It's hard to believe there is a part of me who loves carousels. Or do I just love the details I observe every time I stand by one? This one I found in Piazza dei Signori, in Treviso. T...
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We had been to Kladow last year in late summer , with cloudy skies and an almost deserted harbor walk. Last week, though, the weather was clearly inviting us to give it another try. As I...
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I observe the way people walk. I want to know how they relate to their surroundings. Me, I walk with my head up high, so I don' t miss the shape of fun clouds. This one looked like a big s...
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I believe that Princess Peacock refused Prince Peacock's proposal because he was a bit vain: she decided he should be left alone. To think. There he was, showing his...feathers. But he rea...
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Metropolitain Abbesses, in Montmartre Carousel Les Abbesses Le Mur des Je T'Aime (The Wall of I love Yous)
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You can read this above the Walls of I Love Yous (of course I was intrigued, like many other tourists in Paris) More cherry blossoms around the corner
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On the left-hand side: Saint Denis, patron of France. And of headaches. Hopefully you didn't take me too seriously when I said "I love Paris every day of the year, because my love is he...
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I used to know a little square So long ago, when I was small All summer long it had a fair Wonderful fair with swings and all I used to love my little fair And at the close of everyday ...
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I love Paris in the springtime I love Paris in the fall I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles I love Paris every moment Every moment of the ...
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I am aware this might be considered some kind of phobia, but I have to admit that I hate lists. SO I WON'T WRITE DOWN A LIST OF THINGS TO DO IN PARIS. Paris for me is like TRUE LOVE....
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The original plan for a nice morning in Peenemünde was to visit the world's biggest U-Boot at the harbor, the weather - however - made us opt for a more reasonable combination of out- and indoo...
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A little present for the children - UBB I like taking pics from the train... Not having a car, we reached Usedom by train. From Berlin, the regional train reaches the town of Z...
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I still have a vivid memory of my friend Erika's expression when, some winters ago, I told her I was about to spend some days in Zinnowitz, a town on the German island of Usedom, on the BALTIC ...
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Fountains They abound in Brugg. Perhaps this sounds very obvious, but it's not: we've come to see fountains as a pure decorative element in gardens and squares; we don't drink water from...
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Thinking - and writing - about a place we visited which is very different than the one we're living (and was about ten degrees warmer), is sometimes difficult, as there are always details ou...
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Watch hanging on the ceiling at Zürich Airport Sometimes I like to joke about the fact that I am "made in Switzerland", like a watch, because my parents vacationed there nine precise mon...
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I want to know: what music do people listen to when they travel? Everybody is showing pictures and is narrating Odysseys, but what about your ears: what was on the radio, on the street or in y...
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The apartment is clean. I am ready to go. No, wait...what does the apartment have to do with traveling? Well, maybe cleaning is a sort of meditation to get the mind ready for new experiences...
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So, here I am, organizing the next travel . We'll be in Grenoble, France, and I'll have to explain my daughter that on the map the Mediterranean looks much closer than it actually is. I hate...
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KANAGAWA WARNING WAVE (taken on a walk to Enoshima 's rocks) MOUNT FUJI SEEN BELOW A WAVE AT KANAGAWA - HOKUSAI (COURTESY OF KATSUSHIKAHOKUSAI.ORG)
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Manhole Cover in Kobe KItano, photo taken by me in 2009 It has been a rainy summer. Lots of the outdoorsy activity weren't feasible and now that autumn is getting closer I feel even more ...
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"...Mirrored tiles above the bed Fishing nets and posters all over the wall Oh yes, sometimes Sometimes Eye just wanna go sit out on the stool And uh... play my guitar Just watch a...
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Kladow is a little village with the special beauty of those tourist-ridden places (even though I expect there may be hordes of day-trippers sitting in the Biergarten on nice summer days). ...
the poster © Saul Bass image source Archiv für Filmposter Two decades have passed since the Berlin Wall came down. As a teenager living in Italy, this had little impact on my life;...
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Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far Behind me Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me (Somewhere Ove...
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