All the passengers initially passed the same route. Everybody passes the colorful up starts. And walks along but probably not somewhere here is my hotel. And most of the tourists who writes here go back in the afternoon there are more or less 3000 visitors here every day but i would like to stay over night so i have more time at no stress to discover this small island. A must on heligoland is a visit to the seals. If you like it lay out your in for the punk festival to help you a little bit off. And there is another holiday video the week. This time its from australia. My 1st walk takes me into the countryside all the way up to the. Route along the edge of the rock that forms heligoland leads around the island the cliffs past. Water water as far as the eye can see the mainland is 50 kilometers away. I passed the the tall and up this Free Standing rock is the landmark of heligoland everyone hopes that it can withstand the wind and the waves for a long time. And i continue to germanys sm
Wind blow all around you cant relax it thats what many people who come here want. Me to. The journey from hamburg to heligoland takes 3 and a half hours a catamaran takes me there no other boat is faster. Come on. Already on arrival the holiday mood kicks in. All the passengers initially have the same route. Everybody passes the colorful ups the huts. And walks along but probably not somewhere here is my hotel. The 5 most of the tourists who arrived here go back. In the afternoon there are more or less 3000 visitors every day but i would like to stay over night so i have more time to discover this small island. A must on heligoland is a visit to the seals. If you like it well youre in for the punk festival. And theres another holiday video of the week this time its from australia. My 1st walk takes me into the countryside all the way up to the. Route along the edge of the rock that forms heligoland leads around the island the cliffs. As far as the eye can see the mainland is 50 kilomet
Hamilton talks about the last book in his trilogy. War and peace covers the fdr planning in dday until his death in 1945. National World War Ii Museum in new orleans hosted this event. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the national World War Ii Museum what and to those watching on the live stream i know youre out there and with us in spirit and we feel your presence too. As many of probably know im the Senior Historian here at the museum and im also the executive director of the institute for the study of war and democracy. Tonight is the latest install. Our meet the author series and we always like to mention our sponsor we bring this to you with the generous support of the strak foundation. So thank you. Now, many of you have been to our events before. You probably know we have a tradition here at the museum. May i ask are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight if you will please stand or wave. [ applause ] thanks, folks. You know, i have heard
Donald trumps trial in the senate, but some important things have been happening in russia as well, particularly the announcement wednesday by Vladimir Putin shifting Greater Authority to parliament which has left many wondering what this means about putins own plans to relinquish the presidency, or not, in a few years here so we are especially fortunate to have with us this evening an expert on putins russia, joshua yaffa, who is the moscow correspondent for the new yorker. Hes been covering russia from much of the past decade. His new book between two fires offers a truly fascinating and revealing look at the impact that the putin era has had on above all the nations psyche and the moral struggles and calculation that Many Russians confront. Josh has written a very nuanced portrait of russia, nothing le the simplistic view of that country, and oppressed people lorded over by a kgb trained dictator. Josh describes the people who fall somewhere in the middle between an oppressor and op
A recent review in the philadelphia enquirer says this exhibition has love, death, and psychodrama. It goes on to examine a wealthy irish noble man who is part kickens with a spritz of Yankee Doodle into there is no doubt that his story from his traumatic head wound, to the demise at the hand of his own tenants is a cracking good tale, but it is more than love, death, and psychodrama. We see the entanglements of the 18th century and the global interconnectedness of the American Revolution. We find a story at the age of revolutions and also a story of today. A story of who we are and how we got here, and what the past means to us as a people or as nations. But we also find a detective story. A decades long mystery that started with two regullatively obscure paintings that had 22 works of art. One of the greatest mysteries of the past year, and my job brings me many, many joys on a regular basis, but one of the greatest has been watching this exhibition evolve and witnessing matts excite