a cold day in erfurt.

it's nice to visit this town now and then. the inner city with its old houses and cobblestone streets is so charming.

this is where my brother lives. not so charming, but alas, people have to live somewhere.

brown is shit. that is referred to nazism. their uniforms were brown.

totally charming timber framed house by a small tributary stream ( breitstrom ) of the gera river.

ignore the bad license plate concealing, haha. i love canards!

more timber frame work.

it was icy that day.

in the middle of the city you feel like you're out by the countryside in a small village.

ducks!

in the back there is the krämerbrücke. one of the most beautiful and curious sights of erfurt. there are a lot of small shops on there that sell all kinds of thuringian specialties. i love walking on this bridge, their shopping windows are a delight to look at.

oh, another sticker with shit on it. this translates to: shitty logo.

some of the houses on the krämerbrücke.

wouldn't it be nice to live in these houses?

i photogrpahed this because of the word 'wechselschlüpfer' ( changing underpants ). i don't know anyone who says 'schlüpfer' to panties, except thuringian citizens. and they call it 'schlüpper' which sounds awfully countrified, haha.

one of the beautiful windows of one of the shops on the bridge. thuringian food specialties!

erfurt streets by night.

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in the forests.

it's that time of the year again.

july '20: lake petersdorf discoveries and a plea against genocide.

the green wild meadows of malchow's sandfeld. in the west of malchow there is a big chunk of forest that spans towards plauer see, a widely 'uncultivated' area these days, but it hasn't always been this way. in my last post i mentioned the nazi munition factory that had been built in these woods, away from prying eyes of their enemies and where they also built an external subcamp for the concentration camp ravensbrück. exactly these woods we explored on a pretty sunny day, betraying the darkness that happened around these parts. isn't it weird that there are places in this world that were built or used by dark forces and horrible regimes and you vist them 80 years later and they are the most peaceful places you can imagine? sometimes my brain can't cope with the contrast of knowing what was in the past and what the present looks and feels like. it definitely leaves me with a strange impression often, kind of like a little sting in my heart and brain that is not ...

july '20: a boat ride across the lakes.

starting point in malchow harbour. when you're in the mecklenburg lakelands you need to do some of the many boat rides they offer up all around the various lakes! that's really sort of the best way to get a little overview over the many lake destinations and being on the water and feeling the wind on your face ( or the rain 😂 ) and seeing the life in the water and the landscapes around you, it's just special, i think! they often also tell you historic bits and pieces of the lakes, informing you on possible sights you should seek out, too! when you book a tour, you can choose between big day trips crossing several lakes, depending from where you start, or you can choose short rides that last a couple of hours and perhaps even have a theme like a sunset tour or a romance tour ( possibly with romantic dinner for two options 😉 ). from malchow you can choose between two tour providers: reederei pickran & the blau-weiße-flotte . there are tours that include up to 7 lakes, ...

ghost of nature.

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