PixEC http://pixec.fotopic.net/ 14 rows en-gb 60 Switzerland 2009: 1 http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1740129.html Two days around Interlaken - travelling to the village of Mürren by train, cablecar and tram and to the Schynige Platte by mountain railway, and an evening in the capital of Switzerland, Bern Monday 20 July 2009: Two days around Interlaken - travelling to the village of M_rren by train, cablecar and tram and to the Schynige Platte by mountain railway, and an evening in the capital of Switzerland, Bern

Grutschalp, BE, Switzerland - goat passing through the ticket barrier at the station Grutschalp, BE, Switzerland - goats being chased by passengers Murren, BE, Switzerland - Murrenbahn train at the station Murren, BE, Switzerland - the Eiger Murren, BE, Switzerland - Birg cablecar station Murren, BE, Switzerland - Eigergletscher station and the Eiger Interlaken, BE, Switzerland - the Silberhorn at sunset from Sportweg apartment Wilderswil, BE, Switzerland - Schynige Platte Bahn train arriving at Wilderswil station Wilderswil, BE, Switzerland - historic poster adverts for the Schynige Platte Bahn at Wilderswil station Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - cows alongside the line Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - Schynige Platte station from the hotel path Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - farm on the mountainside above Zweilutscheinen Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - view across to the Schilthorn Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - a bee on white flowers Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - white flowers Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - a bee on purple flowers Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - SPB train and the Thunersee Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - mating beetles on a leaf Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - lots of caterpillars on the remains of a plant Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - mating beetles on a stalk Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - churches and Lindenallee in Interlaken from the summit of Daube Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - two SPB trains on the way down the mountain seen from Daube Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - the Schreckhorn Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - people and the hut at the summit of Daube Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - Brienzersee from Daube Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - signpost at the summit of Daube, 2076 metres above sea level Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - on the path down from Daube Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - warning sign 'pick flowers and we'll pick you!' Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - pink flowers in the Alpine Garden and mountains Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - strange spiral flower Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - an ant dragging a twig Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - rack railway track Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - hiking boot test centre at the station Schynige Platte, BE, Switzerland - one train following another down the mountain Bern, BE, Switzerland - Bahnhof tram station Bern, BE, Switzerland - street fountain outside the Swiss National Bank Bern, BE, Switzerland - the front of the Swiss National Bank Bern, BE, Switzerland - the front of the Bundeshaus Bern, BE, Switzerland - weir on the River Aare south of the town centre Bern, BE, Switzerland - car on Aarstrasse from the Kirchenfeldbrucke Interlaken, BE, Switzerland - night time trains at Interlaken Ost station Interlaken, BE, Switzerland - illuminated panels on a building at Interlaken Ost station

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]]> Mon Jul 20 2009 Night at the pub http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1626226.html Pre-Christmas drink at a local pub Friday 5 December 2008: Pre-Christmas drink at a local pub

Highams Park, London, England - Park House - Vanessa Connors and John Watson doing business Highams Park, London, England - Park House - Ewan Clydesdale looking gormless Highams Park, London, England - Park House - Stephanie Fitch by the Xmas tree Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Lyndsey Toman looking at her phone Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Lyndsey Toman and Stephanie Fitch together Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Vanessa Connors laughs Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Duygu Cilingir takes a photo Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - John Watson and Vanessa Connors kiss Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Duygu Cilingir waves Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Vanessa Connors has a light snack Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Vanessa Connors and an onion ring Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Stephanie Fitch pouts Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Vanessa Connors and Sharon Averillo Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - John Watson and Sharon Averillo have a joke Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Duygu Cilingir smiles Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - John Watson and Duygu Cilingir Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Sarah Tajfar and Stephanie Fitch have a laugh Chingford, London, England - Kings Ford - Sarah Tajfar and Stephanie Fitch

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]]> Fri Dec 5 2008 Berlin 2008: Western Berlin http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1626224.html Pictures from the western suburbs of the city Friday 1 August 2008: Pictures from the western suburbs of the city

Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the remains of the Anhalter Bahnhof entrance Mitte, Berlin, Germany - boat under the U-Bahn bridge over the Landwehr Canal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany - waterfall and monument in Viktoriapark Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - memorial plaques to Jewish residents deported from 2 Schulenburgring Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - Imbiss Am Pla de Lu Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - Ampelmann Green and Red at Platz der Luftbrucke Westend, Berlin, Germany - Volkswagen Polo (Harlequin) by Pichelsberg station Westend, Berlin, Germany - red insects on the ground by the Olympia Stadion Westend, Berlin, Germany - acorns by the Olympia Stadion Westend, Berlin, Germany - man mowing the roof of Olympia Stadion Westend, Berlin, Germany - entrance to Olympia Stadion Westend, Berlin, Germany - bell outside Olympia Stadion Westend, Berlin, Germany - approach road to the Olympia Stadion Westend, Berlin, Germany - Olympia Stadion U-Bahn station Wedding, Berlin, Germany - entrance to Bernauer Strasse U-Bahn station Wedding, Berlin, Germany - mural of Brazilian football team on Bernauer Strasse apartment block Wedding, Berlin, Germany - photoshoot in Mauerpark Wedding, Berlin, Germany - picture of the Brandenburg Gate in the Documentation Centre Wedding, Berlin, Germany - original section of Wall on Bernauer Strasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - derelict building at Nordbahnhof Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Nordbahnhof station entrance Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - boats and the Heilandkirche Wannsee, Berlin, Germany - Glienicker Brucke looking towards Potsdam Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany - Mexicoplatz Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany - old fire call point on Mexicoplatz Dahlem, Berlin, Germany - thatched cottage U-Bahn station at Dahlem Dorf Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany - DB sheep mural at Rudesheimer Platz U-Bahn station Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany - train arriving at Heidelberger Platz U-Bahn station Wannsee, Berlin, Germany - fantasy schloss on Pfaueninsel Wannsee, Berlin, Germany - peacocks on Pfaueninsel

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]]> Fri Aug 1 2008 Berlin 2008: Lower Sorbia and Kostrzyn http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1626221.html Kostrzyn on the Polish-German border and Lower Sorbia a bit further south Tuesday 29 July 2008: Kostrzyn on the Polish-German border and Lower Sorbia a bit further south

Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - railway station Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - bus on Piastowoska Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - fisherman in marshy lake by the border Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - animals for sale at a border shop Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - cross-border shopping centre on the Polish side Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - main road leading into the old town Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - gate to the river in the ruined old town Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - view across the river from the old town wall Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - church in the ruined old town Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - town square in the ruined old town Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - dragonfly in the ruined old town Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - gate in the north west corner of the old town walls Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - Szkolna street with modern hotel in background Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - Polish and European flags at the border Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - former Poland-Germany passport control Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - the north west gate on Berlinska street from the border crossing Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland - cannon mounted on the fortress walls Kustrin-Kietz, Brandenburg, Germany - view across the Oder bridge into Poland, litter bin marking the border Kustrin-Kietz, Brandenburg, Germany - five distinct symbols of Germany at the crossing from Poland Kustrin-Kietz, Brandenburg, Germany - bikes and the line towards Berlin from the station platform Lubben (Spreewald), Brandenburg, Germany - Communist memorial and garden near the station Lubben (Spreewald), Brandenburg, Germany - houses on the Friedensstrasse path from the station to the town Lubben (Spreewald), Brandenburg, Germany - war memorial in the forest Lubben (Spreewald), Brandenburg, Germany - boating on the river in the forest Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - unusual tram junction outside the station Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - street sign and explanation of the Olympic plaques on the Rathaus Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - lines of plaques commemorating Olympic medal wins for citizens outside the Rathaus Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - the modern Rathaus (Radnica in Lower Sorbian) Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - Altmarkt looking east Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - mural depicting the destruction of the city in 1631 Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - bend in Sandower Strasse below the Nikolaikirche Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - ornate former electricity power station Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - Uferstrasse houses Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - fountain in the lake on the island in the River Spree Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - beer in the Freizeit-Oasis beer garden on the island Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany - tram advertising the local radio station opposite the Nikolaikirche

