• Switzerland
  • Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn – Wengen & the Staubbach Falls

    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 – Wengen & the Staubbach Falls was last modified: August 1st, 2020 by Dong
  • Italy
  • Milan – Pinacoteca & Biblioteca Ambrosiana (3/3)

    In my previous post, I introduced to you in detail Leonardo da Vinci‘s “Portrait of a Musician“, Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis’ “Lady with a Pearl Hairnet“, and Jan Brueghel the Elder‘s “Vase of Flowers with Jewelry, Coins and Shells“. For the fans of Leonardo, I also talked about Il Vespino‘s copy of the master’s “The Last Supper” and Salaì, whose life […]

    Milan – Pinacoteca & Biblioteca Ambrosiana (3/3) was last modified: March 25th, 2020 by Dong
  • Italy
  • Venice – Gallerie dell’Accademia

    Following my previous posts about the churches belonging to the Chorus Association and the museums belonging to the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, this post is about, in my opinion, one of the most important art galleries in the world. If you are a fan of the Venetian school, which is represented by Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, […]

    Venice – Gallerie dell’Accademia was last modified: May 5th, 2019 by Dong
  • Switzerland
  • Chillon Castle & Montreux Sunset

    Hello everyone! In my last post I wrote about one of the landmarks of Montroux, Rochers de Naye, and today I’m gonna introduce to you the most famous castle in Switzerland – the Chillon Castle. Why is it famous? Maybe because of Lord Byron’s poem “The Prisoner of Chillon”. There are seven pillars of Gothic mould, In […]

    Chillon Castle & Montreux Sunset was last modified: September 28th, 2016 by Dong