This was taken by me from one of the boats on the Werkskanal, Berlin.
The weir at Grassington
We are at Ny Alesund on the 79th paralel n
On Saturday, a mass panic broke out during the world-famous Techno festival “Love Parade” which took place in Duisburg, Germany. 19 people died, many hundreds were injured - some of them badly.
My deepest sympathy to the families and friends who’ve lost their loved ones. Let’s now be silent for a moment in memory of the victims. :( Rest in peace.
(pic via spiegel.de) click here to read the full article.
Deepest sympathies indeed for the families struck by this tragedy which has been named ‘the day the music died’ by one German newspaper.
Wenn sich die Spaten Nebel drehen werde sie bei der Laterne stehen.
One of the subjects in this picture was added in photoshop, can you spot which one it is?
Making Lemonade: Reflections on our journey -

The girl who had just taken the picture of us sat back down
and continued to look out to sea.
We are at Scarborough at Christmas
… and tell me the name of Germany’s capital?
Das tut mir leit, ich meinst “ernst” , selbsverstandlich.
We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
“Was muss das fur ein gefuhl sein, da zu stehen, und zuruck auf diesen blauen punkt zu
schauen: auf unserer Erde.”
Thomas Reiter, on why he wanted to become an astronaut.
“Da stehe ich nun ich armer tor, und bin so klug als wie zufor”