My look back at the Hamburg waterfront
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… and what I went through to take it.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Slow going in Mannheim
Chris had yet another invited conference to go to this week (yay, Chris!). This time it’s in Mannheim, a city just a couple of hours by train from Tübingen. His conference is going well, and I’m having fun dodging the … Continue reading
Hamburg by the light of day
Although I may have implied yesterday that those were the only photos I took of the Hamburg harbor, I did actually manage a few photos of that area before the sun came out and was so bright. Today’s photos aren’t … Continue reading
Hamburg by the dark of day
So there I was at the Hamburg harbor on Friday. The skies in the morning were a bit cloudy, overall grayish-white, kind of flat. There were very occasional glimpses of sunlight and a tiny bit of blue sky. But mostly, … Continue reading
Update on the visit to Hamburg
While I was snapping some photos today near one of the lakes downtown, I took a photo of one of the seagulls, who immediately started squawking at me. I don’t think he was camera-shy, though. I think what he was … Continue reading
Up above Hamburg
One of the highest church steeples in the world is in Hamburg, at the original site of the Church of St. Nicholas. It was heavily damaged during the bombing during WWII, and after the war, the citizens decided to leave … Continue reading
Hallo from Hamburg!
Chris and I spent much of today on the train — well, on 2 trains, actually — traveling from Tübingen to Hamburg in the northern part of Germany. Chris has been invited to give a talk at a workshop here … Continue reading
Piazza Erbe in Verona
In my blog posts about Verona, more often than not I have a photo or two (or four) of L’Arena and Piazza Bra.
Hidden Venice
They — i.e. the people who write the guidebooks — say that part of the charm of Venice is getting lost on the back streets. That way, you’ll be sure to see the “hidden” Venice. By “hidden Venice”, they mean … Continue reading
The Other Colors of Autumn
When I hear the phrase “the colors of autumn”, I think of the vibrant yellows, oranges, and reds that leaves can sometimes turn into in the fall. But once the leaves have started to fall from the trees, there’s another … Continue reading