Kon Hans Traveler

A magical historic tour of the old city of London Huge stone walls and splendid towers, dampened by the humidity of the river Thames, and paved, narrow streets leading to old pubs, abbeys and stone coats, as well as magnificent cathedrals, all of them a vivid reminder of the birth of the city of London: A small commercial city on the banks the Thames was destined to become, hundreds of years later, the center of the industrial revolution and the great metropolis that we all know. However, one just needs to wander around the streets of the old city of London and immediately he will come face to face with its bewildering past and the medieval atmosphere, witnessing this historic transition that affected not only the United Kingdom but the entire Western culture, and the whole world. The Tower Bridge and the Tower of London Your first stop in this “medieval tour” should be the prominent Tower of London, on the banks of Thames, with the Traitor's Gate resemblin...

Spain: Avila, In the City of Stones and Saints Kon Hans The city of Avila, one and a half hour’s drive from Madrid, invites the visitor to a magical journey into the history " High up in the mountains and made from sun, soil and stone and frozen winds that swipe the plains, Avila is a shining Lady that rules from inside her huge walls… ” Walls and Cathedral of Avila And so begins the story of the unique Avila, the “ City of Stones and Saints ” ( Ciudad de los Cantos y los Santos ), with its numerous churches, monasteries and the massive walls that embrace her and immerse her in a glorious medieval tale. A small city of 60,000 inhabitants with a rich history emerges majestically, firm as a rock in its small valley, under the shadow of the Sierra de Gredos , in the highlands of Castile, inviting the visitor to traverse its gates with its colossal impregnable walls looming above, for a magical journey in history, just one and a half hours’ drive from Madrid. ...