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The biggest Christmas tree of Germany
You can find the biggest Christmas tree of Germany on Dortmund Christmas Market. It is 45 meter high and adorned with round about 40,000 little lights, 20 candles and a 4 m high angel (weight 200 kg). It is built from 1,700 Norway spruces and takes 4...
Old Henrichenburg boat lift
Some month ago I published some photos from the Henrichenburg boat lift, the new lift from 1962. Today I present some photos from the old boat lift. This boat lift was opened in 1899. This lift is 67 Meters long, 8.2 Meters wide, with a draft of 2 Me...
Contrast in the last October days
In the open air Indoors ...
Rainy Friday
On this rainy Friday, everything looks dark and gray, so I want to bring some colors into the life again....
Indian Summer
World Children's Day
On the 20th of September there was the World Children's Day, celebrated in many countries. In the school of my son, chlidren made drums for this day and they played the drums for many reasons, they have the right do be wrong sometimes, to be loud. An...
In a zoo
Some of my Orchids
Picture of this month
This month I show two pics of dragon, found in the Phantasialand theme park near Cologne...
Schnitterhof
A 200 year old estate you can see on the following photos. Now it is used as a hotel. It is located near a spa gardens and my character reference for meetings in a very good ambiance.Entrance and reception...
A street on Texel
A very nice street in Oosterend on Texel island...
Details from the triangular pyramid
The triangular pyramid is a landmark in the Ruhrarea of Germany, standing on a heap. When you go up to the highes ring inside you have a wounderful view around this area.View from the triangular pyramid...
Wedding day
Today is my wedding day and here is a pic of Siti, my beloved wife, and me....
New mosque in Germany
In Germany there are about 4,3 million muslims living about 5% of the total population. 63 % of the muslims in Germany come from the Turkey. And so you can find mosque in Germany too. Sometimes it is not so easy to get the permission for a new mosque...
Amsterdam Impressions 2
View from Madame Tussaud to Dam, Damrak and Central Station De Waag and NieuwmarktFlower Market...
Colours of nature
Now the summer is very near and everybody can enjoy the beautiful cof the nature, so do I....
Picturesque places in Germany 2
There are many old villages and cities in Germany and so you can see many old timber frame construction houses like you can see on these photos. I took these photos in Waltrop, the little town I live in.A part of an old wall with city tower in Reckli...
Some landmarks in the Ruhr area, Germany
Triangular pyramid in Bottrop, Germany, 60 m high and standing on a heap. The highest lookout is 42 m high. You have a panoramic view from here.The "Spurwerkturm" maid of about 1000 wooden guide rails from a former coal mine and you can find it in Wa...
Berlin, Reichstag building
The Reichstag building was opend in 1894 as the first parliament of the German Empire. In 1933 it was destroyed by a fire. The reconstruction started in 1995 and was completed in 1999. Since April 1999 the Reichstag is seat of the German Bundestag. Y...
Dresden
The old city from the tower of Kreuzkirche churchBlue Wonder bridge and the historical paddle steamer "Leipzig". This passenger steam boat was built in 1929.Pillnitz Palace was the former summer residence of the Saxon royal court, built 1720-22 for A...
Amsterdam impressions
Some Impressions of Amsterdam you can find here. Usually I try to go to Amsterdam once a year, it is not so far from the place I live and I like this city very much.The sea palace, a floating Chinese restaurant near the Amsterdam Central Station is t...
Picturesque places in Germany 1
The old castle of Burgsteinfurt, Münsterland, Germany, fist mentioned in 1129 with the water mill of the castle, now a restaurant....
Suspension line in Wuppertal
March 31, 1901, is the date of the official inauguration of the suspension line in Wuppertal, Germany. The operational track is nearly 14 km. There are 20 stations. On a weekday 87 000 passenger use this suspended monorail in the valley of Wuppertal....
A restaurant like a museum in a station in Paris
I did not expect to find it here. Here is the Gare de Lyon in Paris and what I found was a restaurant a famous restaurant. You can see it in some movies, such as Nikita, Place Vendôme or Mr. Bean's Holiday. Coco Chanel, Salvador Dali, Brigitte Bardo...
Happy Chinese New Year
Celebration of Chinese New year like here in Singapore...
Henrichenburg boat lift
On the way to Dortmund port on the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal ships have to pass a boat lift. Very interesting is the new boat lift. It was opened in 1962 and has a trough length of 90 meters and a width of 12 meters In 2005 it was taken out of use because i...
A fairy tale castle
Neuschwanstein Castle in the southwest of Bavaria looks like a fairy tale castle. This castle was ordered by King Ludwig II ofBavaria and it was opened in 1886. Many fairy tale castle in movies and even in some of the Disneyland Parks are modeled on ...
Giant Panda in Berlin Zoo
The original Elephant Gate built in 1899 was completely destroyed in the last war and reconstructed in 1984.The most popular resident of the Berlin Zoo is the Giant Panda BaoBao born in 1978 anf in Berlin Zoo since 1980...
My Grandmother
I do not know my grandmother personally because she died when she was young. So this is a photo showing her in the middle of the 20th of the last century, yes this photo is about 80 years old. So you can see the fashion of that time in Germany too....
Sri Lanka, Sigiriya and the cloud damsels
When you do not like snow and cold weather what about Sri Lanka?I show you the big Sigiriya rock, 200 m high. On the top was a castle by King Kassapa in the 4the century A.D. On the way to the flat top of the rock you have to pass the Lion Gate and y...
