Saturday, December 17, 2011

Bärenschlössle in Stuttgarter Rotwildpark






The Bears Schlossle in Stuttgart Deer Park was originally a summer palace, hunting lodge and now serves as a restaurant. It was the bear creek (now Bernhard Bach ), who went into his presence.


Hunting Lodge of King Wilhelm of Wurttemberg (William I). The king built the park to a large game reserve in order to organize hunts can shop on the premises. The pavilion was built in classical style on a terrace and had a hall, decorated with hunting trophies and hunting pictures of E. Kehrer was outside the pavilion was originally covered with bark and also wore hunting trophies.


Two bronze statues of bears in the vicinity of the pavilion. One of these figures was after the Second World War found and served as a template for the two 1964 Bronze Bear created by Lilli Kerzinger-value , which still stand today in the building.


Park and Castle were open until the First World War only for a season ticket holder, in 1919 the fence from the deer park and the site accessible to the public. From 1937, the pavilion as a guest house in the country and the city of Stuttgart was used. In the same year we fenced the deer again. Since 1939, the deer and the wild since 1958, park nature preserve.


During the Second World War, William's hunting lodge was destroyed.


Saturday, December 10, 2011

Esslingen Weihnachtsmarkt







Esslingen dates back to 777, so it's not surprising that the town has a historical feel. The best time to experience it is during the Esslingen Medieval Market and Christmas Market, held every year on the Rathausplatz and Marktplatz squares.


Esslingen am Neckar offers with its beautiful half-timbered houses, its narrow streets in the old city and its nice market place an impressive scenery for the most interesting Christmas Markets.


A time machine will send Esslingen back into the exciting times of the Middle Ages. The medieval market will take place on the Town Hall Square, which provides a contemporary atmosphere.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Tisza River



The Tisza is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range. It flows roughly along the Romanian border and enters Hungary at Tiszabecs; after passing through Hungary it flows into the Danube in north Serbia.

Saturday, November 19, 2011





The Castle of Eger is a castle in Eger, Hungary. Historically, it is known for its repelling of the Turkish attack in 1552 during the Siege of Eger. The first castle was built on the high hill named Várhegy at Felsőtárkány near Eger. During the Mongol invasion in 1241, this castle was ruined, and the bishop of Eger moved it to a rocky hill in the city of Eger. On the hill, a new castle was built, and it developed rapidly. In 1470 a Gothic palace was built. In 1552, a Turkish army of 80,000 soldiers attacked the castle which had 1,935 defenders. The siege failed as the defenders killed more than 8,000 Turks. A total of 1,700 of the defenders survived. In 1701, the Austrians exploded half of the castle.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Széchenyi Chain Bridge - HDR



The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in 1849.

Szent István Bazilika


St. Stephen's Basilica (Hungarian: Szent István-bazilika) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honor of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose mummified fist is housed in the reliquary.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Széchenyi Chain Bridge - Night



The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in 1849.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Historic Castle Dome City




Historic Castle Dome City

Jacob Snively after serving as secretary to President Sam Huston began Castle Dome Mines is 1862.
The mines were the second patented in Arizona. In 1864 Castle Dome City's population was 12.  By the 1880s the population of what was then called Castle Dome City exceeded that of Yuma's.

Castle Dome Mines is the longest working mine in Arizona.  From 1862 - 1979 the mines and the lives of those who worked them thrived.  In 1979 when silver prices dropped to an all time low the mines were closed.  Castle Dome Minning District was left to the sun and forgotten.

Allen and Stephanie Armstrong found, purchased, and began restoring this rich Arizona history.
Today you can explore over 37 restored buidlings full of artifacts and stories as diverse and interesting as the people who lived, loved and died here.