Splash
Due to the constant threat of flooding in Saarbrücken, where the main autobahn is often under water, the city is now testing a range of amphibious vehicles. I particularly like the tail fins on this model.
2009-08-10
Splash
Due to the constant threat of flooding in Saarbrücken, where the main autobahn is often under water, the city is now testing a range of amphibious vehicles. I particularly like the tail fins on this model.
2009-08-09
Basilica by night
The Basilika Sankt Johann is another fine building from the Baroque architect Friedrich-Joachim Stengel. It was built in the period 1754-1758, as the Catholics in Sankt Johann were once again allowed a church, a hundred years after the Reformation. Here it is in its night time colours.
2009-08-08
Where the ghost lives
On a more mundane note, is anyone having problems commenting in Blogger? I cannot post comments when the box is "embedded below post" with Firefox 3.5. Not even on my own blog.
By the way, the ghost in question is this one.
2009-08-07
Our dream city
As envisaged by the St Michael Kindergarten and displayed on posters in the centre of Saarbrücken.
2009-08-06
Communicating with the Underworld
I was not sure what these were. I guess they are ventilation shafts. But, I was sure I had to photograph them.
2009-08-05
Oasis of calm
A church garden bang in the middle of Saarbrücken city centre, cloistered from the bustle outside by an enormous privet hedge and a maze.
Apologies for the reduced blogging service. Deutsche Telekom have managed to kill my home internet connection.
2009-08-03
Corner turret
Another old city apartment building, a few blocks away from 2009-08-02. This one looks more solidly Teutonic.
When taking shots of the wonderful variety of buildings in this part of town, I encountered an issue that all photographers must come across: privacy. People live here and do not want to take, nor look like I am taking, shots of the interiors of people's homes. I wondered how others handled this issue.
2009-08-02
Inner city living
Although English towns rarely have them, three to five story apartment buildings dating back to the end of the 1900s are a common feature in the centre of many European and North American cities. In Edinburgh or Glasgow, they would be called tenements. This photo is an attractive example of Saarbrücken's variation on this theme. It is in a fashionable area, a few metres away from the art gallery with the big metal tentacle.
2009-08-01
Old grey classic
I have put up photos of other old cars I have found on the streets of Saarbrücken, including several models from France and Britain. It is time I put up a photo of the all time German classic, the Volkswagen Beetle. Production of the Beetle stopped in Germany in 1978, and these days they are very rare sight, except in the kitschy “new” form. Indeed, the car in the photo actually has French number plates. I wonder if there are still plenty of Beetles in Mexico and Brazil where production was not phased out until 2003.
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