Sacré-Cœur
People at the stairs of Sacré-Cœur, watching the sun set over Paris.
Panorama of Paris from Sacré-Cœur.
Eiffel Tower.
Streets of Montmartre.
Posters.
Wish I had a house on this street.
My room.
View from my room - Place de la République.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Paris
Some photos from Paris last October:
Sacré-Cœur
People at the stairs of Sacré-Cœur, watching the sun set over Paris.
Panorama of Paris from Sacré-Cœur.
Eiffel Tower.
Streets of Montmartre.
Posters.
Wish I had a house on this street.
My room.
View from my room - Place de la République.
Sacré-CœurPeople at the stairs of Sacré-Cœur, watching the sun set over Paris.Panorama of Paris from Sacré-Cœur.Eiffel Tower.Streets of Montmartre.Posters.Wish I had a house on this street.My room.View from my room - Place de la République.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Alicante, Spain
Pics from one of the trips to Alicante last fall:
City panorama taken from Santa Bárbara castle. (click to enlarge)
The top of the castle. It would have been much nicer if they removed all of the communication equipment.
Looking down at the beach and the crew hotel. Lovely warm water - I went for a swim after returning from the castle.
Hard to get the angle right - but this is what it looks like when one looks over the edge.
This is a photo from an earlier trip. Taken by a cell in the dark. It is from the Virgen del Remedio (Our Lady of Remedy)feast in August. She is the patron saint of Alicante City. I remember it most because there were A LOT of beautiful young ladies in front of the procession.
City panorama taken from Santa Bárbara castle. (click to enlarge)
The top of the castle. It would have been much nicer if they removed all of the communication equipment.
Looking down at the beach and the crew hotel. Lovely warm water - I went for a swim after returning from the castle.
Hard to get the angle right - but this is what it looks like when one looks over the edge.
This is a photo from an earlier trip. Taken by a cell in the dark. It is from the Virgen del Remedio (Our Lady of Remedy)feast in August. She is the patron saint of Alicante City. I remember it most because there were A LOT of beautiful young ladies in front of the procession.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Russia
Fall 2008, and I am in Russia for some days.
My ex-wife was born in Russia, and she is put to rest in her mothers home town - Vologda. This was a trip to meet family and visit her final resting place.
Denis and Julia picked me up at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. It is a 450 km long drive North of Moscow to get to Vologda.
On the way we stop at a small kafê in Yaroslavl.
The interior.
Lenin is still on display in Vologda.
Karina and Natalia at lunch.
Karina at the town museum. Harry Potter cast!
Vologda 800 years 1147-1947.
The town is filled with churches. This bell is from 1685.
Natalia in front of a map of Vologda Oblast.
A typical town bus.
Inside a bus.
Tickets are cheap.
One day there was a lot of weddings in town. We passed many of the happy newlyweds. These invited us for champagne.
And they posed for a kiss.
One of the many churches downtown.
After a late evening barbeque. I am on the right.
Train ticket back to Moscow.
My ex-wife was born in Russia, and she is put to rest in her mothers home town - Vologda. This was a trip to meet family and visit her final resting place.
Denis and Julia picked me up at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. It is a 450 km long drive North of Moscow to get to Vologda. 
On the way we stop at a small kafê in Yaroslavl.
The interior.
Lenin is still on display in Vologda.
Karina and Natalia at lunch.
Karina at the town museum. Harry Potter cast!
Vologda 800 years 1147-1947.
The town is filled with churches. This bell is from 1685.
Natalia in front of a map of Vologda Oblast.
A typical town bus.
Inside a bus.
Tickets are cheap.
One day there was a lot of weddings in town. We passed many of the happy newlyweds. These invited us for champagne.
And they posed for a kiss.
One of the many churches downtown.
After a late evening barbeque. I am on the right.
Train ticket back to Moscow.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Berlin
Just before school started this fall we went to Berlin for a few days. I have been visiting before - but not for many years. I always enjoy Berlin.
We arrived in the evening and the first thing we did after checking in at the hotel was to get a Kebab. Kristine is standing in front of Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche. It was bombed during WWII but the ruin has been kept as a memorial. In the background one can see the new church, build of concrete, steel and glass.
Me in front of the Victory column in Tiergarten. It was build to commemorate the Prusso-Danish war of 1864.
Jewish Holocaust Memorial. It was not here last time I visited, and at first I thought it to be some kind of art work or playground.
The Reichstag building seen from the Holocaust Memorial.
The Reichtag seen from a camper on the lawn view.
No visit to Berlin is complete without a visit to KaDeWe. It is the largest department store in Europe. (Harrods is number two)
Inside the Sony Center.
Skyline.
Bright light.
And K in front of the same.
We arrived in the evening and the first thing we did after checking in at the hotel was to get a Kebab. Kristine is standing in front of Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche. It was bombed during WWII but the ruin has been kept as a memorial. In the background one can see the new church, build of concrete, steel and glass.
Me in front of the Victory column in Tiergarten. It was build to commemorate the Prusso-Danish war of 1864.
Jewish Holocaust Memorial. It was not here last time I visited, and at first I thought it to be some kind of art work or playground. 
The Reichstag building seen from the Holocaust Memorial.
The Reichtag seen from a camper on the lawn view.
No visit to Berlin is complete without a visit to KaDeWe. It is the largest department store in Europe. (Harrods is number two)
Inside the Sony Center.
Skyline.
Bright light.
And K in front of the same.
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