Getting around in Kyrgyzstan can be tricky if you don’t know your way around: Since a few years, there are a couple of car rentals available to foreigners, but a lot of people refrain from driving as the roads are often in bad conditions and you have to get used … Continue readingGetting Around in Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, horses are an essential part of everyday life. They are a means of transport, a source of milk and meat, hard co-workers on the fields, and good friends, too. Naturally, kids in the countryside learn to ride a horse very early in life. If you have ever seen … Continue readingCareLess Summer Days
In Japan, sakura – the cherry blossoms – have many symbolic meanings: Cherry blossoms, like spring itself, is a symbol of renewal. In Japanese culture, they stand for beauty, hope and new life. Every year the circle of life starts again and is at its most beautiful in spring when … Continue readingSymbolic Sakura
Cherry blossoms add a blob of colour everywhere you find a cherry tree in spring. So, it makes sense that they are a very popular motive for photographers all over the world, not just in Japan. However, nothing can compare to the sheer beauty of alleys and parks of cherry … Continue readingJapanese German Friendship
In Germany, we did not have a very hard winter in 2019/20, but still, I can’t wait for the days to get longer and warmer! Luckily, we changed the time to summertime this weekend, so we already have a lot more daylight in the evenings. And nature is also getting … Continue readingCherry Blossom Season is Arriving
As the COVID-19 virus is keeping to threaten the lives of thousands of people, and public life has come to a halt in many parts of the world, life, in general, has become much slower. I have to admit that I thought to stay in my apartment most of the … Continue readingRediscovering My Neighbourhood
On one of Berlin’s most famous squares, Alexanderplatz, you find the Urania World Clock. It was put up in 1969 and is showing the current time in 148 major cities from around the globe. To be able to show this many cities at once, the column has 24 sides, each … Continue readingTime travel the easy way
Bruno Weber was a Swiss architect and artist. He started out as a painter and graphic artists, but his most fascinating work are his surreal sculptures. These fantastic creatures have been arranged in a park, which was his home for many years and is also open to the public. He … Continue readingWhere to Find Fantastic Creatures
“Architecture is frozen music”(Johann Wolfang von Goethe) – I cannot imagine a description that is more fitting when looking at the Elbphilharmonie (or Elbe Philharmonic Hall) in Hamburg, Germany. It is a concert hall located in the HafenCity quarter by the Elbe river. The building – which locals affectionately call … Continue readingArchitecture is frozen music
gjógv The village of Gjógv is one of the most beautiful villages I have ever seen. The name literally translates to gorge and refers to a 200m long gorge that runs north to the sea from the village. The gorge is filled with seawater and numerous birds – especially the … Continue readingThe Definition of pictouresque