Auditorio de Tenerife - Santa Cruz, Spain
Audacious Auditorium (05.06.2008 19:51)
When we stayed in Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife in December last year, I went on a coach tour to the north east of the island including the capital Santa Cruz. Our first stop was the auditorium in Santa Cruz (built from 2000 to 2003) at the southern end of the harbour area, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, who is famous for combining architecture, engineering, and [more...]

Bremer Stadtmusikanten - Bremen, Germany
Four Famous Animals (02.06.2008 20:15)
You are standing in front of the City Hall, go round the left corner and you will find the statue of the four town musicians, their correct address is Unser Lieben Frauen Kirchhof (Churchyard, Church of our Lady). The bronze sculpture was created in 1951 by the artist Gerhard Marcks. You remember The Brothers Grimms fairy tale? A donkey, a dog, a cat and a cock escape from their owners who [more...]

Palace of Knossós - Heraklion, Greece
Bonking Bulls (02.06.2008 14:07)
Today I want to tell you why Europe is called Europe, come with me to Crete, to the Palace of Knossòs (stress on the second syllable) to be precise, and I'll tell you the myth and also some others which you may already have heard or read about but maybe don't associate with this Greek island. We're in the Bronze Age, in the third millenium BC , one day Zeus, the leader of the gods, who was [more...]