"Nice view for dead bodies" Part 2

Hietaniemi Cemetery | Helsinki | Finland | 2017-06-13

Helsinki´s biggest cemetery... worth a visit.

"Nice view for dead bodies" Part 1

Hietaniemi Cemetery | Helsinki | Finland | 2017-06-13

Helsinki´s biggest cemetery... worth a visit.

"Hidden in the forest"

Jewish Cemetery Obergrombach | Bruchsal | Germany | 2016-04-24
With the "Friends of the School" from my daughter´s college we made a guided tour to the Jewish Cemetery Obergrombach. The guide told us a lot of stories from the life of jewish people in the surrounding of Bruchsal.

"A cemetery between buildings" - Part 2

Cemetery Agramonte | Porto | Portugal | 2015-12-07
The Cemetery Agramonte in the north of Porto is a wonderful place. Even it was not sunny and dark clouds prevented perfect pictures, it was a great pleasure for me to have a look on my first portuguese cemetery.

"A cemetery between buildings" - Part 1

Cemetery Agramonte | Porto | Portugal | 2015-12-07
The Cemetery Agramonte in the north of Porto is a wonderful place. Even it was not sunny and dark clouds prevented perfect pictures, it was a great pleasure for me to have a look on my first portuguese cemetery.

"A cemetery not only for fishermen"

Cemetery Geestemünde | Bremerhaven | Germany | 2015-09-07
In the travel guide book I read about this cemetery as a nice spot. In reality it was quite nice…. But for the most part there were newer tombs. Nothing for me :-)

"Small but beautiful"

Cemetery | Dorum | Wadden Sea | Germany | 2015-08-25
Around our resort Dorum there are some smaller villages with a church in the middle and a cemetery around it. I made a short bike trip to visit some of them. Have a look!

"The second largest in Germany" - Part 2

South-West Cemetery | Stahnsdorf | Berlin | 2015-08-03
Before the Berlin Wall there was even an own railway line to this cemetery. During the Cold War the cemetery was situated in the "east", the deaths were from the "west"… and so it lost its reputation.

"The second largest in Germany" - Part 1

South-West Cemetery | Stahnsdorf | Berlin | 2015-08-03
Before the Berlin Wall there was even an own railway line to this cemetery. During the Cold War the cemetery was situated in the "east", the deaths were from the "west"… and so it lost its reputation.

"The final resting place of some famous people" - Part 2

Dahlem Forest Cemetery | Berlin | Germany | 2015-07-31
The Dahlem Cemetery is one of Berlin's more recent cemeteries. Its graves include those of writers, composers and entertainers like Harald Juhnke and put it among the so-called "Prominentenfriedhöfe" Origin: wikipedia

"The final resting place of some famous people" - Part 1

Dahlem Forest Cemetery | Berlin | Germany | 2015-07-31
The Dahlem Cemetery is one of Berlin's more recent cemeteries. Its graves include those of writers, composers and entertainers like Harald Juhnke and put it among the so-called "Prominentenfriedhöfe" Origin: wikipedia

"A pear-tree in the garden"

Ribbeck | Brandenburg | Germany | 2015-05-30
Ribbeck is the origin of the famous german poem from Theodor Fontane "Herr von Ribbeck auf Ribbeck im Havelland"

"3 of them within a few hundred metres" - Part 3b (St. Thomas Cemetery)

Hermannstraße Cemeteries | Berlin | Germany | 2015-05-29
In the Berlin Hermannstraße there are 3 cemeteries within 400 metres. The first one (St. Jacobi Cemetery) is rather ruined, the second one (Jerusalem Cemetery) is small with landing lights of the former Tempelhof Airport and the third one (St. Thomas Cemetery) is very big with older and newer tombs.

"3 of them within a few hundred metres" - Part 3a (St. Thomas Cemetery)

Hermannstraße Cemeteries | Berlin | Germany | 2015-05-29
In the Berlin Hermannstraße there are 3 cemeteries within 400 metres. The first one (St. Jacobi Cemetery) is rather ruined, the second one (Jerusalem Cemetery) is small with landing lights of the former Tempelhof Airport and the third one (St. Thomas Cemetery) is very big with older and newer tombs.

"3 of them within a few hundred metres" - Part 2 (Jerusalem Cemetery)

Hermannstraße Cemeteries | Berlin | Germany | 2015-05-29
In the Berlin Hermannstraße there are 3 cemeteries within 400 metres. The first one (St. Jacobi Cemetery) is rather ruined, the second one (Jerusalem Cemetery) is small with landing lights of the former Tempelhof Airport and the third one (St. Thomas Cemetery) is very big with older and newer tombs.

"3 of them within a few hundred metres" - Part 1 (St. Jacobi Cemetery)

Hermannstraße Cemeteries | Berlin | Germany | 2015-05-29
In the Berlin Hermannstraße there are 3 cemeteries within 400 metres. The first one (St. Jacobi Cemetery) is rather ruined, the second one (Jerusalem Cemetery) is small with landing lights of the former Tempelhof Airport and the third one (St. Thomas Cemetery) is very big with older and newer tombs.

"A pittoresque church on the border of the Havel"

Church of the Redeemer | Sacrow | Potsdam | Germany | 2015-05-27
On my way to Potsdam I made a short stop at the Church of the Redeemer in Sacrow. Once again nice views to the Glienecke Bridge.

"A nice cemetery in Potsdam"

Bornstedt Cemetery | Potsdam | Germany | 2015-05-27
The Bornstedt Crown estate - the former seat of Crown Princess Victoria - is now completely restored and open to the public. Just beneath is a nice pittoresque cemetery.

"Münster Palace early in the morning"

Palace | Münster | Germany | 2015-05-12
I was for business reasons one night in Münster/Westfalia. Before the breakfast in the hotel and before my meetings I strolled around the Münster palace for taking some pics. 

"The biggest one in Europe" - Part 3

Jewish Cemetery Weißensee | Berlin | Germany | 2015-04-03
It was my wish since some years that I can visit this cemetery in Berlin-Weißensee. That day I was there it was very cold and sometimes there were some snow flakes falling down.