New York City, Top of the Rocks

View from the Top of the Rocks down to the Empire State Building. The Top of the Rocks is one of the viewing platforms in New York City. It is on the ...

Tallinn, Glühwein

Now winter is coming again it is time to get ready for it. In the beautiful historic center of Tallinn, you can get warm drinks almost everywhere, it ...

Leipzig, Thomaskirchhof

In Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach still looks towards the St. Thomas church. The composer Johann Sebastian Bach was choir director at St. Thomas Church...

Istanbul, Galata

Istanbul streetscene seen from the Galata Tower. The Galata quarter just north of the Galata Bridge, which spans the Golden Horn is one of the histor...

Istanbul, Bosphorus Sunset

In Istanbul the sun sets accross the Bosphorus behind the Süleymaniye Mosque. The Süleymaniye Camii is one of the most striking mosques in Istanbul....

Amsterdam, Nes

Downtown Amsterdam hotel lobby  along the Nes. The Nes is a narrow street in downtown Amsterdam. The name is derived from the marshy fields that, ce...

Los Angeles, Melrose Avenue

Mirror of a car parked along Melrose Avenue. This carpark is next to a pink coloured Paul Smith store facade in West Hollywood. It just started to rai...

Anaheim, Crystal Cathedral

In Anaheim, the tower of the Crystal Cathedral blends with the high cypress trees. The Crystal Cathedral is a design by Philip Johnson from the 1980s....

Köln, Jam

In a traffic jam in the rain on the Autobahn in Köln (Cologne). November rains in the late afternoon traffic jam cost lots of extra time, but also gi...

Antwerpen, Suikerrui

Painting the crosswalk white. In Antwerpen this streetartist is painting the white crosswalk on the Suikerrui even whiter. One stone took him over an ...

Shanghai, Qingpu School

In a school in Qingpu it’s time for lunch. Qingpu is a district in the western outskirts of Shanghai. It has a population of over 1 million. Fo...

Detroit, Michigan Theater

In Detroit the Michigan Theater now is a parking lot … Bizarre. A metropolitan area left by 1,2 million people. Hard to believe that a city thri...