The Alps, the Danube and the Near East


Gelesen von BettyB

(5 stars; 4 reviews)

Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many aspects of the culture of the times and the people of the regions. (Summary by Betty B) (8 hr 47 min)

Kapitel

Introducing Ourselves 3:13 Gelesen von BettyB
At the World's Peace Capital 18:13 Gelesen von BettyB
Europe's Oldest Republic 17:07 Gelesen von BettyB
The Beehives of the Alps 11:44 Gelesen von BettyB
From the Top of the Jungfrau 14:00 Gelesen von BettyB
Venice 14:12 Gelesen von BettyB
Over the Plains of Lombardy to Milan 17:25 Gelesen von BettyB
The Eternal City 16:05 Gelesen von BettyB
The Grandeur that was Rome 23:43 Gelesen von BettyB
In Czechoslovakia 17:16 Gelesen von BettyB
Motoring through Bohemia 12:45 Gelesen von BettyB
A Nation of Athletes 14:26 Gelesen von BettyB
From Prague to Vienna 9:23 Gelesen von BettyB
Vienna 14:00 Gelesen von BettyB
Austria, the Republic 11:27 Gelesen von BettyB
In the Footsteps of the Hapsburgs 11:09 Gelesen von BettyB
The Country of the Magyars 9:05 Gelesen von BettyB
Budapest, Where East and West Meet 14:40 Gelesen von BettyB
Bread Lands of the Danube 15:42 Gelesen von BettyB
Belgrade 15:36 Gelesen von BettyB
The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 12:12 Gelesen von BettyB
Peasant Maids and Patchwork Farms 10:44 Gelesen von BettyB
Athens 16:57 Gelesen von BettyB
The Kings of Greece 14:08 Gelesen von BettyB
Motoring through the Land of Homer 15:09 Gelesen von BettyB
Digging Up Old Greece 14:58 Gelesen von BettyB
Seen in Sofia 15:10 Gelesen von BettyB
Bulgaria and Its King 15:12 Gelesen von BettyB
A National Labor Army 11:12 Gelesen von BettyB
Greater Rumania 14:39 Gelesen von BettyB
In Rumania's Oil Fields 13:26 Gelesen von BettyB
At the Queen's Table 21:43 Gelesen von BettyB
Constantinople 13:24 Gelesen von BettyB
The New Woman in Turkey 13:01 Gelesen von BettyB
Here and There in Stamboul 13:43 Gelesen von BettyB
Fanatics of Islam 17:29 Gelesen von BettyB
The Passing of the Sultans 13:09 Gelesen von BettyB

Bewertungen

very informative


(5 stars)

As a person living in the near East, I found the author's description fascinating. His mix of history, geography, economics and social sciences makes for an interesting read. Thanks for reading BettyB. Great job.