The postmodern “Münchner Oktoberfest” 2012 seen from a native
To full, too tight, too loud, too expensive – the Munich Oktoberfest is actually an imposition. And yet, visitors by the millions want to be there every year. Its big business. Then there are local...
View ArticleThree churches two castles – Oktoberfest – Auer Dult – Allerseelen
I like the Auer Dult, a traditional annual market in Munich better than the Oktoberfest. Especially on a beautiful Sunday like this weekend. As the name indicates, the market place located at...
View Article2012 94 Days with the bike to work.
Living in Munich you bike – period. Good bike lanes, most car drivers reasonable, lots of parks, little hills and distances are comparatively small. During rush hours, however, even Munich’s streets...
View ArticlePayAttention to detail
The park is much quieter in the winter. There were hardly any people other than us. Two—a young woman and an older man, spotted at different times—were getting in their daily run, impressing us with...
View Article70 Days Biking to work in half a year
2013Q4_biking I reached today 70 bike days going to work. Living in Munich you bike – period. Good bike lanes, most car drivers reasonable, lots of parks, little hills and distances are comparatively...
View Articlerecent-events-2013
This year was full of transitions. Most for the better like the semi-retirement, some sad (I lost my good old BMW) and some with lost of ups and down like running a quarter of Munich for the new party...
View ArticleMy Astronomy Class – First Pictures
This picture of Orion was imaged on Thursday evening 20th Feb 2014 a Canon 5 D Mark II DSLR with an 50 mm 1.4 and is a stack of 4 X 3 sec (1 not 30) exposures because of light pollution. Cold came in...
View ArticleIR photography with a Canon 60 DA – Munich in infrared
A few days ago, I began experimenting with infrared, or IR, photography (mostly city landscapes). Besides normal photography, I am astro-photographer with a Canon 60Da camera. All I needed was an Hoya...
View Articlerecent-events-2014
This year we traveled for three weeks in Languedoc-Roussillon, where we followed the footsteps of the Templars and the heretic Cathars. In Languedoc-Roussillon Cathar castles and Templar remains,...
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