Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts

"A nutria near my home"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.de/2013/12/a-beaver-near-my-home.htmlUbstadt | Germany | 2013-12-15
Once again I strolled aorund my hometown and landed at "my" small pond. This time a nutria was looking at me, when I was taken pictures. Great thing!

"A mystic lake called Mummelsee" - Part 2

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Mummelsee | Hornisgrinde | Black Forest | Germany | 2013-10-31
In autumn we made a trip to the Mummelsee in the northern Black Forest, not far away from our home. A short trail from the lake to the top of the Hornisgrinde hill. Have a look!

"A mystic lake called Mummelsee" - Part 1

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Mummelsee | Hornisgrinde | Black Forest | Germany | 2013-10-31
In autumn we made a trip to the Mummelsee in the northern Black Forest, not far away from our home. A short trail from the lake to the top of the Hornisgrinde hill. Have a look!

"Overlooking the Rhine Valley"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.de/2013/10/overlooking-rhine-valley.htmlUntergrombach | Germany | 2013-10-30
Here are some pics from a short visit of the Michaelisberg in Untergrombach near Karlsruhe.

"Watertower with my son"

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Watertower | Mannheim | Germany | 2013-10-19
Here are some pics of the water tower in Mannheim. I visited the city one day in october during the special "Father-and-Tim-Day" with my son Tim.

"My 'legendary' pond in Ubstadt"

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Pond | Ubstadt | Germany | 2013-10-13
Again some pics of my favoured place in the neighbourhood of my home. This time´s focus was "reflections".

"Blickwinkelsucher: A day at the Hardtsee"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.de/2013/09/blickwinkelsucher-day-at-hardtsee.htmlBlickwinkelsucher | Hardtsee | Ubstadt | Germany | 2013-09-29
The last trip with the group of the Blickwinkelsucher was to the Hardtsee in Ubstadt. It was autumn and only some water enthusiasts were there. Nevertheless the result was a small photo story with some nice pics.

"Crossing the Kiel Canal in about 5m height"

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Suspension Ferry | Rendsburg | Germany | 2013-09-05
The "Schwebefähre" (suspension ferry) runs daily every quarter of an hour from early morning until late at night. It covers a distance of 125 metres within 1½ minutes and provides the shortest connection between the municipality of Osterrönfeld and the city of Rendsburg. Origin: wikipedia

"Where danish royals go swimming"

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Palace | Grasten | Denmark | 2013-09
Gråsten Palace (Danish: Gråsten Slot) is best known for being the summer residence of the Danish Royal Family. It is located in Gråsten in the Jutland region of southern Denmark. The main house has a modern, all-white facade, with Venetian doors opening onto sweeping, manicured lawns and gravel walkways. The grounds include a huge stables court. Origin: wikipedia 



"Flensburg again for a last time"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2014/09/flensburg-again-for-last-time.htmlFlensburg | Germany | 2013-08-29
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the Germany. After Kiel and Lübeck it is the third largest town in Schleswig-Holstein. In May 1945 Flensburg was the seat of the last government of Nazi Germany, the so called Flensburg government led by Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz. Flensburg's city centre lies about 7 km from the Danish border. In Germany, Flensburg is known for the nationwide database of traffic violators, its beer Flensburger Pilsener, also called "Flens", the greeting Moin, the large erotic mail-order companies Beate Uhse and Orion. Origin: wikipedia

"Open only once an hour"

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Egernsund Bridge | Egernsund | Denmark | 2013-08-28 In South Denmark near Sonderborg there is the small Egernsund bascule bridge. It was only a short walk away from our Summer Holiday House.



"Dead people and living animals"

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Cemetery | Grasten | Denmark | 2013-08-28
A little trip took me to the cemetery of Grasten. There, I was surprised by two deer and a small spider.  Overall it is a cemetery with a nice atmosphere.



"During World War 1 a base for zeppelin airships"

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Tonder | Denmark | 2013-08-27
Tønder was granted Hanseatic port privileges in 1243 and it is therefore Denmark's oldest privileged market town. It is situated on the way to Romo.




"One car behind the other ... on the beach"

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Rømø | Denmark | 2013-09
Again we visited this beautiful island north of Sylt. This year we drove directly to the marvellous beach and had a nice afternoon. Than we started our picnic until the sun seemed to plump into the water. The only description for this happening should be: RED.



"Sunrise Mood in Denmarks South"

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Sunrise | Rendbjerg | Denmark | 2013-08
It was after 2012 the second visit in this beautiful region. We lived 3 weeks in the spacious holiday home. Here are some pics from the sunrise mood at the harbour.




"Hamburg on a saturday afternoon - Part 1"

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Harbour | Hamburg | Germany | 2013-08-24
From our danish Holiday we made a trip to Hamburg (it was only 2h driving by car). We decided to take a regular harbour ferry to have a look on the giant harbour. It was a sunny saturday afternoon and we had a lot of fun to see an AIDA-vessel as well as the marvellous Queen Mary 2.



"Hamburg on a saturday afternoon - Part 2"

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Harbour | Hamburg | Germany | 2013-08-24
From our danish Holiday we made a trip to Hamburg (it was only 2h driving by car). We decided to take a regular harbour ferry to have a look on the giant harbour. It was a sunny saturday afternoon and we had a lot of fun to see an AIDA-vessel as well as the marvellous Queen Mary 2.




"One of the AIDA-Group"

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AIDAluna | Hamburg | Germany | 2013-08-24
During our stay in Hamburg we were astonished to see an AIDA-Vessel at the Terminal Center. During the harbour cruise with the ferry we passed the AIDA two times.





"The second of the Marys"

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Queen Mary 2 | Hamburg | Germany | 2013-08-24
The main reason for our sightseeing trip to Hamburg was the presence of the Queen Mary 2. That Saturday the vessel layed at the dock and waited for the departure that evening. Now we have seen both Queen Marys: QM1 in Long Beach (in 2008) and now QM2 in Hamburg.





"Sunset in Rendbjerg - as cheesy as possible"

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Sunset | Rendbjerg | Denmark | 2013-08
It was after 2012 the second visit in this beautiful region. We lived 3 weeks in the spacious holiday home. Here are some sunset pics. As cheesy as possible! I can not help it.