"Last three of family trip" - Part 2

Wilhelma | Stuttgart | Germany | 2007-05

Some weeks before our family had get a fourth member (Tim) we made a trip to the Wilhelma, the Zoo in Stuttgart. The Wilhelma is home to over 8,000 animals from over 1,000 different species and exotic plants from over 5,000 species.

"Last three of family trip" - Part 1

Wilhelma | Stuttgart | Germany | 2007-05

Some weeks before our family had get a fourth member (Tim) we made a trip to the Wilhelma, the Zoo in Stuttgart. The Wilhelma is home to over 8,000 animals from over 1,000 different species and exotic plants from over 5,000 species.

"2.711 concrete slabs reach into the blue sky"

Holocaust Memorial | Berlin | Germany | 2007-03

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman. It consists of a 19,000 square metres site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field. The stelae are 2.38 m long, 0.95 m wide and vary in height from 0.2 to 4.8 m.

"The new Berlin Main Station"

Main Station | Berlin | Germany | 2007-03

Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Station) is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany and the largest crossing station in Europe. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening in 2006. It is now Europe's largest two-level railway station. The main station hall is spanned by a similarly curved glass roof with a surface area of about 85 metres by 120 metres, which was installed in 2002.

"Where East Cross (Ostkreuz) is a Rust Cross (Rostkreuz)"

Station Ostkreuz | Berlin | Germany | 2007-03

Berlin Ostkreuz (German for "East Cross") is a station on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway, and one of the busiest in Germany.The station was opened with the Stadtbahn in 1882. Ostkreuz is notable for its appearance: its buildings and track layout have remained essentially unchanged since the 1920s, and its dilapidated state has earned it the nickname Rostkreuz ("Rust Cross"). Since 2008 a lot of these old tracks were modernized.

"From Where the Berlin jews were deported"

Gleis 17 | Station Grunewald | Berlin | Germany | 2007-03

Starting on October 18, 1941 the adjacent goods station until February 1945 was one of the major sites of deportation of the Berlin Jews. The trains left mainly for the ghettos of Litzmannstadt and Warsaw, from 1942 directly for the Auschwitz and Theresienstadt concentration camps. On October 18, 1991 a monument was inaugurated at the ramp leading to the former freight yard. The Deutsche Bahn had a memorial established on January 27, 1998 at the historic track 17 ("Gleis 17"), where most of the deportation trains departed.

"In the middle of the Wannseebahn"

Station Botanical Garden | Berlin | Germany | 2007-03

The Botanical Garden is a S-Bahn station in Berlin's district Lichterfelde. It is on the trip section 8.2 of the Wannsee train near the Dahlem Botanical Gardens. The station building and the staircase were built in Art Nouveau. The staircase was in line with the botanical garden designed as a "greenhouse".

"Lunar Eclipse on 4th of march"

Lunar Eclipse | Ubstadt | Germany| 2007-03

On the 4th of march 2007 it was a lunar eclipse in Germany. I stood with my tripod in the garden and took a lot of pics. Some of them were bad, some of them were quiet okay. But have a look and make your own decision.

"Barcelona: View from the tops"

Skylines | Barcelona | Spain | 2007-07

In January 2007 we made a "child-free" weekend-trip to Barcelona. It was the first time we visited this spain city. Here are some pictures from the Barcelona Skyline taken from different places.

"They dance like their grandparents already did"

Sardana Dance | Barcelona | Spain | 2007-01

We read about the Sardana-Dancing in our travelguide. So we went that Sunday afternoon to the great place in front of the Barcelona Cathedral for watching this happening. Old guys were playing on even older trumpets. And a lot of people were dancing the Sardana.

"Never-ending building"

La Sagrada Familia | Barcelona | Spain | 2007-01

The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) commonly known as the Sagrada Família is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI. Origin: wikipedia

"Antonio Gaudi´s little garden"

Park Güell | Barcelona | Spain | 2007-01

Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí". Origin: wikipedia

"Catalonian Capital in january"

Barcelona | Spain | 2007-01

In January 2007 we made a "child-free" weekend-trip to Barcelona. It was the first time we visited this spain city. Here are some pictures from the center of Barcelona like the Rambla Street or the Santa Anna Church.

"Walking under sharks and corals"

Aquarium | Barcelona | Spain | 2007-01

Aquarium Barcelona is an aquarium located in Port Vell, a harbor in Barcelona. The 35 aquariums at the facility are home to 11,000 animals representing 450 species, and an 80-meter underwater tunnel.