SAINT-SAENS MUSEUM
SAINT-SAENS MUSEUM Camille Saint-Saens was a Parisian. He was born in the Latin Quarter, at 3 Rue du Jardinet, on 9 October 1835. But his family came from the …
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SPOHR MUSEUM
SPOHR MUSEUM A museum to Louis Spohr was established in Kassel as early as 1912. He spent nearly 40 years in the city, first as musical director of the …
EADS BRIDGE MAP
EADS BRIDGE MAP Steamboats traveling up and down the mighty Mississippi had brought St. Louis great prosperity. By 1860, however, the city was losing business to Chicago, which was …
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV MUSEUM
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV MUSEUM To a traveller unused to Russia, a tour of Rimsky-Korsakov sites – his birthplace in Tikhvin, his St Petersburg apartment and grave, and his summer homes near …
CONFEDERATION BRIDGE MAP
CONFEDERATION BRIDGE MAP Extreme ice and the well-being of lobsters determined the bridge design. In 1997 the Confederation Bridge, one of the world’s longest continuous multispan bridges, opened, crossing …
Hiking Trails in Europe as Worthy of World Heritage Status as the Lake District
Earlier in the year, in June, the Lake District in Cumbria was named a UNESCO World Heritage site, which was not a surprise at all, considering the district’s unique …
Golf in a Paradise Called Mauiritius
Introduction Mauritius is truly a rainbow island – a mix of eastern and western cultures living together in a tropical, colorful and different island where they play golf in …
Tips on Keeping Fit During Long Travels
Everyone is getting pretty serious about their health these days. It is not even just about the food that they eat daily because some are not keen on counting …