• Switzerland
  • Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn – Oeschinensee

    This is part of a series of posts dedicated to the exploration of Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, a UNESCO World Heritage site covering an entire area of 82,400 ha. The next few paragraphs will be about the site’s universal value (the reason why it is inscribed on the World Heritage list) and a brief introduction to various […]

    Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn – Oeschinensee was last modified: July 6th, 2020 by Dong
  • Switzerland
  • Autumn in Zürich or Zürich in Autumn?

    Hello everyone! This post will be more like a gallery for the photos I took during the weeks when it’s autumn in Zürich. I will mention the names of the parks, gardens or mountains I was at before the photos as well as the path I took, for example, from where to where. Cloudy or […]

    Autumn in Zürich or Zürich in Autumn? was last modified: October 21st, 2018 by Dong
  • Hungary
  • Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment

    As the UNESCO comments: The first Benedictine monks settled here in 996. They went on to convert the Hungarians, to found the country’s first school and, in 1055, to write the first document in Hungarian. From the time of its founding, this monastic community has promoted culture throughout central Europe. Its 1,000-year history can be […]

    Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment was last modified: May 24th, 2018 by Dong
  • Croatia
  • Plitvice Lakes National Park – A chain of 16 terraced lakes

    As the UNESCO comments: The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. These geological processes continue today. The forests in the park are home to bears, wolves and many rare bird […]

    Plitvice Lakes National Park – A chain of 16 terraced lakes was last modified: September 28th, 2017 by Dong