Tag: germany
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350 | We Were Strangers Once :: Berlin, Germany, 2014
I met Catalina on an alternative walking tour in Berlin, and liked each other enough that we continued to tour the city after the official one was over. She’s Colombian, and was on her way to Switzerland to receive an award for her research on abused women in Colombia. We had both recently gotten out…
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333 | Shoes :: Munich, Germany, 2016
In 1923 Hitler and his supporters attempted to take over the government in a failed coup now known as Bierhallputsch, resulting in the death of 15 of his followers. After he gained power, Hitler erected monuments in front of Munich’s Odeonsplatz to commemorate his fallen comrades and citizens are required to give the Nazi salute when they…
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305 | Bridges :: Cologne, Germany, 2016
Although I’ve only visited the city twice, Cologne already feels like home.
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251 | Bicycles :: Munich, Germany, 2016
I really just like this wall… but there happens to be a bike in front 🙂
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241 | Doors :: Munich, Germany, 2016
Love the geometry, the black and yellow, the gold vs stone, and the detail of it all.
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221 | Monkeys :: Cologne, Germany, 2016
Apparently as a child J’s favorite thing to do at the zoo was to watch these baboons fight for bread. I have to admit I can see him being uber vicious and victorious at a fight for bread.
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219 | Monkeys :: Cologne, Germany, 2016
First things first: yes, I do know that a gorilla is of the ape family and is not a monkey. But close enough 😛 This gorilla was chilling with her baby inside the glass cage at the Koln Zoo when she noticed me watching her. She looked over with her giant eyes for a brief…
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109 | Architecture :: Koln, Germany, 2016
This two spire cathedral has been a part of Cologne’s skyline since the 13th century, and it took 6 centuries to finally complete. During World War II, Cologne became one of the aerial bombing targets for the Allies, who thought that devastation from the bombings will shatter German morale. A total of 34,711 tons of…