Posts Tagged ‘area’

Musée de la Vie Romantique

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 [...]

Vorarlberg – perfect mix of modern and traditional

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

Old city of Bern

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 [...]