Hamburg, Germany, is just a short distance trip from my home base Bremen. That’s perfect for a short escape, just to see something different. My latest trip to Hamburg was just for a relaxed afternoon. Come and join my InstaTrip:
Okay, I understand, a cow doesn’t seem so exciting as a picture for my monthly photo challenge. But this one has a really speacial place to graze.
Each month, I’m looking for pictures for a special topic. In April, I had to spot some water. This was actually a quite easy task since I went on a mini cruise with DFDS Seaways and was surrounded by water. But at the end, I had so many pictures showing water that it was quite difficult to find the one perfectly fit for my challenge. The picture shown above I made at the Baltic Sea. Since my hubby is working in Rostock I’m leading a semi-expat life. At weekends, I’m hitting the road to get from Bremen to Rostock. This gives me the chance to discover this area from a base camp.
Well, I have to admit this month’s topic „Urbex/Lost places“ wasn’t that easy. I had to get to know a new world and had to learn certain rules, like not to tell anyone about a certain lost place.
Well, in February I was looking for patterns and structures. And quite early I found my special picture: a pile of wood at my parents’ place. But then something happened and as you can see I’ve now chosen something completely different:
All around the world pop up new editions of Pharell Williams‘ „Happy“. See here the Bremen edition, credits go to our local newspaper Weser Kurier. Thanks a lot. I love my town and this video! [google-map-v3 shortcodeid=“386e7823″ width=“500″ height=“250″ zoom=“12″ maptype=“OSM“ mapalign=“center“ directionhint=“false“ language=“default“ poweredby=“false“ maptypecontrol=“true“ pancontrol=“true“ zoomcontrol=“true“ scalecontrol=“true“ streetviewcontrol=“true“ scrollwheelcontrol=“false“ draggable=“true“ tiltfourtyfive=“false“ enablegeolocationmarker=“false“ enablemarkerclustering=“false“ addmarkermashup=“false“ addmarkermashupbubble=“false“ addmarkerlist=“53.076395, 8.801860{}cinema.png{}Bremen, Germany“ bubbleautopan=“true“ distanceunits=“km“ showbike=“false“ showtraffic=“false“ showpanoramio=“false“]
Okay, that’s not what I expected of myself when I asked for taking blue pictures at the beginning of the year. But when I came to this point it felt like a lightning striking: the Bremen-sign at the central station is blue. So I had to show it to you.
Oh, I love Christmas. Not necessarily because of the presents I get but for the atmosphere. Here is a short overview of what makes Christmas in Germany special for me: Christmas markets In Bremen we have two big christmas markets: the historic one at the market square and one at the river Weser which is more like a medieval market. Both have a really beautiful setting, cute little booths where you can buy presents and of course food stalls with various treats and snacks. I love to get myself a piece of fresh bread with a layer of lard which is the perfect base to have delicious mulled wine. And for some sweets I love the warm Baumkuchen (cylindrical cake built up of horizontal layers) with warm cherries. Yummy! So when in Germany, make sure to visit a Christmas market. Every city has one. If you don’t make it to the Bremen christmas market you might want to have a look at Braunschweig, Leipzig or Dresden. That are the ones I know and I love. …
Come to Berlin! Not only it’s the capital of Germany, it is one of the most buzzing cities of Europe. Most of the time, I’m going to Berlin for a special event, like republica – Germany’s biggest conference on web topics. But now and then, I like to be a tourist and explore the city. Here a my special tips for a citybreak in Berlin:
It’s Freimarkt – the Bremen version of Oktoberfest 🙂 Each year in october thousands of people come to Bremen to party 17 days on. These days, it’s really sunny and warm – perfect conditions for an evening stroll. Follow my two hours walk in pictures:
