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Constant reminder of the ravages of war

10 Thursday Nov 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Berlin, Germany, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Remembering the ravages of war

The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is a singularly unique site in western Berlin.
The older church spire is what remains of the original church, heavily damaged during the Second World War. It has since been restored and its ground floor is a memorial hall spotlighting its namesake monarch, the church’s past, and what it and nearby areas endured during wartime bombing raids.
The spire is surrounded by modern buildings that make up the functional church.
Pictured above are the two belfries, as they appeared on an early autumn evening this September.

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Berlin’s Museum Island

09 Wednesday Nov 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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This beautiful, striking colonnade straddles the Spree River on the east side of Museum Island in Berlin. This view was seen my visit there this past September.

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Narrow lane

26 Friday Feb 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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19:40 uhr

This passageway isn’t far from the Viktualienmarkt market square in Munich. This image was snapped on my visit there back in September.

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Thoughtful graffiti

15 Friday Jan 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Where I create, there I am true

Even at construction sites, the graffiti aficionados of Munich seem to only pick the best ideas for use in defacing temporary walls. Spotted back in September.

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Thematically appropriate art

22 Sunday Nov 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in Frankfurt, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, Travel, urban

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On our way

This well-worn, travel-themed painting adorns the infrastructure at Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.

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Ode to Ampelmann

21 Saturday Nov 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Ampelmann

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.

Ampelmann in action

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Want good 3G reception in Bacharach? Get ready to climb!

01 Sunday Nov 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in Bacharach, Germany, photography, photowalk, random, rural, Travel

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Lookout

Hilltop hostel

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).

Overlooking the Rhine

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‘All Art Has Been Contemporary’

27 Tuesday Oct 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

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All Art Has Been Contemporary

This is the last thing you’d expect to find in a museum dedicated to Egyptian artifacts and art. But there hangs this neon sign in the first gallery of the Egyptian Museum in Munich, making you think about what you’re about to see.

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Rainy day in Frankfurt

26 Monday Oct 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in Frankfurt, Germany, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

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Strolling in the rain

This was from a walk through downtown Frankfurt on a soggy Sunday afternoon back in September. A long layover between trains was just enough time to explore the essential parts of the city’s core.

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Flying on two wheels

18 Sunday Oct 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Flying on two wheels

This was one of many art installations featuring this character, presented across Berlin back in September.

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