"Idyllic Location on the lake" - Part 1

Cemetery Heerstraße | Berlin | Germany | 2012-06

The Friedhof Heerstraße cemetery is located at the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin, beneath the Olympiastadion. It covers an area of 149,650 square meters, most of it under trees. A lot of german well-known people find their eternal peace on it. For example: Loriot, Horst Buchholz or Joachim Ringelnatz.

"A small part of Berlin still belonging to the UK"

Commonwealth Cemetery | Berlin | Germany | 2012-06

The Berlin 1939-1945 Commonwealth Cemetery was established in 1945 at the Heerstraße The majority of those interred there were members of the Royal Air Force who fell during attacks on Berlin, alongside British soldiers who died in captivity in Germany and some civilian members of the post-1945 British occupation forces. As well as Britons, there are soldiers from other Commonwealth realms, soldiers of unknown nationalities and five Poles. In total there are 3.576 graves in the cemetery. The cemetery itself lies under the protection of the British Crown, and in this sense belongs to the territory of the United Kingdom. (Origin: wikipedia.de)

"Blickwinkelsucher: Colour Spots in Weiher"

Blickwinkelsucher | Ubstadt | Germany | 2012-05

The "Blickwinkelsucher Ubstadt" (what means "Perspective View Finder") is a group of Photo-Friends in the surrounding of the "Family Center Ubstadt-Weiher". In May 2012 the Theme of our excursion was "Colour Spot". We strolled over the fields around Weiher.
More at www.blickwinkelsucher.de

"Rome of the east" - Part 6

Vilnius | Lithuania | 2012-05

In May 2012 I travelled with Ryanair for a 48 hours trip to the Lithuanian Capital. I knew nothign about this city so everything was new for me. Unfortunatly on the first day it was a lot of rain. But at the second day I could visit the Old Town of Vilnius which is a UNESCO World Heritag Site. Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture in 2009. Its name "Rome of the east" was coined by the fact that you are able to see from every point in Vilnius at least 4 churches.

"Rome of the east" - Part 5

Vilnius | Lithuania | 2012-05

In May 2012 I travelled with Ryanair for a 48 hours trip to the Lithuanian Capital. I knew nothign about this city so everything was new for me. Unfortunatly on the first day it was a lot of rain. But at the second day I could visit the Old Town of Vilnius which is a UNESCO World Heritag Site. Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture in 2009. Its name "Rome of the east" was coined by the fact that you are able to see from every point in Vilnius at least 4 churches.

"Rome of the east" - Part 4

Vilnius | Lithuania | 2012-05

In May 2012 I travelled with Ryanair for a 48 hours trip to the Lithuanian Capital. I knew nothign about this city so everything was new for me. Unfortunatly on the first day it was a lot of rain. But at the second day I could visit the Old Town of Vilnius which is a UNESCO World Heritag Site. Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture in 2009. Its name "Rome of the east" was coined by the fact that you are able to see from every point in Vilnius at least 4 churches.

"Rome of the east" - Part 3

Vilnius | Lithuania | 2012-05

In May 2012 I travelled with Ryanair for a 48 hours trip to the Lithuanian Capital. I knew nothign about this city so everything was new for me. Unfortunatly on the first day it was a lot of rain. But at the second day I could visit the Old Town of Vilnius which is a UNESCO World Heritag Site. Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture in 2009. Its name "Rome of the east" was coined by the fact that you are able to see from every point in Vilnius at least 4 churches.

"Rome of the east" - Part 2

Vilnius | Lithuania | 2012-05

In May 2012 I travelled with Ryanair for a 48 hours trip to the Lithuanian Capital. I knew nothign about this city so everything was new for me. Unfortunatly on the first day it was a lot of rain. But at the second day I could visit the Old Town of Vilnius which is a UNESCO World Heritag Site. Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture in 2009. Its name "Rome of the east" was coined by the fact that you are able to see from every point in Vilnius at least 4 churches.

"Rome of the east" - Part 1

Vilnius | Lithuania | 2012-05

In May 2012 I travelled with Ryanair for a 48 hours trip to the Lithuanian Capital. I knew nothign about this city so everything was new for me. Unfortunatly on the first day it was a lot of rain. But at the second day I could visit the Old Town of Vilnius which is a UNESCO World Heritag Site. Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture in 2009. Its name "Rome of the east" was coined by the fact that you are able to see from every point in Vilnius at least 4 churches.

"A childless weekend"

Bad Kreuznach | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany | 2012-04

End of April 2012 we had a childless weekend because Petra´s parents took care of Svenja and Tim and offered a hotel room for us in Bad Kreuznach.
Bad Kreuznach is the capital of the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on the Nahe river, a tributary of the Rhine. The town and the surrounding areas are renowned both nationally and internationally for their wines, especially from the Riesling, Silvaner and Müller-Thurgau grape varieties. Origin: wikipedia

"Hiking through vineyards"

Wine tour | Bad Kreuznach | Germany | 2012-04

During our weekend in Bad Kreuznach we took part at a hiking through the vineyards of the "Bad Münster-Region". It was an interesting afternoon with a groupof nice people.

"Where T-Rex and Triceratops says Hello to the visitors"

Dinosaurpark | Oranienburg | Germany | 2012-04

In Oranienburg-Germendorf exists the beautiful Animal- and Dinosaur-Park. Beneath the Animalpark with some seldom species the Dinosaur-Park with the big sculptures is the more interesting part. Not only for children … especially for the photographer.

"Easter 2012 in Berlin"

Aalemannufer | Berlin | Germany | 2012-04

In April I spent some days in the german capital. Here are some pictures of the banks of the River Havel at the Aalemannufer in Berlin-Spandau.

"Where they celebrate the Peter and Paul Festival"

Bretten | Germany | 2012-03

In March 2012 I was with a former collegue in his hometown Bretten. Bretten lies in the centre of a rectangle that is formed by Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Heilbronn and Stuttgart as corners. It has a population of approximately 28.000. The centre of Bretten consists of many old half-timbered houses around a lively marketplace.

"Blickwinkelsucher: First steps of springtime"

Blickwinkelsucher | Ubstadt | Germany | 2012-03

The "Blickwinkelsucher Ubstadt" (what means "Perspective View Finder") is a group of Photo-Friends in the surrounding of the "Family Center Ubstadt-Weiher". We looked in March 2012 for the first steps of springtime.
More at www.blickwinkelsucher.de