Jan. 17, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Olympiastadion

If there's one place in Berlin I probably don't need to introduce, it's surely the Olympiastadion. Originally built by Werner March for the 1936 Summer Olympics…

by bjornroose

Jan. 16, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Nikolaiviertel

The Nikolaiviertel (Nicholas' Quarter) looks more or less historical and was the historical heart of Berlin, but is actually no more than an interesting…

by bjornroose

Jan. 15, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Moltkebrücke

The Moltkebrücke (Moltke Bridge), named after Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke (1800-1891), former chief of staff of the Prussian Army, is a bridge over the…

by bjornroose

Jan. 14, 2020

The Green Man

by david_nurse

Jan. 10, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Martin Gropius Bau

The building now known as the Martin Gropius Bau was erected between 1877 and 1881 by the architects Martin Gropius and Heino Schmieden in neo-Renaissance style…

by bjornroose

Jan. 09, 2020

'The Storyteller'.

by benkapteijns

Jan. 09, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Märchenbrunnen

The Märchenbrunnen (fountain of fairy tales) is located in the Volkspark Friedrichshain, so not exactly in the center of town. The fountain was designed by…

by bjornroose

Jan. 02, 2020

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer

I showed you a part of the Berlin Wall in this post, but here's a number of photos of the so called Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer (the Berlin Wall Memorial) in an…

by bjornroose

Jan. 01, 2020

Twins

These two guys I spotted way above on the top side of a building. When near the building they adorn they were difficult to see but looked very interesting a…

by david_nurse

Dec. 20, 2019

Alien Sculpture

I shot this at a gaming festival/exhibition this year. The stall had some remarkable pieces of sculpture art that were made out of recycled metal engineering…

by david_nurse

Dec. 17, 2019

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Brandenburger Tor

It shouldn't be necessary to introduce the Brandenburger Tor (or Brandenburg Gate), since after all it is one of the best known landmarks of Germany. The Tor…

by bjornroose

Dec. 16, 2019

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Berliner Dom - part 2

I introduced you to the Berliner Dom and its history in the previous post. So, without further introduction, here's the rest of the photos. You'll notice that…

by bjornroose

Dec. 14, 2019

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Berliner Dom - part 1

As strange as it may seem, not every Dom (collegiate church) in Berlin (Germany) is called a Berliner Dom (a Berlin collegiate church). As a matter of fact only…

by bjornroose

Dec. 13, 2019

Berlin (Deutschland/Germany) - Alexanderplatz

As promised in the previous post I'll keep on posting photos taken in Germany in the coming weeks. The coming weeks ? Actually ... the coming months. There's 80…

by bjornroose

Dec. 12, 2019

Zülpich (Deutschland/Germany) - part 2

A little more about Zülpich in the previous post. Now the very last post with photos from our winter holidays 2018/2019 in Germany. Coming up in the next weeks…

by bjornroose

Dec. 02, 2019

D is for ... Devil (336/365)

The lookout point where this devil is located is called the Devil's Pulpit. Today's blogpost text is a condensed version of the legend which I translated. There…

by leesantiva

Dec. 01, 2019

Araminta...

by va000119

Nov. 26, 2019

What's Your Favorite Food?

Someone in my old neighborhood had a way with window dressing. If you look carefully, there are things other than used lobster tails in the window. Actually,…

by 28moons

Nov. 25, 2019

Heavenly Observer

This Heavenly Observer overlooks the sea and looks at the heavenly bodies above. She is the highest point above the "The Tower of the Ecliptic observatory" in…

by david_nurse

Nov. 08, 2019

Fish (312/365)

There's a fish out-of-water art installation nearby to the Easter egg art installation which I had blogged about earlier this year. The stainless steel fish…

by leesantiva