It is a bright summer day in the Bavarian Alps, and I am looking up at a castle that doesn’t quite belong to reality. The towers rise like frozen music, white against the blue sky, as if someone sketched them in a fairy-tale book and forgot to erase the pencil lines. On 12 July 2025, itContinue reading “Dreams in Stone: Following King Ludwig Through Bavaria”
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World Heritage Days in Bern: A Walk Through Time in the Swiss Capital
Each June, World Heritage Days in Switzerland offer a chance to step outside, slow down, and see our surroundings with fresh eyes. They encourage us to look — really look — at the buildings, streets, and skylines that quietly shape our everyday lives. I chose to travel to Bern, Switzerland’s often-overlooked capital, where cobblestones speakContinue reading “World Heritage Days in Bern: A Walk Through Time in the Swiss Capital”
A Journey Through Time: The Legacy of St. Gallen Library
When I go on a city safari, some buildings give me an instant feeling of warmth and wonder—one of them is always a library. Stepping inside, I enter a world of stories, history, and imagination, where I can picture the authors behind the books and the countless visitors who have been there before me. So when I visited St.Continue reading “A Journey Through Time: The Legacy of St. Gallen Library”
I spy with my historical eye 