It's the time to be merry

Edit Deccan Herald 19 Dec 2015
Festive Getaways. hristmas and New Year are a special time of the year when old bonds are revived and cemented, and new ones forged. This is also the time to shed worldly cares and look ahead to a New Year brimming with hope and happy tidings ... in ... And the event that kids wait for with bated breath is the Santa Claus Exodus when the genial Santa ho-hos out of the Hofkirche church bearing gifts and goodies for the little ones ... www.my- ... ....

City in flames: the bombing of Dresden

Edit The Irish Times 14 Feb 2015
Only the black outlines of the Hofkirche church and the Hotel Bellevue were rigid and motionless, while on the broad dome of the Frauenkirche little flames danced about like sprites ... He remembered how as a boy he had gone round the Hofkirche on a class outing, how they had sat on little camping stools with their art teacher, sketching the Augustus ......

Dresden bombing: Composite images show the WWII ruin of German city compared to present

Edit The Independent 13 Feb 2015
... church and the empty pedestal for a statue of Martin Luther in 1946 Theaterplatz square destroyed in 1946 after the bombings including the Catholic Hofkirche church (C) and Residenzschloss Dresden palace (R) Moritzstrasse and the Juedenhof palace The city center, including Prager Strasse - which connects the central station to Old Market Square....

My Kind of Place: The high and mighty Innsbruck, Austria

Edit TheNational 29 Jan 2015
Why Innsbruck?. Even on an overcast day, it’s hard to find much to mark Innsbruck down on. It’s walkable, but big enough to have plenty of energy. The old town is beautiful, yet doesn’t rest too heavily on its history ... A comfortable bed ... Step into the neighbouring Hofkirche (www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at; 0043 512 584 302) to see the egotistical emperor Maximilian’s absurdly huge, scene-stealing tomb ... ....
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Under the radar in Europe

Under the radar in Europe

Edit Stuff 10 May 2014
Europe's capitals tend to get most of the attention, but their overshadowed smaller sibling cities can pack in just as much fun. We've picked the best options to put a different slant on your next Euro jaunt. 1. GHENT, BELGIUM ... Boat in Gent does 90-minute cruises. See boatingent.be ... See designmuseumgent.be ... Getting there ... 2 ... 3 ... The neighbouring Hofkirche features Emperor Maximilian's absurdly pompous tomb, lined by 28 gigantic bronze statues ... ....
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