Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, I will indeed let you know when we are in the area. Currently we are scheduled to arrive in Eckenhagen around September 20th, where we stay with our first German daughter and her family. Katha's father is a photographer also, and we will go to Photokina together, but I want to meet up with LUG members going also. After that we stay in Hurth, with our second German daughter, Anna, who I mentioned earlier. She tells me that the combination of law degree and working as a journalist is quite common over there. I will have my laptop for e-mail, and also will be getting a cell phone via Anna's dad, so I will be able to stay in contact. Cheers, Gene -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> > > Gene, > let me know when you're here, the first round is on me :-) . > If not I may see you around at the coming Photokina if I find the time > to get down to Cologne this year. > I like the combination of journalism and law, I think the young lady > could go a long way with that. > Cheers > Douglas > > grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > > Doug, > > > > Nice shots of Bremen. You are giving me lots of ideas of where to visit > > later > this year. ;-) > > > > I just noticed you are in Hannover, our last German student/daughter was > > just > in Hannover for 2 weeks visiting her uncle and working at his law office > as an > intern. She actually wants to be a journalist, but wants to get her law > degree > first. Interesting combination. ;-) She lives in Hurth, just south of > Cologne. We will be staying with her and her family in October this year, > right > after Photokina. > > > > Cheers, > > Gene > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> > > > >> Hello all, > >> had to take a trip up to Bremen on Sunday, my missus was being > >> interviewed by Nordwest Radio. > >> Lovely weather and Bremen was looking its best. > >> These are straight out of lightroom, some cropped a little and minimum > >> tweaks - for the technically minded Canon 20D + Tokina f4 12-24mm > >> > >> 'Im Schnoor' the oldest part of town, down by the River Weser (yes > >> that's the one - deep and wide - but Hamelin will be another trip) > >> Hochzeitshaus - it's a cafe > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7504.jpg.html > >> > >> The narrow main street of the Schnoor quarter > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7507.jpg.html > >> > >> A small square just off 'Im Schnoor' > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7516.jpg.html > >> > >> Theo Schlüter's bike > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7518.jpg.html > >> > >> Professor Theo Schlüter (Radio Journalist) and my missus, Frauke > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7535.jpg.html > >> > >> The 'Bremer Roland' statue on the Domhof > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7540.jpg.html > >> Roland is a sign of commercial honesty and trust in the Hanseatic League > >> > >> Beck's am Markt, where we had lunch afterwards > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7542.jpg.html > >> > >> The 'Bremer Stadtmusikanten' - folk story figures who met up with each > >> other on the way to Bremen to earn their keep as musicians, > >> on the way they scared a band of robbers out of a house and liked it so > >> much that they stayed. In spite of their name, they never actually got > >> to Bremen excapt as the statue - it's supposed to bring luck if you rub > >> the Donkey's nose or hoof. > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7543.jpg.html > >> > >> Outdoor cafe in front of the Town Hall (Rathaus) and the Cathedral (Dom) > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7543.jpg.html > >> > >> The Rathaus and another church (St Martin -I think) > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7548-Edit.jpg.html > >> > >> Böttcherstrasse - Bremen has always been famous for artists and > >> craftsmen (Worpswede is not far away - Modersohn-Becker and co.) this > >> is > >> an art deco street, still full of art deco shops and galleries. > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7555.jpg.html > >> > >> Bremen was still rich at the time Germany still had a 'Kaiser' - this > >> is > >> representative of typical Bremen bank architecture, and a rather nice > >> transition between old and modern architecture. > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7557.jpg.html > >> > >> The centrepiece of one half of Bremen's Bürgerpark (Citizens' Park) the > >> 'Stadtmühle' (City Mill) > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/_MG_7560.jpg.html > >> > >> If you held out until here, thanks for taking the time to take a look. > >> When I get around to it, I'll do some more serious editing on some of > >> them > >> Best from Hannover > >> Douglas > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information