The Swedish History Museum is one of the top sights to see in Stockholm. Exhibitions include the Vikings and a lot of treasure – all seen for free. The Swedish National History Museum (Historiska Museet) in Stockholm covers the period from pre-history to the present. The Vikings section is arguably the most interesting to foreign … Read more
City sightseeing cruises, Christmas and New Year’s Eve party sail on the Danube (Donau) in Vienna (Wien) during December and the advent season. DDSG offers sightseeing cruises on the Danube River from Vienna on all winter days with special excursions and even multiple-day cruises during the advent Christmas market period. Brunch, lunch, dinner and Christmas … Read more
Bruegel the Elder, Raphael, Rubens and many modern artists feature in the top temporary art exhibitions in Vienna during the second half of 2017. Major temporary art exhibitions in Vienna during the winter months of 2017 / 2018 range from modern art to the old masters. Modern artists are represented in major exhibitions by amongst … Read more
What is there to do on a stopover at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA), Germany? Plenty, as fast trains make trips to downtown Frankfurt am Main, Mainz, Wiesbaden, and even Cologne (Köln) possible. → Read more
Getting to ferry terminals used by Tallink Silja and Viking Line boats in Stockholm is cheap and fast by public bus or metro T-Bana trains. Stockholm has several ports and many boat quays but Baltic Sea ferries use two basic terminals: Tallink Silja Line boats depart from the Värtahamnen terminal to the northeast of the … Read more
Tallink Silja ferries connect Stockholm and Tallinn in Estonia daily with special cheap discount bargain tickets and deals often available for early reservations. Tallink Silja Line uses large, luxurious passenger and car ferries on the Stockholm to Tallinn route on the Baltic Sea. These ferryboats provide an important transportation link between Sweden and Estonia but … Read more
A major Van Gogh & Japan temporary exhibition in the Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum is one of the top art events in spring 2018 in the Netherlands. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will add to its popularity with a special major temporary exhibition in spring 2018 on the influences of Japanese art on Vincent … Read more
Lübeck is famous for its UNESCO-listed old town with brick-Gothic architecture including the Marienkirche, Rathaus (Town Hall), and Holstentor, the Buddenbrook House, and Niederegger marzipan. → Read more
Altstadt Lübeck is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed site famous for the finest brick-Gothic architecture in Germany. However, Lübeck has many sights in addition to the Marienkirche, Rathaus, Holstentor, and Buddenbrookhaus. → Read more
Trains from Berlin to München take only four hours making German Railways ICE Sprinters faster than flying or driving. Cheap ticket deals are available. The ICE Sprinter train of Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) is the fastest way to travel between Munich (München) and Berlin. From mid-December 2017, the Sprinter services of the intercity express (ICE) … Read more