Feb. 18, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - All kinds of everything -…

On with part 2 of this Berliner mixture (part 1 is here). Let's start with a detail of what you'll find in the Hackesche Höfe, move on to the former Shell…

by bjornroose

Feb. 17, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - All kinds of everything -…

As promised in the previous post here's the first one of a series of "All kinds of everything" posts on the German capital Berlin. Here's, in order of…

by bjornroose

Feb. 13, 2020

Love Rock(s) in Heidelberg

In last year's blog Locks I posted about the history behind the global phenomenon in which lovers place heavy metal locks on historical structures like bridges…

by leesantiva

Feb. 13, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Wienerstrasse

A Strasse (street) in a not so classy neighbourhood, but good for my last thematic post on Berlin. After this one I'll be posting photos from all over Berlin in…

by bjornroose

Feb. 12, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Volkspark Humboldthain

From the Tiergarten we move to another park, the Volkspark Humboldthain. The most interesting thing about this park is the Flakturm. Flak refers to…

by bjornroose

Feb. 11, 2020

Abstract bridge

In my home town Wunsiedel there is a gym next door. It is connected to the "Zuckerhut" via a kind of closed bridge, in which there is a climbing hall. I…

by dominikhoecht

Feb. 11, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Tiergarten - Sovietisches…

And yes, here's one more Soviet monument (the other ones are here and here). The last in this Berlin series, I promise.

by bjornroose

Feb. 10, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Tiergarten - Otto von…

We're still in the Zoo (Tiergarten), like we were here, here, here and here, and still I'm not giving you any animal photos, nor will I. To compensate for that…

by bjornroose

Feb. 08, 2020

drawbacks

by hjgphoto

Feb. 08, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Tiergarten - Siegessäule -…

I introduced you to the Siegessäule in the previous post. After walking through the pedestrian tunnels - built in 1941 to plans by Albert Speer - and paying a…

by bjornroose

Feb. 07, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Tiergarten - Siegessäule -…

The Siegessäule (or Victory Column) was designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, but by the time…

by bjornroose

Feb. 06, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Tiergarten - Gaslaternen…

I introduced you to Tiergarten park and the Gaslaternen Freilichtmuseum in the previous post. So, here's the rest of the lanterns.

by bjornroose

Feb. 05, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Tiergarten - Gaslaternen…

We'll be spending a whole week in Tiergarten (Zoo, like in Zoo Station, the song by U2). It is not the biggest park in Berlin (that would be Tempelhofer…

by bjornroose

Feb. 04, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Tempelhofer Freiheit

As mentioned in the previous post Tempelhof airport is no longer in operation since 2008. The decision was made that the tarmac (and the green zones in between)…

by bjornroose

Feb. 04, 2020

"whirling"

by hjgphoto

Feb. 03, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Tempelhof airport

Tempelhof airport ... anybody who has seen it, enormous as it is, must be impressed. It was designated as an airport in October 1923 and the old terminal was…

by bjornroose

Feb. 03, 2020

Wunsiedel "by night" Part II

Yesterday, very early - it was still very dark - I took a photo with my Pixel 3 during a photoblogging challenge at Micro.blog and activated "Nightsight". After…

by dominikhoecht

Feb. 01, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Spandau Zitadelle

Spandau is probably best known for the fact that the late Rudolf Hess (or his body double) spent nearly 40 years in jail over there, but this post is not about…

by bjornroose

Jan. 31, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Sovjetisches Ehrenmal Treptow

I know that in the previous post I've said that I'm not a fan of communism. But I do things in a certain order. One of those things is posting the photos I make…

by bjornroose

Jan. 30, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Sovjetisches Ehrenmal…

You may have noticed by now that I'm not a fan of communism (who in his right mind is ?), but that doesn't keep me from visiting a Sovjet monument if I happen…

by bjornroose