A Walk Through Westerland (Sylt – Pictured Story)
by The Pictured Story postings give me a nice opportunity to share moments with you, which might not be worth a proper review or too much information, but …
Category: Places & Sights
Special Buildings, Parks and More
Schleusenpark Waltrop-Henrichenburg – History of Naval Locks
Ship lifts are one of the most fascinating technical constructions to me. Being able to move ships like in an elevator is an amazing invention. …
BlueBrixx Megastore (Loop5 Weiterstadt) – The World Largest Brick Bar
More than 5,000 small buckets one next to another in a bunch of aisles within one store. The contents: interlocking building bricks. Or Klemmbausteine or Noppensteine, …
Walking around Pilsum Light Tower (Pilsumer Leuchtturm, Pictured Story)
15 meters of total height, thereof a the height of the light itself at eleven meters – the Pilsum Light Tower (Pilsumer Leuchtturm) is definitely …
The View At The Palm (Dubai)
240 meters above The Jumeirah Palm in Dubai – The View At The Palm is one of the latest attractions in the U.A.E. super-city. Does …
Walking in the London Docklands (Pictured Story)
Due to their high incidences on the delta variant of Covid-19, the United Kingdom is still / again in the highest risk class in the …
A Walk Through Berlin’s Government District
During my recent daytrip to Berlin, I took the opportunity to have a walk through sunny – and empty – Berlin. The comparably short stroll …
The Eschede Derailment Memorial
I have always been wondering how people from cities like Lockerbie or Lakehurst deal with the faith that their hometown is majorly well-known for a …
Automuseum Wolfegg (Wolfegg Car Museum)
My trip to the Bodensee / Lake Constance region in summer 2020 brought me to a surprisingly large number of car and technical museums. One of …
Transrapid Test Track Emsland – The Legendary Maglev
Magnetic levitation is such a fascinating technology – and even though the German Transrapid project is no longer followed, it still holds the speed record for …
SkyView De Pier Scheveningen
The Ferris wheel right over the North Sea – the SkyView at the Pier in Scheveningen is definitely the most iconic attraction of The Hague …
At The Top – Visiting Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Ain’t there a first time Dubai trip without visiting this one? The Burj Khalifa in undoubtedly one of the key attractions of the U.A.E. megacity. …