Germany
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Night trains and ferries
Our Interrail trip through Europe in fall 2015: Basel, night train to Berlin, reminiscences of the Wall in 1989. Currywurst from a jovial salesgirl and Jazz concert in A-Trane. Overcrowded train to Amsterdam. Jazz Cafe Alto and FOAM photo museum. Short walk in Rotterdam. Overnight ferry from Hoek van Holland to Harwich. London was jammed and we were late […]
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Goose Steps in East Berlin, 1989
As we move houses soon, I am constantly tidying up these days. Wrapped in old newspapers, I discovered two old black and white prints made from photos I took in 1989 in East Berlin, only months before the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was about 17 and dreaming of becoming a photojournalist. My favourite […]
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On the Way to Scotland
These are a few iPhone snaps of our recent journey to the Isle of Skye in Scotland: about 5’000 kilometers by train and ferry via Cologne, Rotterdam, Hoek van Holland, Harwich, London, Inverness, Brussels, and Basle.
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City Surfing
When you stroll into town and a surfer in neoprene walks past you carrying his board, don’t wonder. River surfing is very popular in Munich. Surfers from all over the world come to surf the Eisbach wave.
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At the Monks
Munich is among Monocle‘s «world’s most livable cities», and I totally agree with that. Not only for monks (the native name München is derived from old high german «Mönche» – monks), not only for beerdrinkers, but certainly for those…
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Diptychs, Part II
More diptychs… (also see Diptychs, Part I).
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Views from Fast Moving Trains
Next week it’s “on the rail again”. So here is a collection of snaps from fast moving trains, mostly taken with the iPhone toy cam.