It was 1994 when I travled to Egypt. It was a strange experience at that time for me – the very different culture – busy Kairo – the Ramadan – a big contrast between mass tourism at some spots and poorest suburbs… See here some photos I have scanned from my old transparencies
Category: Travel
Abandoned Toiano-Palaia
It started by asking a local guy about interesting places. We where standing on a hill in Italian’s Toscany watching the landscape at that time. I saw on the horizon and abandoned farm. Asking him about it he told me about some more locations similar. It was Toiano-Palaia. See here: The next phot I had posted already on FLICKR. It was the one with the most “clicks” I ever got for a photo there: in Nv. 2013 about 18200!!! Have a look: The village Toiano-Palaia has for some reasons it’s own facebook page. I was there about 5am and was able to see the sun rise out of the …
White Wine UFO
Sicily – deep in the mountains – an UFO landed – bringing white wine to the earth. see the whote story of the “Cantina Sociale di Torre Salsa – east of Agrigento” HERE on [OOM]
Sicily – abandoned Monastery
More of the monastery in Sicily here….
Taipei Impressions
I hvae just visited Taipei / Taiwan (Republic of China / ROC). It was a new experience for me as I havn’t been there before. The city and people seem to be more japanese then chinese (what personally I have appreciated). Taipei is a very exciting, clean and diversified city. A lot of culture can be found there. For example impressive for me were two exhibitions I have seen in the Museum of fine Arts: – The Images of Chang Chao-Tang, 1959-2013 – Imminent Sounds:Falls and Crossings by Grame More Taipei Impressions on [OOM]
When arguing with a stone, an egg is always wrong! True?
NOT REALLY !!! This egg I found in the valey of the river Alcantara (Fuime Alcantara) on Sicily, north of the vulcano Etna. It was whashed down in the canyaon of basalt stone from the vocano – an amazing contrast in colour, texture, shape… The complete series here on OOM
Cudgel – Keule
First of all – in order to avoid to be categorized on to the coner of “inadequate-” or “violence-” content (dependent on your personal preferences) – this is simply a touristical snap shot on a public place in Florence / Italy … !!! The city of Florence is full of that stuff – maybe that’s why so many tourists are flooding this place.
Toiano – an abandoned village
no-one else then some cats left in Toiano – seen 6am.
Bologna: Asinelli and Garisenda
This is a first impression of our last tour through the Toscany/ Italy. The last day we have spend in the city Bologna – which was a great surprise to me: I always had in mind an ugly industrial place, but in fact it is one of the most attractive cities I’ve found so far in Italy: It’s by far less touristical then e.g. Sienna or Firence and the hughe downtows has amazingly many nice things to see. Further there are many cultural activities.