Pictures and quotes of historical places which I visited in Germany, Italy and other European countries.. Emperors, kings and queens. First, Second and Third Reich. I'm a historian of the Middle Ages but I also have a special interest in the life of Adolf Hitler
.“ Then he takes you into his library where you note that quite half of the books are on history, painting, architecture and music. When it is fine enough to dine in the open air, one sees a piano made ready for the after-dinner concert. Local talent will provide violin and cello for pieces by Mozart or Brahms. But at the piano itself, it is always that English-speaking giant (he is 6ft. 4 ins.) — Dr. Ernest "Putzi” Hanfatarangl who presides as composer of all-German reknown.