Hotspots in Europe

The new Elbphilharmonie in the HafenCity Hamburg

The new Elbphilharmonie in the HafenCity Hamburg

What: Elbphilharmonie and HafenCity
Where: Hamburg, Germany

View to the harbor and Sandtorkai, in the background the new concert hall Elbphilharmonie

Who would have thought! The new Hamburg concert hall Elbphilharmonie is completed! Just two months before its official opening, visitors can now explore the Plaza platform at …

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A weekend in the Manor House Gut Bliestorf

A weekend in the Manor House Gut Bliestorf

What: Manor House Gut Bliestorf, Boutique Hotel
Where: Bliestorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

The 200-year-old manor house Gut Bliestorf …

Recently our friends Sabine and Rudolph invited us to their manor house Gut Bliestorf in Schleswig-Holstein. I asked in advance: “What are you celebrating?” The immediate answer was: “Life!” What a great …

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Christian Lacroix’s Boutique Hotel in Paris

Christian Lacroix’s Boutique Hotel in Paris

Where: Paris, Saint-Germain
What: Boutique Hotel

The hotel lobby, designed by fashion designer Christian Lacroix

First of all, I love, love, love Paris! The “savoir de vivre“, the elegance of the city and its inhabitants, the cultural offerings have already fascinated me when I lived in Paris as …

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