Until recently, Budapest District 8 was off the radar for visitors, considered a high crime area with buildings in various stages of disrepair from neglect. It’s still not a place that tourists will easily find.
Kreuzberg: Berlin with an Edge
Savoring Our Stay at a Budapest Luxury Hotel
An Angel and Street Art in Munich
On a walk in Munich to the Isar River and Friedensengel monument at Maximilian Park (Maximiliansanlagen), I had just crossed the Luitpold Bridge, and was looking for a way to safely cross busy Prinzregentenstrasse. Then I noticed the pedestrian tunnel under the street. What I found was more than an underground walkway. It was a showcase of street art.
Barcelona’s Block of Discord
Passeig de Gràcia is Barcelona’s grand avenue of elegant shops, upscale hotels and Moderniste architectural gems exuding the Eixample district’s “la rauxa i el seny” design culture…..What came as more of a surprise was Illa de la Discòrdia.