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In the Labyrinth of Urban Krankenhaus
Posted on October 26, 2011 | 1 CommentWhite tiles from top to bottom, plastic door, ceramic bowl. I am in the loo at Urban Krankenhaus, a filter in one hand, a test strip in the other. With the test strip I am bound to test the pH of my urine, with the... -
Istanbul – Altogether, it’s magic.
Posted on August 20, 2011 | 1 CommentIn Istanbul it is raining at last. The weather forecast had announced a week of rain, but there never was more than five minutes of drizzle. Now the water is rushing down the Yeniçarşi Caddisi in the district of Beyoğlu. The water from the rain... -
Insider’s Budapest
Posted on August 16, 2011 | 1 CommentIn preparation for an impending trip to Budapest, I thought to glean some tips from a native and fellow blog collaborator Antal was an obvious choice. Enjoy his local insight whether you are a 1st time visitor or Budapest lovin’ repeat guest…. Annika INSIDER’S BUDAPEST... -
University of Oxford Botanic Garden
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No CommentsI had the good fortune of being able to spend the month of April in Oxford. Whilst there are many beautiful places in this city, one of my favourites is the University’s Botanic Garden. The weather in April was extraordinary – we were practically bathed... -
Lichthof – a Central European phenomenon?
Posted on June 7, 2011 | 1 CommentIn the huge, hundred-year old five-storey house, where I grew up, we had a Lichthof. In contrary to its name, meaning “light-yard” in German, it was a narrow, dark pit, which provided some fresh air to the kitchen, toilette and bathroom, but not much light.... -
Pienza & Humanist Urban Planning
Posted on May 23, 2011 | No CommentsCorsignano (later renamed Pienza) was the birthplace of Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini, who became Pope Pius II (1405-1464). After becoming Pope in 1458, Piccolomini led rebuilding of the village as an “ideal” Renaissance town. This represented the first effort of humanist “urban planning” or “urban design”... -
French convenience meets eco-ethos: Vélo’v
Posted on May 15, 2011 | 1 CommentNot all new French trends are born on the glittering catwalks of the fashion week in Paris. The latest hype evolved on the dirty, polluted and crowded streets of Paris. In times of climate change and bio-croissant, even the French cannot miss out on finding... -
Copenhagen: The Bodega
Posted on May 2, 2011 | No CommentsHad we known about bodegas prior to our arrival in Copenhagen, we might have skipped a couple of those beers (that we nonetheless thoroughly enjoyed) at the higher visibility and higher priced locales and just gone straight to sunning and enjoying our brews at the... -
Recycling and infrastructure
Posted on April 30, 2011 | No CommentsI had a conversation the other day with a colleague who is, like myself, from Europe. At one stage I mentioned that I feel really bad that I often make jokes about things I encounter in the US. She replied: I know, I also feel bad.... -
Industrial Georgetown Interpretive Sign
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe interpretive sign titled “An Industrial Georgetown” is a relatively rare example of interpretation of industrial areas placed in a publicly accessible location. The plaque is located within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park. Established in 1751, Georgetown flourished as a tobacco port... -
Les Traboules de Lyon
Posted on April 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsFrom one of the noisy, bright and crowded touristic streets of Vieux Lyon, the city’s old town, you shoo into a house entrance. But instead of entering a stairway, a long, silent corridor opens up. It is dark, as the visibility is down to only... -
Living at the Grey Coast
Posted on March 31, 2011 | 1 CommentSpring has finally just arrived at 50th parallel north in Europe. Between Dublin, Sheffield, Rotterdam, Berlin and Stockholm leaves on trees and bushes begin to sprout and flower. A long cold dark winter is about to say goodbye – for a little while. But not...
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