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]]> Tue Jul 29 2008 Berlin 2008: around Potsdamer Platz, Tiergarten and the Reichstag http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1625967.html In the middle of Berlin, formerly divided by the wall - now the heart of the city Monday 28 July 2008: In the middle of Berlin, formerly divided by the wall - now the heart of the city

Mitte, Berlin, Germany - marble from Hitler's chancellery adorning Mohrenstrasse U-bahn station Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Mercedes 230 SL from the 1960's on Mohrenstrasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - rear of scaffolding holding up a Leipziger Platz fake building facade from Vossstrasse Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany - roof of the Sony Centre Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany - green Ampelmann by the Philharmonie Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany - revolving Mercedes-Benz logo at Potsdamer Platz Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany - 'Boxers' sculpture outside the Hyatt hotel at Potsdamer Platz Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany - preserved Haus-Huth on Alte Potsdamer Strasse Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany - Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - view from high-level platform of Hauptbahnhof to low-level platforms Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the high-level platforms at the Hauptbahnhof Mitte, Berlin, Germany - deckchairs on the River Spree outside the Hauptbahnhof Mitte, Berlin, Germany - dragon on the Moltke Brucke Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Bundeskanzleramt over the River Spree Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Graubunden ibex on top of the Swiss Embassy Mitte, Berlin, Germany - evening view of the Reichstag from Paul-Lobe-Allee Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the flagpole of German unity outside the Reichstag Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Dem Deutschen Volke inscription on front of the Reichstag Mitte, Berlin, Germany - memorial to soldiers killed in battle for Berlin at the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten Mitte, Berlin, Germany - field gun and tank at the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten Mitte, Berlin, Germany - English-language dedication on the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Die Welt balloon seen above the Tiergarten Mitte, Berlin, Germany - night view of deckchairs on the Spree outside the Hauptbahnhof Mitte, Berlin, Germany - night view of the Reichstag Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - drinks crates in DB offices Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - bus heading west on Potsdamer Strasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - the Memorial to the Murdered Jews Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - Potsdamer Platz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - giant see-saws on site of Potsdamer Bahnhof Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - entrance to Potsdamer Platz station Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - the Die Welt balloon and the Axel Springer building Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - the Fernsehturm and Park Inn at Alexanderplatz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - top of Panorama Punkt - Leipziger Platz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - replica of original traffic lights at Potsdamer Platz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - strange light in the pavement at Potsdamer Platz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - men playing around on scaffolding building on Leipziger Platz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - sign in the U-Bahn station at Potsdamer Platz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - mirrors and ramp around dome Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - photo of bunch of Nazis Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - top of dome Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - view down from top of dome Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - crown on roof Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - dome and roof terrace Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - Tiergarten and Siegessaule from roof Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - entrance to dome Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - Neue Synagoge dome and stone cross Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Reichstag viewing platform - dome and flag on corner

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]]> Mon Jul 28 2008 Berlin 2008: Potsdam http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1625814.html Various pictures of the city of Potsdam, just to the west of the Berlin city boundary Monday 28 July 2008: Various pictures of the city of Potsdam, just to the west of the Berlin city boundary

Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - ornamental lake below the Mercure hotel Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - tropical cafe on the quayside below the Mercure hotel Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - sign at wooden house in the Russian Colony Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Russian doll advertising a Russian restaurant in the Russian Colony Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - doorway of wooden house in the Russian Colony Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - carving on roof of wooden house in the Russian Colony Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - the Nauener Tor from inside the town Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - hideous gargoyle on the Nauener Tor Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - art gallery in the Hollandisches Viertel Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - sparrow on a table in the Hollandisches Viertel Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - metal ship signs at the Flying Dutchman in the Hollandisches Viertel Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Marx named in strange sculpture outside the library Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Mercure hotel tower from Schlossstrasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - St Nikolaikirche from Breite Strasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Nauener Tor at dusk Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Nauener Tor at dusk Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - ice age creature outside entrance to Bahnhofspassagen shopping centre Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - communist-era space mural on a government office in Breite Strasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - glockenspiel in Dortustrasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - canal in Yorckstrasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - derelict building in Yorckstrasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - 'Not drinking water' sign above the dried-up canal bed in Yorckstrasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - bearded gentleman and bird's nest on a building in Dortustrasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - cherubs above a door in Dortustrasse Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - crows in Platz der Einheit Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Glienicker Brucke from the Potsdam river bank Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - rowers heading south below the Glienicker Brucke Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - tram and water tower at the Hauptbahnhof Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - tower of the Fortunaportal Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - night-time illumination of the casino on Breite Strasse

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]]> Mon Jul 28 2008 Berlin 2008: Unter den Linden and the east http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1625734.html The historic centre of Berlin, Unter den Linden, and a few spots in the eastern suburbs of Berlin and beyond Monday 28 July 2008: The historic centre of Berlin, Unter den Linden, and a few spots in the eastern suburbs of Berlin and beyond

Mitte, Berlin, Germany - balustrade on the Schlossbrucke Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Neue Wache on Unter den Linden Mitte, Berlin, Germany - crowds inside the Neue Wache Mitte, Berlin, Germany - shadow and light in the Neue Wache Mitte, Berlin, Germany - side of the Zeughaus, housing the Deutsches Historisches Museum Mitte, Berlin, Germany - sparrow behind the Neue Wache Friedrichshagen, Berlin, Germany - model horse and carriage in a shop window on Bolschestrasse Friedrichshagen, Berlin, Germany - Berliner Burgerbrau glass (empty) Friedrichshagen, Berlin, Germany - sailing on the Muggelsee Friedrichshagen, Berlin, Germany - view east on the Muggelsee Friedrichshagen, Berlin, Germany - boats moored on the Muggelsee Friedrichshagen, Berlin, Germany - little boat on the Muggelsee Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg Gate from the Platz des 18 Marz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Adlon Hotel on Pariser Platz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - dusk view of the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate Mitte, Berlin, Germany - night view of the Brandenburg Gate Mitte, Berlin, Germany - mobile wurst salesman in Friedrichstrasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - front view of Bugatti Veyron at Automobil Forum Mitte, Berlin, Germany - petrol cap of Bugatti Veyron Mitte, Berlin, Germany - atrium in Galeries Lafayette store on Friedrichstrasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - old fire engine at Friedrichstrasse station Mitte, Berlin, Germany - former American Embassy on Dorotheenstrasse Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany - River Spree and Molecular Men from the Oberbaumbrucke Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany - view down River Spree from the Oberbaumbrucke to the centre at sunset Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany - BASF building Kopenick, Berlin, Germany - Kopenick Rathaus Kopenick, Berlin, Germany - statue of the Captain of Kopenick at the Rathaus Kopenick, Berlin, Germany - children and turtle sculpture on Schlossinsel Kopenick, Berlin, Germany - tram passing the Rathaus Mitte, Berlin, Germany - posing for photos by the Brandenburg Gate Mitte, Berlin, Germany - sign for Unter den Linden S-Bahn station Treptow, Berlin, Germany - stone flag of Soviet War Memorial Treptow, Berlin, Germany - central avenue of Soviet War Memorial Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany - U-Bahn train crossing the Oberbaumbrucke Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany - southern end of the East Side Gallery on Berlin Wall Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany - strange looking lamp post on Karl-Marx-Allee Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the French church on Gendarmenmarkt Mitte, Berlin, Germany - statue and violinist outside the French church on Gendarmenmarkt Mitte, Berlin, Germany - chain held by a lion on Gendarmenmarkt Mitte, Berlin, Germany - south side of Unter den Linden opposite the Humboldt university Mitte, Berlin, Germany - fountain and statue in front courtyard of the Staatsbibliothek Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Aeroflot logo on their offices on Unter den Linden

