Posted on December 12th, 2009 by by tanto
Musée de la Vie Romantique (Museum of Romantic Life).
A visit to the charming Museum of the Romantic Life, dedicated to novelist George Sand (1804-76), will transport you to the countryside. In a pretty 1830s mansion at the end of a tree-lined courtyard, the small permanent collection includes drawings by Delacroix and Ingrès, among others, though [...]
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Posted on November 28th, 2009 by by tanto
At the corner where Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein meet lies the province of Vorarlberg. Here you’ll find a unique juxtaposition of the traditional and the modern, the rural and urban.
Vorarlberg, particularly the region between Bregenz and Feldkirch, is considered as
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 by by tanto
“Wow, it’s like something out of Hansel and Gretel!” exclaims the young girl looking at the cobbled streets, fairytale clocks, and a multitude of colorful arcades bursting with shoppers, diners and those, like me, just out to sightsee. She pulls her mother to one of the novelty stores wide-eyed with delight. If thinking of Switzerland [...]
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