May 30, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

From the latter we walk to the ... Fuggerei. Founded by the eternal Fugger, of course, as - reportedly - the oldest social housing estate in the world. After…

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May 30, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

Perhaps because of the fact that my girlfriend said that we have seen little water in this city known for its Wasserwerke (there are, for example, supposed to…

by bjornroose

May 29, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

Contrary to what the travel guide tells us, the south portal with its bronze doors does not give us access to the church, but I think the beautifully decorated…

by bjornroose

May 29, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

Then we pass under the buildings of the Bischofsresidenz (dating from the 16th to the 18th century), in which the government of Swabia now resides, into another…

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May 28, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

Either way, we have to move on. To the Fronhof, with the Hofgarten on the left. The dwarves in it immediately remind us of our trip last year, where we ended up…

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May 28, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

After a double pit stop, for food and drinks (the first in a bakery where they sell huge pastry, the second in a hipster shop where I nevertheless walk out with…

by bjornroose

May 27, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

And we continue. To the Fuggerplatz. Where we meet Jakob Fugger again (see here), this time in the form of a statue (see here), but also find the…

by bjornroose

May 27, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

It was only in the latter half of the same years 1980 to 1996 that the frescoes were finished. The cost for the repair of the hall and the Princes' rooms…

by bjornroose

May 26, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

The town hall was also severely hit during the Allied bombing of February 26 to 27, 1944, but immediately protected by the townspeople from the rain that now…

by bjornroose

May 25, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

For the sake of clarity, this fountain was not made by Adriaen de Vries (see here), but ... by his compatriot Hubert Gerhard. It was destroyed during World War…

by bjornroose

May 25, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

Incidentally, Augsburg is known not only as the city where the Fuggers were home, but also as the city of the named Reichstag of Augsburg. It was organized by…

by bjornroose

May 24, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

We then walk along the Kitzenmarkt to the Ulrichsplatz, where there are still quite a few old buildings (or at least buildings that have been rebuilt in the old…

by bjornroose

May 23, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 17: Augsburg (Deutschland/Germany) -…

But we do continue on our way to our first real stop, the Sankt-Ulrich-und-Sankt-Afra-Kirche. A beautifully decorated church where apparently a ceremony is…

by bjornroose

May 22, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 16: Osijek - Augsburg…

There is actually little to report about the trip from Osijek to Augsburg, except for the fact that it took a lot of time, mainly due to toll barriers and…

by bjornroose

May 21, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 15: Mohács - Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park…

Although a lack of preparation does not prevent you from being lucky. While we return along the same water along which we started our journey, a black bolt…

by bjornroose

May 21, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 15: Mohács - Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park…

Anyway, it is quiet, almost as quiet as the dead fish that we see bobbing here and there ... We cannot follow the water past the fishermen, but we continue…

by bjornroose

May 20, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 15: Mohács - Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park…

Unfortunately we also have little to deal with wildlife during the last part of our trip today: the Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park or National Park Danube-Drava.…

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May 20, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 15: Sátorhely - Mohács (Magyarország…

And now the great trick with the timeline. Actually, we did not start our visit to the city on the market square, but in a parking lot nearby, a parking lot…

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May 19, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 15: Sátorhely - Mohács (Magyarország…

And then we walk in the other direction, again past the market square, towards a city park on the other side of the city. Along the way we come across a sign of…

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May 19, 2020

Croatian Diary - August 15: Sátorhely - Mohács (Magyarország…

And the Votive Church also has a dome and looks a bit like a mosque, but appearances can be deceiving: this church is also called Memorial of the Battlefield.…

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