The tooting sound comes on, the red light above the door flashes and then they close. The train leaves. I mix with the rest of the people on the platform and the fact that someone constantly keeps bumping into my backpack from behind is slowly getting on my nerves, so I walk faster. ‘Sorry, we are already closed. We work until 12 in the afternoon’, says the guard at the Belarusian embassy…
photography
Alexanderplatz in Sight
Art in the Streets of Berlin
Today’s findings from the streets of Berlin in the district of Kreuzberg. In search for things to take pictures of, I remembered some street art works that I spotted during my first visit last winter. While I was looking forward to a nice lunch at Amrit,ย one of the Indian restaurants in the street, I grabbed my camera and went picture hunting. ๐ Here is what I found: …
Slices of Life
One day in my journalism class back in Junior year, my teacher suggested that we add a “slices of life” section to our school’s news blog but whether we actually did that or not, I can’t remember. Basically, a slices of life section contains short things that…let’s say just happened. Maybe somebody said something very funny. If so, a journalist can write that funny quote down and here you have your slices…
Nighttime Riyadh From Above (Desserts Included)
Some photos I took out of the Falsallah Tower in Riyadh yesterday night while I was out for dinner. The food prices in “The Globe” restaurant are sinfully expensive (luckily I was invited) but the view is just marvellous. So, enjoy! ๐ …
October Flowers
Here is what I spotted in my garden in Riyadh this morning. I am still surprised that despite a temperature of 33ยฐC above zero there are still some very beautiful flowers growing here.ย Yes, there is such a thing as vegetation on this spot of the globe. ๐ So here is a little sunshine and beauty to all of you who are getting raedy for the cold and wet winter days. ๐…
Where the Flowers Grow
It is 19.25 as I am typing this and there are + 29 degrees Celsius outside.ย So I assume that you can guess how hot it gets here during the day. It so hot here that the walk from my house to the pool and back seems like a true hurdle to me with the sun shining from the sky like there is no tomorrow. When I take a seat outside and…