My wife and I stopped over for an hour or so, on our way back from our summer hols. We didn’t plan on Helmstedt, but were amazed at the old buildings all over. Even the park house/park garage was built to reflect the style and be in keeping. The cafe we went to was Cafe
It seemed appropriate that while the Olympic Summer Games are on, I give you some of the images I have from from a walk I did in the Olympic Park in Munich. This was the venue of the Summer Olympics in ’72. This video covers a little bit of architecture and a little bit of
The plan this year (2016) was to go to the island of Madeira but having watched videos showing the rather hairy landings at Madeira’s airport, I chickened out. The wife being terribly disappointed needed an alternative that would pep up her spirits again, so Schleswig-Holstein (where she comes from) seemed the only viable alternative. The
The lake is large, sufficiently so as to have sailing yachts, ferries and even inhabited islands. One island has one of the stately homes of the now deceased King of Bavaria and the other has a nunnery.
Whilst such things sound boring the open air museum is everything but boring to photographers of architecture, past times, rusty equipment and older lifestyles. Bavaria is a farming area first and foremost. Despite the technology firms and the cosmopolitan nature of Munich, the rest of Bavaria is still rural. Traditions and the catholic church are
The botanical garden in Munich is without doubt one of my favourite photo locations. The compact nature and contents provide photographic opportunities with every turn. The layout is excellent; the access is great and the care taken with the plants means that one can get really good photographs. Early each year (Jan-Mar) they have a
