Bran Castle

Between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains, Bran Castle is landmark of the Romanian tourism, due not only to the beauty of the Castle and the landscape, but also to modern legend that place here, in this unknown land, strange creatures.

The first documentary attestation of the Bran Castle is the act issued on November 19, 1377, by Ludovic I D'Anjou giving to Brasov’s inhabitants, as recognition for building the castle "on their own work and expense", 13 localities in the area. The leadership of Bran Fortress was given to a lord of a castle who had also jurisdictional attributions. The permanent garrison was numerically restrained to 12-24 soldiers: archers and ballisters. Build initially as military fortress; the castle functioned mainly as a custom trading point on frontier between Transylvania and Wallachia.

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Interior

How is Romania today? You have two choices to know. Take a newspaper, read what is there and believe, or come to visit it, speak with peoples, see and think.

And if you'll visit the "interior", even on a common place, you'll have the surprise to find true treasure of history, art and life. Come inside, listen to people, admire their native smiles, learn history and understand!

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.

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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.