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easter holidays.

easter holidays with my parents were short but nice... as always when my parents visit. even though we have quarrels about the most stupid things ever sometimes... it's safe to say that i appreciate and love my parents very deeply. there were times were i couldn't connect with my mother but nowadays it's almost funny how much alike we are. we share the same thoughts about the world - and it's not always positive. but i also inherited the consistency & stubbornness of my father - and we share the love for photography. 

we made a trip to kaub - a small town by the rhine that is famous for its castle situated IN the rhine. but first we had to drop off some books by a little book shop in eltville. you can put books you don't need in a small trailer & for a small amount of money you can also take books with you again. nice idea, no?

kurfürstliche burg eltville -  castle eltville.

rhine glow.

castle gutenfels.

basically says that you have to bend down to enter the wine cellar ;)

and this one says that the bank is for the people that always sit there.

it always mesmerizes me how people built homes, towers & houses hundreds of years ago. i love old walls and architecture.


crocus in dry earth.

this is a hotel for fast bees ;)

a huge villa - apparently a dental clinic. with a porsche parked in their garage.

old wine vehicle.

buds about to explode.

castle pfalzgrafenstein - the castle in the rhine.

rhine, castles & wine hills.

strange green flowers.

the best little plants.

mom walking down the street.

cute little vineyard?

a cat we stumbled upon by accident - just looking down some abysses brings you such cute sights.

and another one which greeted us with a very loud meow. i was really scared first, its voice was really strong. and it didn't want to leave us.

cute entry.

don't forget while having pleasures that also the poor one has to live.

yes, ANOTHER cat. a really grumpy & fat one.

timber framed love!


arty church doors.

they are the best - crooked houses.

small ginnels.

castle gutenfels was some kind of hotel before... now it seems to be private property.



flower explosions.


goodbye kaub - until next time!

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