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]]> Mon Jul 28 2008 Berlin 2008: day trip to Ostsee http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1580697.html A couple of hours from Berlin, the Ostsee (in German - Baltic Sea in English) coast resort of Kuhlungsborn - reached via Rostock and a steam railway running through the streets of the spa town of Bad Doberan Saturday 2 August 2008: A couple of hours from Berlin, the Ostsee (in German - Baltic Sea in English) coast resort of Kuhlungsborn - reached via Rostock and a steam railway running through the streets of the spa town of Bad Doberan

Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - wedding horse and carriage in Neuer Markt Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - brick vault doorway to the Rathaus Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - front entrance of the Rathaus Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - houses on the west of the Neuer Markt Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - Am Ziegenmarkt Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - child playing in fountain on Universitatsplatz Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - view east on Lange Strasse Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - view from train arriving at Stadtmitte Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - train at junction of Mollistrasse and Severinstrasse Kuhlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - train leaving Mitte halt Kuhlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - trees and flags on the West seafront Kuhlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - coastguard boat off the beach Kuhlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - western beach looking east Kuhlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - big wheel on the seafront Kuhlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - west beach Kuhlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - fields from Mollibahn train Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - train on Goethestrasse Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - train leaving Stadtmitte halt Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - collection of beers in a shop window on Mollistrasse Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - view down Mollistrasse Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - bakery on Am Markt Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - train on Mollistrasse Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - track approaching Bad Doberan station Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - seagull on a column in Neuer Markt

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]]> Sat Aug 2 2008 Berlin 2008: around Zoo station and Schoneberg http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1580672.html Before German unification Zoo station was at the centre of West Berlin, and Schoneberg town hall was the base of the West Berlin government Wednesday 30 July 2008: Before German unification Zoo station was at the centre of West Berlin, and Schoneberg town hall was the base of the West Berlin government

Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - the KaDeWe department store Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - entrance to Wittenbergplatz U-bahn station Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - queue of taxis waiting outside KaDeWe Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - an imbiss (with a name just different enough to avoid being sued) on Wittenbergplatz opposite KaDeWe Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Wittenbergplatz U-bahn station with London Underground style sign Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - flowers and the Berlin sculpture on Tauentziernestrasse Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - broken links of the Berlin sculpture Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - Berlin bears in the Europa Center Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - old and new towers of Kaiser Wilhlem Memorial Church Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - Zoo Palast Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - ads for the German Daily Mirror by Zoo station Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - Zoologischer Garten railway station Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany - window of the U-Bahn station Rathaus Schoneberg Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany - Kennedy-Grill restaurant opposite Rathaus-Schoneberg Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany - postbox on the Rathaus Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany - stag on column in the park by the Rathaus Schoneberg, Berlin, Germany - tower of Rathaus from the park Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany - the Europa Center

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]]> Wed Jul 30 2008 Berlin 2008: around Alexanderplatz and Hackescher Markt http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1580172.html In the centre of Berlin, Alexanderplatz and the Hackescher Markt districts with a variety of historic and modern buildings - in East Germany prior to reunification Monday 28 July 2008: In the centre of Berlin, Alexanderplatz and the Hackescher Markt districts with a variety of historic and modern buildings - in East Germany prior to reunification

