Located in Sweden stands the world’s most luxurious ice hotel, made from two and a half thousand tonne blocks of pure ice. From beds to bars, artists carve the ice to form the interior of the hotel. But the hotel only stays standing for 4 months a year before it begins to melt away to nothing… Experience a spectacular aerial journey across Sweden with Europe From Above; stop by the restoration of Stockholm Palace, a frozen winter wonderland and a record-breaking wooden skyscraper.
Tag Archives: Winter 2021
Winter Walks: ‘Roosevelt Island, New York’ (Video)
Roosevelt Island is a narrow island in New York City’s East River, within the borough of Manhattan. It lies between Manhattan Island to its west and the borough of Queens, on Long Island, to its east.
Top Road Trips: 24 Hours In Yosemite For Firefall 2021
Yosemite National Park is home to firefall, one of the most amazing natural wonders that happens only a few times every year. During mid to late February, Horsetail Fall lights up with the sunset and looks like it is flowing lava.
Walks: ‘Tuileries Garden – Paris, France’ (4K Video)
The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Created by Catherine de’ Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was eventually opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution.
Views: Dog Sledding In Kiruna, Sweden (Video)
I am Swedish girl living in Stockholm. This time I went to Swedish Lapland with my partner. We had a dog sledding activity! It was quite fun and romantic. Sweden sverige stockholm walk walking in winter sunset snowfall snö nordic country virtual kiruna abisko dog sledding husky.
Kiruna is a town in the far north of Swedish Lapland. It’s known for the huge LKAB iron ore mine and its underground visitors center with an exhibit on mining. Hjalmar Lundbohmsgården, the 19th-century former home of LKAB’s first managing director, is now a museum with a courtyard photography exhibit. Kiruna Church is notable for its bell tower and resemblance to the traditional huts of the indigenous Sámi people.
Winter Views: ‘Achterhoek – The Netherlands’ (Video)
The Achterhoek is a cultural region in the eastern Netherlands. Its name is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the easternmost part of Gelderland, and therefore in the east of the Netherlands, protruding into Germany. The Achterhoek lies at the East of the IJssel and Oude IJssel rivers.
From the 7th to the 14th of February 2021 we had severe winter weather with 30 cm snowfall on the 7th and the whole week temperatures down to 15 degrees Celsius below zero. Of course there are many countries where these circumstances are normal in winter, but in The Netherlands it only happens once in 10 years or so.
After a couple of days ponds and brooks were frozen, so people went out for skating the whole weekend. Young children had this opportunity for the first time of their life. In this video recordings of the country side in the east of The Netherlands plus an impression of skating fun in Bredevoort.
Walks: ‘Kandersteg’ In Switzerland (4K Video)
Kandersteg is a high-altitude resort village in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Trails, like the challenging Allmenalp, and a cable car head east to Lake Oeschinen. Set at the foot of the Blüemlisalp massif, the lake is also a popular ski area, as is Sunnbüel to the southwest. In the forested Blausee Nature Park to the north, Blausee is a small, trout-filled lake fed by subterranean springs.
Winter Walk: Montmartre In Paris, France (4K Video)
Filmed February 10, 2021
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris’s 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city.
WALKING ROUTE TIMESTAMPS◄ 00:00 Intro, Map/ Place d’Anvers 01:20 Boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart 02:43 Rue de Steinkerque 05:17 Place Saint-Pierre 07:10 Funiculaire de Montmartre 07:47 Rue Foyatier 13:38 Rue du Cardinal-Dubois 15:00 Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre 18:33 Rue Azaïs 20:40 Rue Saint-Éleuthère 22:00 Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre 23:36 Place du Tertre 25:28 Place du Calvaire 26:28 Rue Poulbot 20:20 Rue Norvins 29:47 Rue Saint-Rustique 31:44 Rue de Mont-Cenis 32:30 Rue du Chevalier-de-La-Barre 36:39 Square Marcel-Bleustein-Blanchet 39:20 Rue Saint-Vincent 41:00 Rue Mont-Cenis 42:54 Rue Cortot 45:08 Rue de l’Abreuvoir 48:05 Rue Girardon 51:40 Le Moulin de La Galette 52:44 Rue l’Epic 54:30 Rue Tholozé 57:00 Rue Durantin 1:01:16 Place des Abbesses 1:02:23 Mur des je t’aime 1:03:41 Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre 1:04:21 Rue des Abbesses 1:09:03 Rue l’Epic 1:12:43 Moulin-Rouge
Winter 2021 Views: ‘Chicago On Ice’ (4K Video)
Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest cities in the U.S. Famed for its bold architecture, it has a skyline punctuated by skyscrapers such as the iconic John Hancock Center, 1,451-ft. Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower. The city is also renowned for its museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago with its noted Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.
Nature: ‘Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge’, Valentine, Nebraska
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 19,131 acres. The refuge borders the Niobrara National Scenic River on the west and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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