Category: architecture
Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 2
Continuing with the tour of our rental apartment in Copenhagen (København, Danemark)… part 1 is here. This is our oversized living room with windows facing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs across Strandgade. The apartment is in a historic building so we suspect that many aspects of the apartment cannot be altered. For example, the kitchen and the…
Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 1
And then there were the four of us (C & S, IT, MW)… on this trip to Copenhagen (København, Danemark). It was indeed a good idea to rent an apartment – more economical and convivial. Our apartment is located in Christianshavn just across the inner harbor from the city center. We could walk to the center in under 15…
Tango at Palazzo Biscari, Catania
Towards the end of our trip in Sicily, we spent a night in Catania before catching an early morning flight home. Relative to Taormina or Siracusa (including Ortigia), Catania is a much bigger urbanized city and looked a bit gray and tired. We wandered around looking for a sushi restaurant near the port and found this point…
Teatro Greco and Latomia del Paradiso, Siracusa
In Siracusa, the Teatro Greco (Greek Theatre) is a major historical and cultural landmark. It overlooks Siracusa and commands a view of the bay and Ortigia. The theatre was first built in the 5th century BC, rebuilt in the 3rd century BC and renovated again in the Roman period. This aerial view of the theatre…