Mitte, Berlin, Germany - World Time Clock on Alexanderplatz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Park Inn and Galleria Kaufhof on Alexanderplatz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - pictures from the past on Marx-Engels-Forum Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the heads of Marx and Engels Mitte, Berlin, Germany - velotaxi in front of the Lustgarten Mitte, Berlin, Germany - an imbiss in front of the remains of the Palast der Republik Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Berliner Dom and Lustgarten Mitte, Berlin, Germany - paddling in the Lustgarten fountain Mitte, Berlin, Germany - canopies on apartment balconies above Spandauer Strasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - view down the aisle of the ruined Franciscan church Mitte, Berlin, Germany - view up at end of the roofless Franciscan church ruins Mitte, Berlin, Germany - sculpture entitled 'Fragment of Man' at the ruined Franciscan church Mitte, Berlin, Germany - remains of the mediaeval Berlin customs wall on Littenstrasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - shops on the north side of the Nikolaikirche Mitte, Berlin, Germany - strange looking beast on Poststrasse by the Nikolaikirche Mitte, Berlin, Germany - cherubs on a house on Propststrasse opposite the Nikolaikirche Mitte, Berlin, Germany - old U-bahn train on display in Klosterstrasse station Mitte, Berlin, Germany - historic transport panels in Klosterstrasse U-bahn station Mitte, Berlin, Germany - warning sign on Australian premises near the Markisches Museum Mitte, Berlin, Germany - feeding the birds by the river on the Markischers Ufer Mitte, Berlin, Germany - feeding the birds by the river on the Markischers Ufer Mitte, Berlin, Germany - feeding the birds by the river on the Markischers Ufer Mitte, Berlin, Germany - feeding the birds by the river on the Markischers Ufer Mitte, Berlin, Germany - feeding the birds by the river on the Markischers Ufer Mitte, Berlin, Germany - feeding the birds by the river on the Markischers Ufer Mitte, Berlin, Germany - entrance to the Rosenhofe Mitte, Berlin, Germany - colourful Swatch shop Mitte, Berlin, Germany - mural on the Tacheles building on Oranienburger Strasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - Amrit Indian restaurant on Oranienburger Strasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - the Fernsehturm from Oranienburger Strasse Mitte, Berlin, Germany - dome and star of the Neue Synagoge Mitte, Berlin, Germany - spies on the menu at Hasir restaurant Mitte, Berlin, Germany - pointing the way to the Ampelmann Shop in Hackescher Hofe Mitte, Berlin, Germany - ornate first courtyard of the Hackescher Hofe Mitte, Berlin, Germany - night view of S-Bahn train arriving at Alexanderplatz Mitte, Berlin, Germany - night view of Alexa shopping centre by Alexanderplatz station

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]]> Mon Jul 28 2008 Berlin 2008: Zentralflughafen - Tempelhof Airport http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1579673.html Berlin's central airport, the iconic Tempelhof - built in the 1920's only a couple of miles from the city centre (equivalent distance of being in Hyde Park in London). Only around eight flights a day from Germany and Belgium now land, in the lead-up to closure of the airport scheduled for October 2008 Monday 4 August 2008: Berlin's central airport, the iconic Tempelhof - built in the 1920's only a couple of miles from the city centre (equivalent distance of being in Hyde Park in London). Only around eight flights a day from Germany and Belgium now land, in the lead-up to closure of the airport scheduled for October 2008

Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - airlift memorial at Platz der Luftbrucke Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - eagle on airport buildings Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - head of eagle and German flag at entrance to Zentralflughafen Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - main entrance to the airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - panel explaining future plans, with graffiti 'leave the airport where it is, you idiots' Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - clock and flight information boards at the airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - plane hanging from the roof of the airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - main hall of the airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - Berlin bear at the airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - toilet entrance in the airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - front doors of airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - Platz der Luftbrucke U-Bahn station

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]]> Mon Aug 4 2008 Berlin 2008: on the way http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1579651.html A journey from London to Berlin by train, via Brussels in Belgium, Maastricht in the Netherlands, and across Germany from Aachen via Wolfenbuttel in Lower Saxony Saturday 26 July 2008: A journey from London to Berlin by train, via Brussels in Belgium, Maastricht in the Netherlands, and across Germany from Aachen via Wolfenbuttel in Lower Saxony

