Travel Digest #295

Introduction

Hi there, Hive account@livinguktaiwan here today! Today's featured posts includes a castle from Germany, a hippie village in Crete and a tour around a busy shopping area in China. Hope you enjoy them!

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#1 Burg Vianden im kleinen Großherzogtum Luxemburg ---- Vianden Castle in the small Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Germany are well know for their fairy tale castles, and this seems to have influenced their neighbour Luxembourg. Hive account@pipurilla went to the Vianden Castle which dates back to 350 to 400 AD. The castle had fallen to ruins over the years and was restored in 1977. Inside the castle are lots of items from the medieval days, and a lavish display of how the nobles probably used to live in the old days. There's even a wine cellar inside, seems like you can hold functions there as well. The best part though, I think is the view looking outside.

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#2 Our visit to Matala , Crete

Hive account@verhp11 takes us to a hippie village called Matala at Crete. It's a village by the sea, and the most weird thing about the seaside is the chalk rock cliff. There are holes in the cliff which used to be ancient graves but were used as sleeping spots for hippies in the late sixties and early seventies. Seems like Matala likes theyir caves, as the village church is also housed in one. The rest of the village itself has quite a lot of hippie influence as well, souveniers, artwork, cars and music.... Nice.

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#3 Travel with Me #21 - Explore Beijing (1) ????????????????【跟著Susan去旅行 #21 - 探索北京(1)！】

Our final featured post is from Hive account@susanlo, she takes us to a busy commercial area in Beijing, China called Taikoo Li Sanlitun. The design of this area is based on traditional narrow alley ways and courtyard houses in China, but filled with many modern shops and restaurant, so is like fusion of old and new. If you love teddy bears, you will love this place as they have a really cute teddy bear themed restaurant there. In addition there are many other great eateries, and if you fancy a spot of karaoke there's even a booth there where you can shot a video of yourself singing.