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Exclusivity and Extravagance Is In the Heart of Berlin
Created on May 29, 2009 by Abby Agyarquah, WriterWhen I first moved to Berlin, I quickly fell in love with the shopping area along Friedrichstrasse and Französische Strasse. This is the posh shopping district located in the downtown area of Berlin called “Mitte”. “Mitte or Stadtmitte” is the city center of Berlin, simply meaning “center or city center”. Friedrichstrasse is Berlin’s equivalent to Beverly Hills’s ‘Rodeo Drive,’ Chicago’s ‘Oak Street,’ and New York’s ‘Fifth Avenue.’ This street is a shopper’s delight atop cunning cobblestone. The shopping area begins from Behrenstrasse to Leipzigerstrasse, encompassing both the Friedrichstrasse and Französische Strasse areas. Along Friedrichstrasse you will find all of your first-class fineries such as Gucci, Hermes, Jil Sander, Boss Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, and similar designers. Further along, you will find European favorites such as ...
The Englischer Garten - Bavaria’s Garden Welcomes All
Created on May 15, 2009 by Abby Agyarquah, WriterAny nature lover would find heaven in Bavaria’s Englischer Garten. Located in Munich’s neighborhood of Schwabing, its beautiful scenery is welcoming to all who lay eyes upon it. Here you will find something to do, or even better, you can relax and do nothing at all. Formerly constructed as a military garden by Carl Theodor in 1789, the transformation of The Englischer Garten led it to become one of the largest gardens in the world. Its name meaning, English Garden, is derived from its style of landscaping which includes ponds, meadows and patches of woods. One of the largest urban parks in the world, its area covers 3.74 km², while its paths and walkways span almost 75 km. Although the English Garden lies in Schwabing, ...
Run with the Bulls at the San Fermin Festival
Created on February 09, 2009 by Abby Agyarquah, WriterFor two weeks of each year, in the middle of July, one can find themselves amid the most popular festival in Pamplona, San Fermin: “Encierro” (or as it is called in English: “The Running of the Bulls”). Pamplona, Spain has become internationally known for its annual Running of the Bulls festival that draws crowds of hundreds of thousands of people to watch an event that perhaps may not even last longer than ten minutes. Originally, festivities were solely in honour of the Patron Saint of Navarra: San Fermin. Every year on the 7th of July, the early morning sun greets the community of Navarra as they gather in the street to raise the statue of their beloved Patron Saint. This statue is a silver-plated wooden ...
See the Ultimate in Flower Power at the Keukenhof Gardens: “The Largest Flower Garden in the World”
Created on January 11, 2009 by Abby Agyarquah, WriterIf you ever dream of spending the day surrounded by gorgeous flowers, then the Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands will not dissapoint you. A wide array of aromatic scents caress your nose and the colours of long-stem flowers envelope your eyes. The Netherlands is privileged to have “The Largest Flower Garden in the World,” which they have christened the Keukenhof Gardens. Keukenhof literally means “kitchen garden” and is named after the herb garden outside the kitchen of Jacoba van Beieren’s castle. Situated near Lisse, between Amsterdam and The Hague, the “Bulb Region” contains 7 million bulbs which are planted by hand in the fall and covers a land span of 8 acres. The Keukenhof Gardens cultivated beauty will tempt you to kick off your wooden shoes ...
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