Every two years a meeting of steam engines and tractors takes place at Kiekeberg. I am always fascinated to see the old technology of steam engines in operation. Matching the agricultural machinery at the meeting, one of the steam engines … read more or write a comment …
Master & apprentice forging hinges. It was interesting to see how master and apprentice worked hand in hand to forge deepenings in the previously forged hinges. While the master positioned his hammer very precisely so that the deepenings for the … read more or write a comment …
Once a year many blacksmiths come to the Kiekeberg Museum to show visitors the old craftsmanship. In the old blacksmith’s shop from 1844 (however, in the condition of 1970, because the original furnishings from this time have been preserved) the … read more or write a comment …
The Senate of the Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg meets once a week in the Council Chamber (Ratsstube). On the entrance door the letters SPQH inspired by ancient Rome, here it stands for: »SENATUS POPOLUSQUE HAMBURGENSIS« which means: »Senate and People … read more or write a comment …
It is a fascinating sight to lie on the red carpet under the dome of the Senate staircase in Hamburg’s Town Hall and look up. Slowly I discover the writing »GOTT MIT UNS / GOD WITH US«, which is written … read more or write a comment …
The tower hall with its cupola separates the two sides of the town hall. The 112-metre-high town hall tower rises above the hall. The murals show the ancient city republics of Athens, Amsterdam, Rome and Venice. Hence its real name »Hall … read more or write a comment …
Many mornings on the way to Hamburg I saw the Elbphilharmonie shine — sometimes like a diamond, because the sunlight was reflected by the many vaults in the glass facade. This morning I drove through the growing Hafencity and saw … read more or write a comment …
On the day I had also seen a goose drying its wings, the pair of geese with the young chicks was on the water. My movements were followed attentively and again and again the chicks were protected from my view … read more or write a comment …
In May, the geese had their first goose chicks in the hospital park. I was there again and followed the life of a goose family. When one of the parents washed the plumage, I was fortunately there. What a majestic … read more or write a comment …
Who would have thought it? To find such a natural paradise in the park of a hospital, right next to a six-lane, heavily trafficked inner-city road. The Asklepios Klinik Altona has created three small lakes surrounded by big old trees … read more or write a comment …
Karlsruhe Castle is located in the heart of the city. With its tower it forms the centre of the baroque planned city. It is always fascinating to walk through one of the streets of the old town and see the … read more or write a comment …
The most complex rigging work and at the same time the heaviest and most strenuous is splicing the steel cable. This work is also necessary for the rigging of PEKING. A team of 3 riggers worked together on the eye … read more or write a comment …