The count of the modern-day Olympic Games begins in the year 1896, when the first such event took place in Athens. They were conceived by…
The Dutch and the tulips
When the plane leaves cruising altitude approaching Amsterdam, a look out of the windows will present you with a view with miles upon miles of…
Germany’s former dividing lines
If you look for images of the Berlin Wall today, what you find are mostly pictures of a wall plastered with graffiti, often with a…