Hallgrimskirkja Reykjavic – Church and View from Tower
by The unique architecture, the significant height of 75 meters and its location on top of the hill right in the city center of Reykjavik made …
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Walking Through Historic Remscheid-Lennep (Pictured Story)
In order to collect some new material for Flyctory.com, I recently drove to Remscheid to cover some museums there. The city Northeast of Cologne is …
A Match of the Mississauga Steelheads at Paramount Fine Foods Centre
Apart from visiting a Toronto Maple Leafs match at Scotiabank Arena, my wife and I also headed to the Ontario Hockey League during our November …
Ottawa ByWard Market (Pictured Story)
ByWard Market in Ottawa is a beautiful entertainment, shopping and relax district in the heart of the Canadian capital. During my time there in September …
Iceland Road F347 (Kerlingarfjallavegur) and Hveradalir
I did a couple of interesting road trips in Iceland during my summer stay in August 2021. Even though I really loved these drives, I …
Toronto Maple Leafs At Scotiabank Arena
Even though their ranking the the NHL is not always reflecting it, the Toronto Maple Leafs are likely the biggest franchise in the whole National …
HC Ambri-Piotta at Gotthard-Arena (Gottardo Arena)
Some 300 inhabitants, but more than 6,000 spectators (if Covid-committing) at an ice hockey home match – there is likely no place in European professional …
Visiting Jokerit Helsinki at Hartwall Arena
One of the venues of the Floorball World Championships, which is going to happen during the week of publishing this posting – or home ground …
Geysir Hot Spring Area (Iceland – Pictured Story)
What is your first thought about Iceland? I think many people associate the stunning, unique nature with the Nordic island – and especially think of …
Watching Helsinki from the Olympic Stadium Tower
Even though it hosted the Olympic Summer Games of 1952, Helsinki Olympic Stadium is still in use, e.g. for home matches of the Finnish soccer …
Urridafoss – The Highest Flow Waterfall in Iceland (Pictured Story)
Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss or Gullfoss – Iceland is full of very famous waterfalls. Urridafoss (which translates to “Sea Trout Waterfall”) is typically not that much on …
Ain Dubai – The World Largest Ferris Wheel
A new attraction for the mega-city Dubai: in October 2021, the new Ain Dubai Ferris wheel finally started operations. Delayed by some two years compared …