After more than two years spent in Berlin, I can say this city still holds such a special place in my heart. Completely different from the rest of Germany, Berlin is the city of freedom, people in search of…
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The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen is nowadays not only the city’s most famous statue but also one of Denmark’s landmarks. If you ever received a postcard from Copenhagen (oh, how I loved those times when people still used to…
Azulejos – a quintessential part of the Portuguese heritage There are few things more Portuguese than Azulejos – the traditional ceramic tiles that are all over the country. For centuries, Portuguese have been using tiles for decorating their churches,…
When I left Romania for moving to Berlin, I knew I will terribly miss some things: first of all, friends, my dancing classes, food, places but also a couple of traditions we have as Romanians. And one of those…
There are a lot of legends and fairy tales surrounding Untersberg, the mythic mountain in Austria. Many of them refer to ancestral creatures – the dwarfs, small people with magical powers, the time traveling phenomenon and legendary emperors. I…
