by eva12 | Mar 21, 2013 | Travel
The Pacific coastline between Astoria and Brookings has some breathtaking tourist attractions. The Canon Beach is one such place. The wind is relentless and one must get a proper foothold unless one wants to be driven into the sea. In the distance is the Haystack Rock...
by eva12 | Mar 21, 2013 | Travel
The region of Normandy which extends from the English Channel to the banks of the River Seine is an ideal place for a holiday. Its lakes and rivers, hills and verdant woods, lush meadows and fruit laden orchards beckon invitingly. At a tight bend in the River Seine is...
by eva12 | Mar 21, 2013 | Travel
The underground museum near Bonn served different purposes at different times. From a railway tunnel in WWI to a mushroom farm, later as an arms manufacturing unit and finally as an air raid shelter in WWII. eva bell goes on a history tour. The Ahr Valley in Germany...
by eva12 | Mar 18, 2013 | Travel
Not everyone would consider the Harz Mountain ranges in northern Germany a popular tourist destination. Yet those who have been there have come away enchanted by those mysterious mountain ranges made up of massive boulders and spooky rock formations; of dark cliffs...
by eva12 | Mar 18, 2013 | Travel
Summer along the Rhine is fun time. For almost five months in the year there is sunshine, and people make the best of the weather. Winter’s drab colours are stowed away. Women and girls come out in bright dresses. Men hang up their overcoats and discard their...