Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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