Vienna Day 5: Hundertwasserhaus, Danube Tower, Augustine Church, Imperial Crypt & The Hofburg Palace
Quite a busy day today in Vienna! In the morning we went to the Hundertwasserhaus, which I liked but didn’t take too many pictures of. […]
Castles
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and the Ruins of Teylingen
The original stronghold of Teylingen was built around 1200. In the beginning, only the circle walls existed. It was surrounded by a moat and it the 14th […]
Schloss Marienburg & Path to the Crown Exhibition
Last weekend I visited Schloss Marienburg in Pattensen, Germany. Mainly because I wanted to the ‘Path to the Crown’ Exhibition. This Schloss was a birthday […]
Doorn House – A home for an exiled Emperor and Empress
After Emperor Wilhelm II’s abdication in 1918, he and his wife, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, went into exile in the Netherlands where he finally settled in […]
Emilia of Nassau and the Castle of Wijchen
The first castle on this site in Wijchen was built in the 14th century. It first went through the ownership of several Lords from the […]
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
I went to Cologne two weeks ago and near Cologne is the city of Brühl. Brühl is the home of Augustusburg and the hunting lodge […]