picnic on a sunny day.

PS: One click on photo will open a whole album!

What was, is over

Don’t spend your time looking back. It is over! People will think whatever they want to think about you and your looking back will not change them. But you will also be remembered by your future facts. So, without losing yesterday’s lessons, live for future. There where you will spend the rest of your life!

Paderborn

City in North Rhine-Westphalia, district capital, Paderborn draws its energy from more than 200 springs of Pader, guarded for centuries by the cathedral in the heart of the city. Center of Catholicism (here in 799, Pope Leo III found refuge) safeguarded by SF. Laborius (whose relics were brought in 836 from Le Mans, establishing the oldest town twinning), Paderborn is a place where time has another dimension. Except for the center, with the usual busy shopping areas, and the park on the banks of Pader, where people take their relaxation time (if weather allows as here clouds gather fast and there are many more rainy days than sunny ones), the rest of the city is like resort town at the end of the season: fewer cars on the road, rare people, and the houses seem abandoned even you guess some activity inside.

Relaxing with Bateaux Mouches

Since the Middle Ages, the Seine river is the spine of the city of Paris. For centuries, the Parisian people try to make the best out of the river and its banks.

The Seine is crossed by many old and beautiful bridges. The oldest one is Pont-Neuf near the Notre-Dame cathedral, inaugurated in 1607. May be the most interesting one is Alexandre III bridge near the Invalides military hospital, inaugurated in 1900 during the Paris world exhibition. Many of the most famous Paris monuments are on the river banks. The list includes Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel tower.

With BATEAUX MOUCHES, the popular French boat, a river cruise on the Seine is a good way to discover Paris, the beauty of its bridges and monuments and the richness of its history. A river cruise is also very relaxing after a few full days of visits and shopping in Paris.

Paris: bird-eye view

There are some non-expensive places for a Paris bird-eye view. One of them is the Arch de Triomphe (de l'Etoile). Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon shortly after his victory at Austerlitz (and dedicated to the glory of the Great Army), it was not finished until 1836. After the 1830 Revolution, king Louis-Phillipe dedicated the monument to the armies of the Revolution and of the Empire.

The day the Battle of Verdun commenced in 1916, the sword carried by the figure representing the Republic broke off. The figure was immediately hidden to conceal the accident to try to avoid any undesired associations or interpretations as a bad omen.

Engraved around the top of the arch are the names of major victories won during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the eternal flame lay under the Arch.

The terrace (284 ... steps high) offers a unique panoramic view of Paris.

Your flying wing camcorder

To see the surrounding like a flying bird is always an attraction. Now you have an alternative: your own flying wing camcorder! See a demo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oG0yiWkOp8&feature=related.

Externsteine

Externsteine ​​is a distinctive rock formation located in Ostwestfalen-Lippe, near Horn-Bad Meinberg, not far from the city of Detmold (and about 32 km. of Paderborn). It consists of several tall columns that rise abruptly from the wooded hills in a region that is largely devoid of rocks.

Religious activity center ever since Teutonic times, Externsteine ​​extended mark-pagan religion to modern days. Surrounded by a quiet forest, it is place to relax for of almost one million tourists each year.