[Leica] IMG: Contrasts - Binz and Prora on the Baltic island of Ruegen

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Hello all,

Some shots from our recent trip to Stralsund and across 
the bridge to the island of Ruegen.

Binz is a holiday resort from the times of the German 
Kaisers - and has not changed much since.

Prora is a development from an even darker era of 
German history - and has not changed at all.

Built by the KdF movement as a happy holiday home for 
tens of thousands of Nazis, it was never actually 
completed and used for its intended purpose.

Its varied post-war history includes use as barracks 
for the GDR Volksarmee (the perpetuation of German 
dictatorship under a different political colour), 
accommodation for Russian occupation forces and, after 
reunification, numerous projects that were all doomed 
to failure - probably due to the atmosphere of the 
place: cold, uninviting, overpowering and desolate.

The gallery starts here: 
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Ruegen/Binz_Prora-0002.jpg.html

Comments and criticism welcomed

Cheers
Douglas