ruhrpott

The Ruhrpott, or Ruhr area or just Pott is the name for a conglomeration of cities besides the river Ruhr. This are is very dense. You drive from one city to the other without knowing that there is a start or ending. The poppulation is about 5 million people.

catched the tiger

Taken at the famouse tiger and turtle magic mountain in Duisburg,…

Early S-bahn to Wuppertal

To Wuppertal

Catching the S-bahn in Essen Stehle, going to Wuppertal.

Heavy load by Dominik Jais

Heavy load

Symbolics in nature. The heavy load of snow.

Sundown in Essen showing RWE Tower, Evonic

Sundown VIII

I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this. I can't get enough of this.

A40 from pedestrian bridge

Speed Daemon

The A40, the highlight of Essen. The place everybody should be proud of.

Industry landscape

Industry landscape

Industry landscape

Sundown in Essen

To the Hauptbahnhof

While walking to the Hauptbahnhof (main station) in Essen I saw that perfect alignment of the teletower at the far distance.

No bikes please

No bikes please

no bikes please. While Essen invests a lot in so called Schnellradwege (far distant bicycle roads) the don't do anything for bicycles in the city.…

The moon

The LINK exchange

While being on Gran Canaria - specifically Las Palmas - for the LINK project - I had the chance to take my old Nex 7 out and shoot some photos.…

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

oh my portugal

Visting Portugal / Tamera ecoVillage in September 2014 on invitation by Solar C³ities e.V. I joined the Blueprint, a group of like minded people.…

Surplus team during a site visit in Tamera

Portuguese days

In September 2017 I went to Portugal to meet with the Blueprint Alliance.

Bee and TH discussing the insulation of a biogas plant

biogas experimentation week

In August 2015 I went to Tamera for the 3rd Blueprint meeting and the Biogas experimentation week.

BMX - zero gravity - in Berlin

I love Berlin

Berlin, the capital of Germany. I have to say: yes, I do love Berlin.

a Finnish year

On the 25th of May 2016 I moved to Finland with my wife. We live on the countryside near the lovely small town Pälkäne.

A view from Tiger and Turtle

Ruhrpott Part Two - the night strikes back

Part two of the Ruhrpott Series. I visited Tiger and Turtle, helped a butterfly, opened the EmptySpace, and yes: I took a lots of sundown photos.…

The escalators at Dupont Circle, Washington DC

the 7 states

In March 2016 Lumia and I travelled 7 US states. We were invited by Solar C³ITIES INC, a non-for-profit organization based in Pennsylvania.

The empty counters at the airport of Faro, Portugal

into the blue

In April 2015 I went to Portugal for the 2nd Tameran Blueprint meeting.