boots in red

March 8th, 2010

Project meetings can be so boring. Things which one can find underneath the desks then refresh mind and spirit. This photo almost inspires me to try professional raw converting. Maybe next time…

münchner freiheit

March 5th, 2010

finally, water on mars…

March 1st, 2010

not vancouver…

February 28th, 2010

Nubbel has gone

February 17th, 2010

The end of Colognes Carnival is marked by the liquidation of the Nubbel, the symbol of all sins and misconducts which the partying people committed during Carnival. The scarecrow is accompanied by a ‘priest’ and a ‘hangman’ who lead the tribunal.

The colorful ’sins’

Waiting for the white guy

February 2nd, 2010

destination (en) afrique

February 1st, 2010

Matongé is part of Ixelles, a well-known municipality of Brussels. Immigrants from Congo  named it after a market place in Kinshasa. People always take a bit of home with them when moving to foreign countries. Once, I almost decided to live there, and sometimes I regret having decided against it. What would I have brought there from home?

Ixelles - Matongé

bruxelles ma belle!

January 31st, 2010

Walking from Gare du Nord towards Ixelles emerges to a journey through Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Brussels is a melting pot of  different cultures, although critics say that its segregated cultures living their own lifes. Still, for a visitor it is astonishing and amazing.

sunrise at the danube

January 28th, 2010

In the past, the Danube river posed a risk in winter when the sheets of ice pushed upon each other and blocked the water flow. Severe flooding was the result. Today, it just looks peaceful when the ice sheets slowly pass by.

taking a break from winter

January 26th, 2010

Széchenyi thermal bath in Budapest is certainly the most beautiful spa which I have ever seen. The unique setting within the 19th century building complex and the variety of different thermal baths make the visit an exceptional experience. Despite air temperatures of -10 degrees Celsius people enjoy the outside pools – even playing chess in the water. The biggest challenge is to expose the camera to the freezing temperatures outside and the humidity within the bath.