Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice trip to combine old memories with new photos.? I like the last one.? Glad you had nice weather for your walks. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 11/4/2018 1:00 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > As I always do at this time of year, I am visiting Denmark for a few days. > The main reason for choosing this week is to visit my father?s grave on > (or close to) the anniversary of his death 14 years ago. I flew up from > Alicante in the morning, checked into my hotel and immediately made my way > to the Jewish cemetery: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-BxJrJx5/A > > After visiting my father?s grave, I stopped by at the monument to the > Danish Jews who died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp?only about > 50 out of a population of about 8000 Jews in Denmark in 1943, most of whom > were saved by being smuggled across the Sound to neutral Sweden in October > 1943 by Danish fishermen and others. A remarkable episode in the darkest > time: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-kdfxjrG/A > > Having performed my yearly ?ritual?, I set out to enjoy a crisp autumn > afternoon in Copenhagen: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-L52RD3H/A > > As darkness fell, the main pedestrian street Str?get looked even nicer > than in daytime: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Z4f4D2K/A > > I walked across one of Copenhagen?s great squares, Kongens Nytorv, and > stopped to photograph Magasin du Nord, Copenhagen?s oldest department > store, celebrating its 150th anniversary and still going strong: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cxTLtJ6/A > > And finally, I made my way to McJoys, a bar in Nyhavn, where I used to go > with my father. This is another part of how I honour his memory when I > visit; I always go there to have a pint or two: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-FGqntNq/A > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >