Anoying intermezzo

WHAT THE F*** is my neighbor doing with his terrible alarm clock. I just managed to fall asleep. And why doesn’t he stop the alarm???? Wait… the sound is special. It seems to come from my room and there is another sound… Not easy to wake up and find out what is happening. Someone pulling…

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Seven in one day

As always I wake up early when on holiday. Why???? But lets make the best of the day. Started with walking around a little bit. Starting with a walk along Kungsträdgården with the beautiful Japanese cherry blossoming (see featured picture) I make my way up to Sergels Torg and to Drottninggatan. Tourist are gathering around…

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Back to Stockholm… again

After some normal days, celebrating my birthday, visiting friends and doing family stuff I am off again to the beautiful city of Stockholm. I try to go as often as I can. I just love everything about the city. This year I will be there two times. Once now and once in September, when my parents…

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Shopping, geocaching and Maultaschen

A whole day out. Started early to get my glasses fixed in Dortmund. Got the best customer service possible. Cut down the time from one week – which would have meant going around in old glasses for a on time – to 1 hour because I have to travel so far. Perfect! A little bit…

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Castles and ice cream

A nice and sunny day to wake up. Fresh rolls from the bakery and late breakfast. Plan for the day is to go to the Münsterland north of where my parents live. a 45 minute drive over side roads (highway is boring in nice weather). First stopp is Nordkirchen castle, a nice “Versailles style” castle…

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The holidays have started

Finally two weeks of holidays. Spending 9 days in Germany and 6 days in Stockholm. Starting from the airport at 10 am has some advantages. You can “sleep in” – at least more than taking the 7 am flight and take the cheaper bus (1/10th of the taxi price). Hoping for some better weather home…

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Camera gear II – Lenses (update)

Zoom-lenses I own two zoom lenses. One for everyday (24-70) and one that I use more and more for (telephoto and ultra-wide). I combine both Tamron and the original Canon lenses. Tamron offers very good quality for what I need (and can do with it) with a more affordable price tag. The Tamron is the only one…

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Going to HEL(L)

I did it once more. Again I used my lunch break to dream about travelling. Unfortunately I found a cheap flight from Stockholm to Helsinki in Finland. There is not much more to say. I booked it. April 20th 2017 starting at 8:45, returning at 20:40. That gives me a nice day in the Finish…

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Camera gear III – Tripods and other stuff

The mobile one Thinking about traveling and all the trips I want to do this and next year, I needed something that was carry on style. Light, small and functional. Carbon is to expensive, so alu was the material of choise. Half price compared to the carbon one, and only 300 grams heavier (Ok, that…

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