Places & Sights Archives

Carlo’s Bakery Hoboken NJ – The Heart of a Cake Empire (Pictured Story)

by Florian Buechting5. December 20225. December 20220

Once upon a time there was an above-average bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, right on the opposite site of the Hudson River from Manhattan. And …

Edge NYC Observation Deck

by Florian Buechting29. November 202226. December 20220

Manhattan is somehow the ultimate and maybe best known skyline in the world. Not too surprisingly that all around New York City, there are several …

Kolossi Castle

by Florian Buechting24. November 202224. November 20220

Kolossi Castle is one of the key landmarks in Southern Cyprus. The castle has been a stronghold for the Crusaders. There seemed to have been …

Mirador Roc del Quer

by Florian Buechting22. November 202222. November 20220

A lovely combination of beautiful nature in the Pyrenees, interesting historic sights and rather modern shopping districts – I absolutely loved visiting Andorra for the …

St. Pauli “Kult Kieztour” with Barbie Stupid and Lee Jackson

by Florian Buechting21. November 202221. November 20220

The Reeperbahn area in Hamburg’s borough St. Pauli has undergone quite a significant transformation. Some decades ago, the red light and party district was regarded to …

Visiting the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Sites in 2022

by Florian Buechting7. November 202215. February 20260

Even though I haven’t been overwhelmingly optimistic about success on the sports side of the Indian tennis team at the Davis Cup in Lillehammer in …

Panagia tis Asinou Church

by Florian Buechting20. October 202220. October 20220

I typically try to avoid rating active religious places like churches, mosques or temples. However, the Cypriot orthodox church of Panagia tis Asinou just blew …