Brno: First snow of 2016
After colorful leaves fell off the trees in the past weeks, the first snow came. At the time I was in Brno. Here are a some of my photos.
Vienna: Christmas market 2016
This year, the Christmas festive season has again come earlier than last year. I was quite surprised during my most recent visit to Vienna on 12 November to discover the Christmas market in front of the municipality (Rathausplatz) is already on.
Autumn walks: Piestany, Slovakia
This year I realized how much I missed autumn when in the UAE. I could not stop walking around parks and admiring all the colorful beauty around me and so here are a some of my photos.
Autumn walks: Brno, Czech Republic
This year I realized how much I missed autumn when in the UAE. I could not stop walking around parks and admiring all the colorful beauty around me and so here are a some of my photos.
Discovering Slovakia: Orava, Liptov, Tatry regions in three days
Here is the "break-your-tongue" itinerary for three days in northern Slovakia. I hope the Slovak tongue-twister location names will not set you back, the region is beautiful and worth visiting. Especially if you are into hiking, mountains, nature, history and wellness.
Discovering Slovakia: Waterfall in the spa town Lucky
A nice waterfall in the spa town Lucky located in the mountainous northern Slovakia near springs with healing water suitable for treatment of many diseases.
Discovering Slovakia: Orava castle
The Orava castle, one of the most beautiful castles in Slovakia, is located atop a mountain cliff above the river Orava in the village of Oravský Podzámok.
Geneva looks inconspicuous, but it is not necessarily like that
The Swiss city of Geneva is cramped in between lake Leman and the Alps, near the border with France. It is such a naturally constrained space, that the city cannot grow larger anymore.
Ženeva pôsobí nenápadne, ale zdanie klame
Švajčiarske mesto Ženeva leží medzi jazerom Leman a Alpskými kopcami pri hraniciach s Francúzskom. Je to taká ohraničená plocha, že mesto sa už nemá kam rozširovať.
Olympic games are on! – Remembering the past games
On the occasion of the beginning of the Olympic games in Rio, I recently tried to remember all the cities I visited which organised the Olympic Games in the past. The list is short and Europe-centric.
Discovering Slovakia: Bradlo, Slovakia
Bradlo is a village in western Slovakia. There, on a top of a hill, is this memorial to Milan Rastislav Štefánik, a famous Slovak minister and general after the first world war.
Photo: Piešťany in the morning
I could not resist taking a few photos during my morning jog. The weather was amazing and the morning sunlight is sharper than the evening one.
A day trip to Brighton, UK
Photos of my visit to Brighton, a seaside city in the south of the UK, reachable in a little over an hour by train from London.
London: The Gherkin and The Shard
An observation from London: The Gherkin looks like The Gherkin from anywhere, but The Shard is difficult to recognize from the London Bridge train station.
London never disappoints
London never disappoints - rain, snow, thunderstorm, sunshine - all on one day.
Looking up the Momo staircase in Vatican Museums
This spiral staircase in Vatican Museums is a piece of art itself. It was designed by Guiseppe Momo in 1932, but sometimes also called Bramante staircase.
An early morning at a park in Brno
I took this photo during my early morning walk through the Park Luzanky in Brno, Czech Republic. It was a nice warm morning with sun shining through the colorful leaves of a tree.
Palais des Nations – UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
A view from a window in the left wing of the Palais des Nations - the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. This building was built in 1930's for the then-League of Nations.
View of Lac Leman in Geneva
Geneva is a small city in Switzerland. It lies at the western edge of Lac Leman, surrounded by mountains. The city centre is relatively small, you can get anywhere on foot. There are a few museums, but the real eye candy is the lake and its proximity to the border with France makes the well-known Alpine ski resorts only a short drive away. Place: Lac Leman, Geneva, Switzerland Date: 6. April 2016
A Bench at the Lake
Photo: View of Slnava Lake, Piestany, Slovakia
