Externsteine

The Externsteine are five sandstone pillars and the tallest is 38 m high. The Externsteine were a centre of religious activity for the Teutonic peoples and their predecessors prior to the arrival of Christianity in northern Europe

Heidelberg

The Hermannsdenkmal (Hermann monument)

This monument shows Hermann or Arminius who was chief of the Cherusci. German tribes under Hermann the Cherussci had a decisive victory over three Roman legions under Varus. This happened in the year 9 AD and is known as the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. When Caesar heard about this he should have spoken the famous words: Varus, Varus give back my legions to me.

The socket of the monument is about 27 metres high and the figure about 27 metres high too. The figure was planned by Ernst von Bandel. They started in 1883 the construction of the statue and it was opened in 1875.

The Hermannsdenkmal is one of the most popular places for tourists in Germany.

Krypteria - Unser Stolz Borussia

Our proud Borussia

The most successful soccer hymn in the German Charts. This will be number 6 on May 27.

Songs for the new football champion of Germany

Dortmund celebrates the German Football (Soccer) Champion 2011

About 500,000 women, men and children had a big party in the streets of Dormund, Germany.

Deutscher Meister Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund ist Deutscher Fussballmeister 2011

Sächsische Schweiz, Saxon Switzerland

View from the Bastei

View from the Bastei to the river Elbe and the city Rathen

The Sächsische Schweiz is located near Dresden in Saxony, Germany, characterized by sandstone rocks. It is a mountainous national park and a climbing area. The border to the Czech Republik is very near and the Bohemian Switzerland together with the Saxon Switzerland are the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Only in the Saxon Switzerland you can see more than 1000 rock towers.

Fossilized shells

Near the place where I live you can see these stones. The fossilized shells tell us that here was an ocean very long agao. Now the seaside is about 200 km away from this place.

This is not the way we put an end to war

Lyrics | Sainte Marie Buffy lyrics - Universal Soldier lyrics

Fukushima, Japan

Before tsunami

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Fukushima

Earthquake in Japan, March 2011

Luedinghausen Castle

Horses in the snow

Icicle this winter

 

High Water

Mosel and Rhein Webcam

These are photos from a webcam and you can see the "Deutsches Eck" and the high water around this place and on the banks of Rhein and Mosel.

Frankfurt Skyline

Frankfurt/Main, Skylinewebcam