Located close to the Carré theatre in Amsterdam, the skinny bridge crosses the river Amstel. It is an old wooden bridge also known as a double-swipe bridge or balanced bridge. The bridge now a days is a wider version of what it was back in it’s former days of glory when it was used as […]
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The Luxembourg Gardens came about as a result of Henri IV’s assassination in 1610. His wife, Marie de Medicis, could not continue living in the Louvre with his memory. She had the Palais du Luxembourg and the surrounding gardens built to replicate her childhood home, Florence’s Palazzo Pitti. The Luxembourg Gardens were completed in 1625, […]
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Breary Marsh Nature Reserve is the best remaining example of a wet valley alder wood in West Yorkshire, a habitat which was once common along the streams and river valleys in the county. Much of the nature reserve is also a site of special scientific interest, reflecting its importance for nature conservation. Breary Marsh is […]
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