Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust. Barbara Kingstone September 1, 2014 Europe, Feature, Germany STOLPERSTEINE – STUMBLING BLOCKS. Gunter Demnig’s homage to the Holocaust. By Barbara Kingstone On a cold, dull...
More than 12 million passengers for Copenhagen Airport in first six months of 2014 Barbara Kingstone August 17, 2014 Finland, News For the first time in the history of Copenhagen Airport it witnessed more than 12 million travelers in the first six months of 2014. The Copenhagen Airport has reported a 7.3% growth in passenger numbers in...
Lufthansa Launches New Route From Toronto to Munich Barbara Kingstone June 6, 2014 Europe, Germany, News Canada introduces second new service for 2014 Toronto, June 6, 2014 – Yesterday, Lufthansa expanded its long-haul services from Toronto to include a second German destination, Munich. The new...
France isn’t only Paris. Think about barging on the silky waters of the Canal du Midi Barbara Kingstone May 1, 2014 Cruises, Europe, Feature, France Say France and I’m already head over heels in love. From the time I was in my teens, I was smitten with anything French. Perhaps that was why a newly graduated doctor who had studied in Montpellier,...
Canal Barging in France. So Easy, So Special. Barbara Kingstone September 18, 2013 Cruises, Europe, Feature, France When I mentioned to our friends that for our anniversary, my husband and I had decided to take an ultra deluxe French canal river barge trip on one of European Waterways’ barges, this one being, The...
Valencia, where jewels aren’t only on fingers and wrists. It’s a city filled with gems Barbara Kingstone November 24, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Spain Valencia, Spain is a small-ish city but with great suprises. None more than my meeting with one of the most talented, imaginative and important jewelry designers in Spain. Vincente Gracia is getting ready to...
Shopping in Madrid. I came, I saw, I shopped Barbara Kingstone October 31, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Shopping, Spain Even in the unusual downpour that lasted the entire day as umbrellas turned inside out when the wind picked up, one couldn’t resist walking around this monumentally glorious city. While window shopping...
Madrid, glorious even in the rain Barbara Kingstone October 30, 2012 Europe, Spain The architecturally wonderful city still has touches of Moorish walls from the 9th century. But even in this dismal economical time for the Spaniards, they seem to continue to renovate, improve their...
Valencia, a place to quench your thirst with the freshest orange juice right off the tree and get filled with jewels from monuments to gemstones Barbara Kingstone October 29, 2012 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Spain I recall, once, shortly after leaving the city for a day trip, our guide had the driver stop so that we could pick a small clementine off the tree. And what a difference a day makes. No oranges, no matter...
Frankfurt Airport Opens Pier A-Plus as Scheduled Barbara Kingstone October 7, 2012 Airport/Airport Hotels, Europe, Germany, Hotels Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) new Pier A-Plus – the 2624 feet-long westward expansion of Terminal 1 – opened on schedule after about four years of construction. Flight operations begin on October 10, 2012,...