26 Friday Feb 2016
Posted in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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Germany, iPhoneography, Munich, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban
This passageway isn’t far from the Viktualienmarkt market square in Munich. This image was snapped on my visit there back in September.
21 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
This is one of the retro symbols of Germany.
Ampelmann is the name given to the “walk” symbol from pedestrian traffic lights in East Germany during communist times.
The figure was so beloved, there was an uproar when officials tried to replace it. As a consequence, they remain an active holdover … and it wouldn’t be shocking to find them in parts of Germany that were never behind the Iron Curtain.
Above, a more-than-life-size Ampelmann spotted in Frankfurt’s historic square; below, an Ampelmann in action in Berlin.
02 Monday Nov 2015
Posted in architecture, art, design, Frankfurt, Germany, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban
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architecture, art, design, Frankfurt, Gernamy, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban
It’s hard to believe this sci-fi-esque piece of architecture belongs to something as banal as a shopping centre! Spotted in Frankfurt on a lazy, rainy Sunday afternoon back in September.
01 Sunday Nov 2015
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Bacharach, Deutschland, Germany, photography, photowalk, random, Rheinland, Rhine, rural, Travel
Germany is a well-connected country on mobile, generally speaking.
That being said, I found myself limited to 2G EDGE Internet or less in many parts of the town of Bacharach in the Rhine River valley.
It was mostly a blessing to be relatively disconnected … but if you really need to get something resembling high(er)-speed mobile Internet on 3G, it is possible in pockets of town, including a lookout tower along the town’s string of wonderful hiking trails (top photo) or in the courtyard/patio of the town’s youth hostel (second photo), reachable by an even windier hiking trail — or by road if you have a car/bike.
Your search for mobile connectivity will give you a great workout from the vertical ascent … and reward you with a fantastic view of Bacharach and the Rhine River (photo below).
27 Tuesday Oct 2015
26 Monday Oct 2015
18 Sunday Oct 2015
Posted in art, Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
16 Friday Oct 2015
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Deutschland, Germany, München, Munich, park, photography, photowalk, Travel, urban
On this lovely afternoon in September, I explored the southern tip of English Garden in Munich … but not before sampling a half-litre of beer and some sausages at the Chinese Tower Beer Garden inside the park.
13 Tuesday Oct 2015
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art, Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalk, random, street art, Travel, urban
Some cool poster art in a railway underpass in Berlin.
07 Wednesday Oct 2015
Posted in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
On Karolinenplatz in Munich, a few minutes walk from the Odeon and the museum district, stands a black obelisk in the middle of a traffic circle. It’s made all the more dark in this dramatic late-afternoon backlight.
The monument commemorates Bavarian soldiers who fought in the era of Napoleon.
Ricky Leong 