Murten: Castle, curtain wall and Nidelkuchen on Lake Murten
In Switzerland, there are two ways to become a city – either a locality has more than 10,000 inhabitants (this alone results in around 140 “cities” according to curre
Travel Snapshot – Boston Trinity Church
In Boston’s Back Bay district, some architectural highlights can be admired around Copley Square. These include Trinity Church, which was named one of the ten most important
Fort Myers – Edison & Ford Winter Estates Museum
The nice thing about road trips (even if I don’t particularly like the “driving” part) is the possibility to flexibly head for sights between two destinations. On
Culinary Rapperswil – Golden Eber
Twitter is already a great thing – when I asked for restaurant tips in Rapperswil SG, I got the promising tip from @samsteiner to try the restaurant Goldener Eber. Heard, done, a
The heart of Istanbul
With so many buildings, mosques, streets, museums worth seeing… After arriving in Istanbul, we asked ourselves the question – where is the best place to start? – Well, it
Ski & culture in Innsbruck
Last week, I was able to enjoy three great days in Innsbruck and the surrounding area with the Bergwinter Tirol experience and report campaign. Since I have experienced so many dif
Zurich from above – Grossmünster Tower
When we were out and about in Zurich’s Niederdorf last Saturday and marched past the city’s landmark, the Grossmünster, we suddenly wondered whether the towers were op
Sunday in Zurich – under the blanket of fog
Zurich has its pitfalls in winter. A big evil (at least in my opinion) is the constantly prevailing high fog. Of course, there are sunny days, but most of the time the gray sky bla
Common Ground – Biennale Architecture 2012
Venice and the Biennale belong together – and in addition to the Art Biennale, there is also an Architecture Biennale. The 13th Architecture Biennale will take place this year fr
Paris – a visit to Louis XV
A visit to Versailles has been at the top of my to-do list for quite some time. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough time during my last visit to Paris. For this reason, I have