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Happy New Year – 2021

January 1, 2021 By Helen Page

Seasons Greetings: Wishing everyone Peace, Happiness and Good Health for 2021 and may we all get to travel again soon! … [Read more...]

Berliner Festspiele – MaerzMusik 2020

March 1, 2020 By Helen Page

MaerzMusik 2020 - The Berliner Festspiele's 15th Festival of Contemporary Music: MaerzMusik 2020, the Berliner Festspiele's International Festival of Contemporary Music, takes place from March 20 to 29, 2020. This is the 15th edition of MaerzMusik and concert-goers can look forward to an … [Read more...]

SNCF Strike – Une Catastrophe!

January 6, 2020 By Helen Page

Chaos in France as the SNCF Strike Makes History: We had a rather challenging day yesterday trying to get from Cologne to Metz (in France). Our train trip was to be Cologne - Mannheim - Saarbrücken and from there to cross over into France to Metz. I found out while checking the Oui.SNCF website a … [Read more...]

Christmas in Vienna: Advent Music in Vienna Churches 2019

November 26, 2019 By Helen Page

Christmas in Vienna: Advent Music to Put You in the Spirit of Christmas: There's nothing like Christmas carols, Advent choirs and the sound of trumpets to get people into the spirit of Christmas. And in Vienna visitors can get in the mood for Christmas with Advent music at some of the city’s … [Read more...]

Christmas in Berlin – Christmas Concerts in Berlin 2019

November 21, 2019 By Helen Page

Enjoy a Range of Christmas Concerts at Famous Venues in Berlin: Christmas is a special time in Berlin and music is very much a part of this city's Christmas celebrations. If you're spending Christmas in Berlin, you too can enjoy one of the many Christmas concerts in the city. Whether it be … [Read more...]

Christmas Illuminations – Paris Christmas Lights 2019

November 18, 2019 By Helen Page

Where to See Paris Christmas Lights: Visitors to Paris at Christmas are in for a treat. Towards the end of November, Paris turns on its Christmas magic with thousands of Christmas fairy lights, showing that it is truly the "City of Light". And, there are some interesting lighting concepts to … [Read more...]

Christmas Concerts in Beautiful Paris Churches – 2019

November 17, 2019 By Helen Page

CHRISTMAS IN PARIS: ENJOY A RANGE OF CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AT FAMOUS CHURCHES IN PARIS: Paris has some of the most beautiful and historical churches and many of these are regular venues for classical music performances. During the festive season these famous churches traditionally host special … [Read more...]

Christmas Concerts in Munich

November 15, 2019 By Helen Page

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AT FAMOUS VENUES IN MUNICH: Christmas is a special time Munich and like in the rest of Germany, music is very much a part of the Munich Christmas celebrations. If you are spending Christmas in Munich, you too can enjoy one of the many Christmas concerts in the city. Popular … [Read more...]

Festa della Repubblica 2020 – Republic Day in Italy

June 1, 2019 By Helen Page

Festa della Repubblica - The Celebration of Republic Day in Italy: Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day) is the celebration of the founding of the Republic of Italy. On June 2nd each year, Italians all over the world commemorate the 1946 referendum in which the citizens voted for Italy to … [Read more...]

The Year of Rembrandt – 350th Anniversary

April 25, 2019 By Helen Page

The Year of Rembrandt Celebrates the 350th Anniversary of Rembrandt's Death: The Year of Rembrandt commemorates the 350th anniversary of this Dutch genius's death. If you're looking for a reason to visit The Netherlands, and you are a Rembrandt fan, this is certainly the time to go. All … [Read more...]