Prague Castle
16:24 30/12/2015
The alabaster-coloured Prague Castle drapes along the hillside. It overlooks the clay-tile rooftops of Malá Strana from its stately seat seeming more like a citadel – with towers and palaces from...
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Plaza Mayor
14:29 30/12/2015
The Spanish Inquisition left Plaza Mayor with a bloody history. Once a centre for executions and bullfights, today it’s chic and cosmopolitan. The 400-year-old equestrian statue of King Philip...
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Musical Instrument Museum
12:41 30/12/2015
The Museum of Musical Instruments is a strikingly beautiful building in Brussels combining the architectural styles of Neo-Classic and Art Nouveau. Housed in the museum is a collection of more than...
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Ponte Vecchio
11:35 30/12/2015
Peruse the shops perched above the River Arno on this pedestrian bridge. Dating back to 972, its history is the stuff of storybooks. Ponte Vecchio’s seen it all from noble feuds to ruinous...

Brussels and Comic Strip
11:33 30/12/2015
Brussels, homeland of Tintin and Spirou, the undeniable forerunners of many generations of comic strip heroes. The Smurfs, Lucky Luke and the Daltons, Corentin, Black and Mortimer - to mention only...
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Piazza del Duomo
11:33 30/12/2015
Any Florentine trip certainly includes the Piazza del Duomo (the jewel in the city’s crown) and its three UNESCO World Heritage buildings. Rubberneck amid the sketchers perfecting Renaissance...
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Grand Theatre - Opera National de Bordeaux
11:07 30/12/2015
Bordelais call this the “Grand Théâtre”. The regal and refined have flooded here for operas, orchestras and divine comedies since the quirky ballet “La Fille Mal Gardée” premiered in...
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Ancient Agora of Athens
10:09 30/12/2015
Where did Aristotle buy his olives? Our best guess is the Ancient Agora. This site was once the commercial and political heart of Athens. The reconstructed Stoa of Attalos houses the Ancient Agora...
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The British Museum
12:17 29/12/2015
  The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history, art, and culture, exemplify and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The Museum however preserves...

Marathon, Greece and the Ghosts of Ancient Warriors
18:48 28/12/2015
I stand on the deserted beach of Marathon, Greece, a long crescent of stones and sand. Surf spills over the pebbles, spray bursts like a shower of...
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