A Trip To Alsace: Beautiful Strasbourg and a little throwback to the past

We have been to Strasbourg before: My brother was just born and I myself have been 4 years old. My Mum at the time bought a leather handbag from a street vendor which was very smelly. We called it “the dog” and it had its place on the balcony for many years to come.

At the bottom of this post you will find some old pictures from Strasbourg my Dad made more than 40 yrs. ago.

At the time we went onto the roof of the famous cathedral but this time (Corona and I don’t know) the cathedral was closed over noon and we haven’t had the chance to see it again from the inside. But we went into another, very beautiful church – Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune-protestant – which is really a gem and worth to go.

Eglise Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune protestant

A little throwback to the past

The last picture I remembered to have seen in our family album. I made my mum repeat the pose from memory. Not too bad! And she doesn’t look at all like she is more than 40 yrs older than on the first picture!

Irish Landscapes: On The Road Through The West

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Ireland: Kenmare And Glengariff

Two picturesque villages in a row. Great views to the sea, funny coloured houses, nice cafés. But with all this flattery about Ireland  I have to come to the less beautiful things now: First was, that it is not possible in all those picturesque villages to stroll quietly along the roads. Instead there is a steady stream of cars passing through the most beautiful parts and the people crowd on the small sidewalks. It leaves all the beauty to your imagination or maybe if you look up and ignore what happens on the ground, as I did for taking the photos.

Second thing is housing architecture. There are those wonderful old raw stone buildings of mostly sheep farmer families on the countryside and the traditionally coloured houses in the villages with their broad chimneys an their wooden carved business signs speaking of big craftsmanship of the times. But the region didn’t seam to have found an architectural language of modern times yet. Every piece of great contemporary architecture I saw (and this also counts for interior design) is imported. There is no Irish architecture which is aware of the past and its natural surroundings which continues classical Irish design into the future. Instead you’ll find mostly ugly, modernistic prefabricated housing in the middle of the greatest and wildest landscapes with thick plastic windows directly from the home depot stores, concrete fences and no intended garden at all. Interior Design (if it’s not traditional like for example in many pubs) is mostly inspired by English Interior Design but without the great materials and the will to develop coziness and individuality. I would really like to see those Irish style family homes with a love for proportions and space. There must be some.

Kenmare

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Glengariff

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Ireland: Derrynane House And Gardens

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Lattsee

Berlin Day Hike: Heralds Of Spring Near Werneuchen

Location: Stadtstelle – Lattsee – Großer Lattsee – and back on the opposite shore / Distance: 11 km / Weather: 14 °C, cloudy, sometimes sunny / Camera: Nikon D90, 35mm lens

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Kyritz an der Knatter

Berlin Day Hike: Kyritz an der Knatter

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Berlin Day Hike: Beautiful Briesetal

Location: Borgsdorf – Briese – Schlagbrücke – And back on the other side  / Distance: 13 km / Weather: 4 °C, sunny and cold

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The fun crew: dsc_0691

Briestal and the family swan last year in winter and in summer.

Albrechts Teerofen

Berlin Day Hike: Albrechts Teerofen

Location: Albrechts Teerofen – Düppeler Forst – Teltowkanal – Albrechts Teerofen /Distance: 3 km / Weather: ´-1 °C, sunny and frosty

 

The crew:

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Teltowkanal:

 

Sprayer:

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