Riding my bike in the hills near Collioure I encountered this abandoned military building. I could not determine when it was build or when it was abandoned. It was however obvious that it was an abandoned stronghold.
Category: Travel
Lower Castle Grafenfels Manderscheid
Niederburg Grafenfels is the lower one of two castles in the village of Manderscheid, Germany. It’s situated in some wonderful scenery in the Eifel region which adds to the experience. Walk around the castle through forests along flowing water and enjoy the beauty of this tremendous building. Build before 1133 Abandoned in: ?
Camping Bucek Tsjechie
Naar aanleiding van een triathlon in Karlovy Vary besloten we deze zomer op vakantie te gaan naar Tsjechië. Via Google maps kwamen we terecht op Camping Bucek. Bucek ligt ruim een uur rijden van Karlovy Vary en op 3 kwartier van Praag. Voor de volledigheid: het ligt op 781 km van Groningen. Bijna allemaal Autobahn kilometers… Continue reading Camping Bucek Tsjechie
Eden Crown – Eindhoven
The Eden Crown hotel is located in the center of Eindhoven. A big advantage of such a location is that it’s easy to enjoy the restaurants and bars in the inner city. Especially with good weather like today. Unfortunately the hotel invites to leave it…
Trihotel Rostock
Rostock is a former East German city located at the northern coastline of Germany. Looking for a place to stay we found a hotel called Trihotel Rostock.
Hotel Carlton de Brug Mierlo
The number of affordable (appr. €100,-) hotels in the Eindhoven region is limited. So this time I tried Carlton hotel “De Brug” in a village near Eindhoven called Mierlo.
Haus Steinhauer in Inzell
Inzell might be the most beautiful speedskating location in the world. 2 Weeks ago I competed in the WinterTriathlon together with my girlfriend and some friends. This was a great opportunity to enjoy the scenery for a potential last time before a roof is build upon the arena.
Indian Chinese restaurant Nieuw China Utrecht
During my one night stay in Hotel Ouwi I went looking for a nice restaurant in the Bildstraat. I was quite hungry so I decided to go for the Chinese restaurant. After entering I noticed the enormous mirror on the ceiling. A nice girl asked me to sit wherever I would like, so I did.… Continue reading Indian Chinese restaurant Nieuw China Utrecht
Hotel Ouwi Utrecht
The next try in my search for a good hotel in Utrecht was succesfull. Hotel Ouwi is located near the city centre of Utrecht, which makes it very good reachable by public transport. Nice restaurants can be found near by in the Bildstraat. The hotel itself does not have a restaurant. For 79 euro’s a… Continue reading Hotel Ouwi Utrecht
Ibis hotel Utrecht
Last night I stayed in the Ibis hotel in Utrecht (Netherlands). Unfortunately, I was disappointed about the quality of the hotel.