St Pancras, London, England - Eurostar departures screen St Pancras, London, England - entrance to coach 16 of Eurostar train Brussels, Belgium - shops on Grasmarkt Brussels, Belgium - view down Beenhouwersstraat Brussels, Belgium - strange bike sculpture in the rain Liege, Belgium - Calatrava-designed roof at Liege-Guillemins station Maastricht, Netherlands - station main building Maastricht, Netherlands - flower stall in Stationsstraat Maastricht, Netherlands - fountain sculpture with legs in Vrijthof Maastricht, Netherlands - fountain sculpture with legs in front of the museum on Vrijthof Maastricht, Netherlands - ad for Bavaria beer (Dutch) in the station hall Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - waterside houses on Grosser Zimmerhof Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - statue outside the Rathaus Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - timbered houses on Krambuden street Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - Gerald Soest estate agent in Muhlenstrasse Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - waterside houses from Stobenstrasse bridge Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - view west along Stobenstrasse Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - wood carving above a Stobenstrasse door Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - wasp on an ice cream dish at Roma Eis Cafe Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - cafe tables at the bend in Krambuden Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany - Jewish memorial on Bahnhofstrasse

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]]> Sat Jul 26 2008 Switzerland: to Zermatt http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1545774.html Up the valley to the ski resort of Zermatt, and beyond on the mountain railway to Gornergrat with the highest shopping centre in Europe Sunday 30 December 2007: Up the valley to the ski resort of Zermatt, and beyond on the mountain railway to Gornergrat with the highest shopping centre in Europe

Brig, Switzerland - train for Zermatt at the MGB station St Niklaus, Switzerland - model Father Christmas by the station Randa, Switzerland - view from train window Tasch, Switzerland - helicopter above the train Tasch, Switzerland - train passing through snow shelter Zermatt, Switzerland - local bus by the station advertising Gruyere cheese Zermatt, Switzerland - the Matterhorn and chalet roofs Zermatt, Switzerland - marmot sculpture Zermatt, Switzerland - horse drawn sleigh Zermatt, Switzerland - St Bernard dog Zermatt, Switzerland - snow, pine trees and the Matterhorn from GGB train Zermatt, Switzerland - skiers below Riffelberg Zermatt, Switzerland - cablecar station at Riffelberg and the Matterhorn Zermatt, Switzerland - skiers at Riffelberg Zermatt, Switzerland - snow covered tracks above Riffelberg Zermatt, Switzerland - glacier by the GGB line Zermatt, Switzerland - memorial cross at Gornergrat station Zermatt, Switzerland - train at Gornergrat station Zermatt, Switzerland - skiers and the Matterhorn at Gornergrat station Zermatt, Switzerland - Gornergrat hotel and station Zermatt, Switzerland - snow drift against a window at Gornergrat Zermatt, Switzerland - chapel on Gornergrat summit Zermatt, Switzerland - snow blowing on the summit of Gornergrat Visp, Switzerland - model kids in togas in a shop window

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]]> Sun Dec 30 2007 Switzerland: Luzern and Zurich http://pixec.fotopic.net/c1545773.html Evening in two cites in the heart of Switzerland, with lakes, churches, bridges and a river each Sunday 30 December 2007: Evening in two cites in the heart of Switzerland, with lakes, churches, bridges and a river each

Zurich, Switzerland - night view up the River Limmat from Quaibrucke Zurich, Swizterland - night view of the Grossmunster across Munsterbrucke Zurich, Switzerland - night view of the Rathaus on the River Limmat from the Munsterbrucke Zurich, Switzerland - night view south on Limmatquai to St Peters Church Zurich, Switzerland - night view of building with multi-coloured lights on the Bahnhofquai Luzern, Switzerland - the watertower (Wasserturm) from the Kapellbrucke Luzern, Switzerland - zoomed view of the new section of Kapellbrucke Luzern, Switzerland - the Rathaus from the Kapellbrucke Luzern, Switzerland - murals in the roof of the Kapellbrucke Luzern, Switzerland - north bank of the River Reuss from the Kapellbrucke Luzern, Switzerland - the Kapellbrucke from the north bank Luzern, Switzerland - drips on a frozen fountain

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