Today we visited Berbers in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. We booked a minibus trip from Marrakech with a guide in French, a stop with a Berber family, climbing up to a waterfall and (of course) ten thousand vendors who wanted to sell necklaces, pots, knives, fine stones, herbs, spices ... you name it.
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Yesterday we travelled over the Högakustenbron. Högakustenbron is a suspension bridge over the river Ångermanälven, which is really impressive. The free span is Sweden's longest and the pylons make the bridge one of Sweden's tallest structures.
Read moreThe first stop on our campervan trip around northern Sweden was the Sala silver mine, where we went 155 metres down into the mine by lift. It can't have been fun being a miner here: 12 hours of work a day in the cold and dark. But the 1.5-hour guided tour was very interesting!
Read moreOne of our Christmas presents for Peter's son Billie was the book "100 Wonders of the World" and last night we looked through it together. The authors have made a subjective selection of wonders, and you can certainly choose differently. But after all, there are 100 beautiful, fascinating and interesting places presented. So far, we (or one of us) have visited 15 of them.
Read moreOverlooking the Dnieper River, the Kiev Cave Monastery is one of Kiev's main attractions. The history of the monastery dates back to the 11th century, when Christianity was introduced to Kiev. In this cave monastery, also called Kievo-Pechersky Lavra, monks lived in underground cave systems, where they are now buried in glass tombs.
Read moreToday we went to the salt mine in Wieliczka in Poland. We were not completely alone, so to speak. A lot of queuing was part of the visit. First you had to queue to buy tickets, then to get in and last (but not least) to get out again. Despite this, it was a very interesting and fascinating visit. Join us at the Wieliczka salt mine in Poland!
Read moreWhen we left the campsite at Lake Garda, the girls at the reception asked anxiously if we had any reservation at Venice. We did not, and since they looked so worried, we became a little worried. But it was no problem!
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