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Pfalz-Weekend

Finally I found some time to upload some pictures from the weekend in Edesheim – Pfalz. The best time to visit the Pfalz is fall with a lot of wine festivals, but in August it is much easier to get a room just for the weekend. We stayed at Weingut Boos […]

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Ships Konstanz Seenachtsfest

Seenachtsfest Konstanz

Instead of going to the (very expensive) Seenachtsfest in Konstanz I went to the opposite site of the lake in Meersburg to watch the fireworks. A lot of people had the same idea and there was even a little festival going on with live music and food (Meersburger Wetterkreuzfest). When […]

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Sunset at Bachalpsee

Switzerland 2014 – Hiking in Grindelwald

Grindelwald has been one of the nicest destinations in the Alps I have been so far. The town is just below the famous mountain Eiger and starting point of the trip to the highest railway station in Europe – the Jungfraujoch at 3471m. The first three nights we stayed at […]

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Yurts at Song Kul

Kyrgyzstan 2014 – Issyk Kul and Song Kul

„For work?“ I was was asked when I told I was travelling to Kyrgyzstan. No it was not for work – yes you can make holidays in Kyrgizstan. The idea of that trip came early this year. Via Internet I found a local tour leader – Talant Asemov – that […]

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Meersburg castle

Summer is coming

A fantastic day to try my new camera. Temperatures above 25 deg and very good visibility of the alps. I did my usual round tour at Meersburg with some shots of the castle. This year they cut down lots of bushes, so you get some new views from my favorite spot.   […]

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Meersburg Castle

Lake Constance in Black and White

With my new camera (got it today) I took some pictures at the lake in Sipplingen and Meersburg. Weather was not great so I choose a 10-stop Filter for long exposures and B/W pictures. Here is what came out. One picture is in color with a rainbow above the Meersburg castle.

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