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Photo Essay: Castle Views from Nuremberg

When I introduced the beautiful city of Nuremberg with its difficult history, I left out the little detail about my accommodation there. But actually -- where I stayed, was one of the highlights of my recent trip to Nuremberg: I slept in a castle hostel! The city's youth hostel is located in the former hayloft of Nuremberg's iconic castle. Archeological findings on the castle hill date back until the 11th century, first written account of the castle's existence and its use as a royal residence is proofed since the mid of the 12th century. The history of the castle and [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T04:29:49+02:002013/04/22|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Germany, medieval, Photo Essay|6 Comments

Photo Essay: Charming Cascais

It's been a while since I've written a post about Portugal, but believe me -- I still have tons of Portuguese beauty to share! Like the gorgeous little city of Cascais. I discovered Cascais during my first week in Lisbon and kept returning regularly throughout my whole semester abroad, because Cascais is such a perfect little place. On public holidays, on hot Saturdays, or on those days Lisbon was a little too crowded with tourists, Cascais was just the ideal getaway for a day. Cascais is less than an hour from Lisbon by train, and riding the train along the [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T04:30:10+02:002013/04/16|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Europe, Photo Essay, Portugal|6 Comments

Photo Essay: The Canals of Amsterdam

I have already revealed that I will be spending several days in the Netherlands this year -- I'm so excited to be back in the land of Gouda, tulips and Rembrandt soon! Going through some of my old photos reminded me how incredibly adorable this country is... and made me look forward to exploring Holland in May even more! Water is everywhere in Amsterdam! Amsterdam and the Netherlands in general are defined by the water. Its history, industry, and architecture are closely intertwined with the presence of water and it's pretty much impossible to not be aware of this all [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T13:58:05+02:002013/03/18|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Amsterdam, Europe, Photo Essay, The Netherlands|14 Comments

Photo Essay: Fascinating Frankfurt

In my opinion, Frankfurt is underrated. It's renowned as Europe's financial capital and for being home to the third largest airport in Europe. Most travelers end up in Frankfurt, the seemingly unexciting lay-over city, sooner or later. But Frankfurt has a whole lot more to offer. I might be biased, but I really like Frankfurt. From there I started my most life-changing travel adventures. Frankfurt was first place I was asked to pose for a photo with a bunch of Japanese tourists. It was the first city I rode a subway all by myself (and yes, when you grow up [...]

By Julika|2015-07-06T14:19:22+02:002013/03/11|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Architecture, Europe, Frankfurt, Germany, medieval, Photo Essay|29 Comments

Photo Essay: My German Middle of Nowhere

This is a sign of life. For you, telling you that I'm still here. For myself, telling myself that I'm still sane (more or less). And to the (Western European) world, because spring is in the air. Finally. As you might know, I'm currently writing my Master's Thesis, or dissertation, or whatever else this draining piece of academic writing to finalize my degree can be called. I choose to live in my personal writer's exile in a German middle of nowhere far off from social life, proper public transportation, and food delivery services. And this has been one of the [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T04:30:54+02:002013/03/04|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Europe, Germany, Photo Essay, thoughts|15 Comments

Photo Essay: Adorable Augsburg

I have written about how I spent a fabulous summer birthday weekend visiting my friend Kathi in Munich. Since my actual birthday was on a Monday and Kathi had to work however, I decided to visit another good friend in Bavaria. Carola lives in the city of Augsburg, a 45 minute train ride from Munich. I knew basically nothing about Augsburg (besides growing up with the movie versions of their famous marionette theater, of course) and was solely looking forward to spending my birthday with one of my best friends in a new city. The Town Hall in the city center [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T04:31:07+02:002013/02/26|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Bavaria, Europe, Germany, Photo Essay|15 Comments

Photo Essay: The Medieval Wonderland of Maulbronn

Last August my family and I were driving down to Southern Germany where one of my cousins held a post-wedding family barbeque (because she before eloped in Denmark with her Nigerian husband -- I love how multi-cultural my family is!). Somewhere on the road, in-between Karlsruhe and Stuttgart, I spotted a sign saying 'Maulbronn'. I knew I had heard this name before, and was pretty sure it had something to do with the Middle Ages and art. I blurrily recalled one of my first semester art history professors mention Maulbronn in a lecture. Without really knowing what to expect, I [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T04:31:10+02:002013/02/18|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Architecture, churches, Europe, Germany, medieval, Photo Essay|10 Comments

Photo Essay: The Windows of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague

It's no secret that my favorite art historical period is the Middle Ages. I really can't tell you how that happened (it is a quirky favorite period after all), but I'm pretty sure it had something to do with Gothic cathedrals. These gigantic churches that were built as high as possible without any help of cranes or measurement technologies. All the builders wanted, was to praise God with sanctuaries that were symbols for a heavenly afterlife. And now, almost thousand years later, some of these churches still stand. They survived depredations and sometimes even bombs. Although our modern world can [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T04:31:23+02:002013/02/11|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Architecture, Art, churches, Czech Republic, medieval, Photo Essay, Prague|18 Comments

Photo Essay: The Ancient City of Évora

Portugal's (architectural) history dates back until ancient Roman times. Unfortunately there nowadays is little proof of the old Roman colony Lusitania anymore. Solely one little city in the central Portuguese region of Alentejo stands out, because it is home to the ruins of an ancient Roman temple. During the Roman reign, the city of Évora began to flourish, and in the first century A.D. this Corinthian temple was built. It was partly destroyed in the following centuries, but is classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site today. The Roman Temple of Évora This ancient architectural highlight is surrounded by a gorgeous medieval [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T04:31:28+02:002013/02/04|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Architecture, churches, Europe, medieval, Photo Essay, Portugal|6 Comments

Photo Essay: The Ruins of Rome

You might call it procrastinating (and it probably is), but I've been going through photos and reminiscing quite lot lately, and found some gems from former trips around Europe... And since I'm unfortunately tied to my desk for two more months, I wanted to share a little of my Rome-back-in-2006-reminiscence with you. Rome, of course, was art historical heaven to me. A city with more than 400 churches (and this girl loves churches!) that is also home to the most fascinating buildings, sculptures, murals, fountains, paintings... everything. The ruins of the Crico Massimo What I liked best however was how [...]

By Julika|2013-05-07T04:31:55+02:002013/01/28|Categories: Art History, Photo Essay|Tags: Architecture, Europe, Italy, Photo Essay, Rome|16 Comments