"One of the AIDA-Group"

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"

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.

"Driving the German Sportscar" - Part 1

Porsche Museum | Stuttgart | Germany | 2010-01-15
In January 2010 I had the chance to take pictures of an event in the Porsche Museum Stuttgart. During the official pics I had time to take some pics for myself. For Sportscar-Enthusiasts this Museum is simply a MUST.

"Driving the German Sportscar" - Part 2

Porsche Museum | Stuttgart | Germany | 2010-01-15
In January 2010 I had the chance to take pictures of an event in the Porsche Museum Stuttgart. During the official pics I had time to take some pics for myself. For Sportscar-Enthusiasts this Museum is simply a MUST.

"The new Berlin Main Station"

Main Station | Berlin | Germany | 2007-04-29
Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Station) is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany and the largest crossing station in Europe. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening in 2006. It is now Europe's largest two-level railway station. The main station hall is spanned by a similarly curved glass roof with a surface area of about 85 metres by 120 metres, which was installed in 2002.

"Where East Cross (Ostkreuz) is a Rust Cross (Rostkreuz)"

Station Ostkreuz | Berlin | Germany | 2007-04-28
Berlin Ostkreuz (German for "East Cross") is a station on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway, and one of the busiest in Germany.The station was opened with the Stadtbahn in 1882. Ostkreuz is notable for its appearance: its buildings and track layout have remained essentially unchanged since the 1920s, and its dilapidated state has earned it the nickname Rostkreuz ("Rust Cross"). Since 2008 a lot of these old tracks were modernized.

"From Where the Berlin jews were deported"

Gleis 17 | Station Grunewald | Berlin | Germany | 2007-04-27
Starting on October 18, 1941 the adjacent goods station until February 1945 was one of the major sites of deportation of the Berlin Jews. The trains left mainly for the ghettos of Litzmannstadt and Warsaw, from 1942 directly for the Auschwitz and Theresienstadt concentration camps. On October 18, 1991 a monument was inaugurated at the ramp leading to the former freight yard. The Deutsche Bahn had a memorial established on January 27, 1998 at the historic track 17 ("Gleis 17"), where most of the deportation trains departed.

"In the middle of the Wannseebahn"

Station Botanical Garden | Berlin | Germany | 2007-04-15
The Botanical Garden is a S-Bahn station in Berlin's district Lichterfelde. It is on the trip section 8.2 of the Wannsee train near the Dahlem Botanical Gardens. The station building and the staircase were built in Art Nouveau. The staircase was in line with the botanical garden designed as a "greenhouse".

"Look into the sky and straight on"

Transport | Mix | Germany | 2005

Here are some pics from the year 2005. There are a few photos from airplanes, balloons and trains ...

"Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe reaches end of the line"

Outeniqua Choo Tjoe | South Africa | 2001-10
The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was the last remaining continually-operated passenger steam train in Africa, ending operation in June 2009. The railway was completed in 1928, and links the towns of George and Knysna in the Western Cape, South Africa. The scenic 67-kilometre (42 mi) route hugs the rugged coastline of the Garden Route before ending by crossing a bridge over the lagoon in Knysna.