In 1131, the parish of Arolsen (or 'Aroldessen' at the time) was first mentioned on the occasion of the foundation of the Augustinian monastery in Aroldessen.…
The first castle of Kuinre was probably built between 1165 and 1197. At the end of the 12th century it was in the hands of the lord of Kuinre, 'Heynric die…
The oldest document on the 'Dikke Tinne' castle (St. Lucia) dates from 1307. Reinald I, Count of Gelre, states in it that he founded a house in Hattem for three…
Gyula is located in the Great Hungarian Plain on the river Fehér-Körös and very close to what is nowadays the Hungarian-Romanian border. Somewhere between the…
And then, for the final post in this Szabadkígyós series (here's part 1 and 2) as mentioned in the first part a few shots of the lesser buildings and one of the…
In this part, the last one about the castle, a few more shots of the city from upon the walls and the walls themselves, and a few shots of one of the monuments …
I introduced you to Eger's castle in the previous post. We entered it on ground level. In this post we're on the walls and looking down on the city. To give you…
You might have noticed it in the last photo of the previous post already, Eger's castle, the one which was succesfully defended by Dobó István during the Siege…
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Japan is much lower than in Western countries, but even so, we are on the verge of a medical collapse.…
Day 141 of my 365 Photo Challenge. Unfortunately, due to heavy workload, I couldn't continue posting for my 365 Photo Challenge. Now with the new lockdown in…
[125-365] 8th. December 2020- This is my slightly humorous title for today, because there are no biscuits today even though a biscuit called Feoffes sounds…
So, we accidentaly found the gates to the Ozora festival in the previous post, but we were actualy on our way to Scolari castle (Scolari, although Italian, is…