My very comfy bed, complete with plush cat and childhood bed linen. :D Picture taken on July 27, 2008.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
#124 - BED
My very comfy bed, complete with plush cat and childhood bed linen. :D Picture taken on July 27, 2008.
Friday, July 25, 2008
#082 - POLITICS
Whenever I read through the list of themes I kept asking myself what I'm going to do for "politics" because that's one of the (many) themes that usually do not just present themselves to you. But then - alas! - the perfect opportunity! I was in Berlin for a big test and decided to stay a few days longer to relax a little but also to do some library work for my thesis. And then everybody got excited about Barack Obama's visit to Berlin and the speech he was going to give at the Siegessäule (Victory Column). So I thought that, while I'm in town and he's in town, it would be a shame not to go there and listen to him and - of course - take some pictures. I lucked out and got to stand right in front of the podium where I was able to actually hear his voice without the speakers. Obama gave a nice speech that was vague as expected but held some promising prospects. Those will still have to be seen fulfilled if he gets elected president, but his intentions are respectable. Berlin for Obama! Pictures taken on Juy 24, 2008.
#144 - BIG
200.000 people who want to listen to Barack Obama make a really big crowd! Picture taken on July 24, 2008.
#338 - LAMP
The perfect vantage point. That is if you weren't quick or early enough to catch one of the front row places. ;) Those guys even made the news with their idea of climbing a street lamp and hoisting up the Star Spangled Banner. *lol* Picture taken on July 24, 2008.
#111 - BALL
I'm taking some liberty here. It's really a balloon and not a ball, but right now I don't care. *lol* Picture taken on July 24, 2008.
#362 - FRIENDSHIP
Well, these two have to be friends or else they wouldn't voluntarily stand next to each other, clad in army attire and holding flags of two former enemies, the U.S. and the Soviet Union... What do you think? Picture taken on July 24, 2008.
#113 - ICONIC
One of the first things that comes to mind when people are thinking about Berlin is the Brandenburg Gate, which makes it pretty iconic, at least for this city. Pictures taken on July 24, 2008.
#300 - DAWN
On July 23rd I woke up at the crack of dawn (don't know why, it was a strange night...) so in order to not let that opportunity pass I grabbed my camera, eyes still mostly closed, and just took a picture through the East window of the bedroom in my dad's apartment in Berlin. It's nothing fancy (that's not to be expected at 4.45am...), but you can clearly see the day approaching from the East. It's that time between dark and light that you don't get to see very often, at least not in the wee hours of the morning.
#240 - CINEMA
Whenever I'm in Berlin I try to go see a movie at the Cine Star (@ Potsdamer Platz) where they show the movies in their original version. That night I (re-)watched Sex and the City. I love that movie! Picture taken on July 19, 2008.
#171 - CHEESE
One of the themes that I didn't expect to cover on that day was "cheese". But then I spotted this book (never heard of it before, it's supposed to be some economy, self-motivation thing) - right next to the Bunny Suicides (rotfl!) - and thought that this would be a great take on the theme because it's definitely not what you expect. *lol* Picture taken on July 19, 2008.
#211 - BOOKWORM
I love bookstores and Berlin has some very big ones where I can easily stay for hours on end. Picture taken on July 19, 2008.
#178 - CLOTHES
Gotta love summer season sales! I tried these on but didn't buy them in the end. I bought some other, more colorful shirts though. *lol* Picture taken on July 19, 2008.
Monday, July 14, 2008
#294 - CROSSWORD
In preparation for the general part of the big test I'm taking on Monday I've been crossword puzzles for a while now. And what do you know: it's a 366 theme! Yay! Picture taken on July 14, 2008.
#355 - MONDAY
Another Monday, another balcony sunset. Just to make you guys envious. ;) Picture taken on July 14, 2008.
#335 - UNUSUAL
I brought my car to the dealership today for the 15.000km annual inspection and some routine repairs that are due for a car that's slowly but gently approaching 180.000km. *passout* (And an extra *passout* for the money it will cost...) When I "checked in" my car, the mechanic in charge of it put it on a hydraulic ramp, which made for an unusual perspective on my car. You don't get to see the underside of your car very often. *lol* Pictures taken on July 14, 2008.
#326 - BARCODE
I bought a children's book (The tales of Wilhelm Busch) for my godchild today. Like everything, it has a barcode, but I thought this one was nicely framed by those two drawings and the red color of the book. Picture taken on July 14, 2008.
And just because I think it's funny and in my opinion belongs to the theme as well, here's a picture I took on Saturday of a finished Phaeton that also has a little barcode on. It's not obvious enough so I decided to look for a better picture for the theme. But it'd be a shame not to include it here. And you normally doen't see a car with a barcode, right?
#090 - JUICE
My favorite kind of juice: peach! Complete with fruit fly on the bottle. *lol* Picture taken on July 14, 2008.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
#181 - MIDNIGHT
The city of Dresden by night, photographed from atop the tower of the city hall. These pictures weren't taken at exactly midnight, but very shortly after (still within the academic quarter ;)). I am quite proud of them and it would be a waste not to use them for this project. Pictures taken on July 13, 2008.
#070 - SPIDER WEBS
A spider web at the top of the tower of Dresden City Hall. It is a little blurry because I had to use the flash to make it visible and because my camera also decided to focus on the city scape in the background. But it is a very unique picture and I really like it. You don't get to see a spider web above the city very often. *lol* Picture taken on July 13, 2008.
#164 - TALL
The tower of Dresden City Hall was also open until way after midnight, so we waited in yet another queue to get up there. But again: definitely worth the wait! The photo is a little blurry, given that it was taken without a tripod. Picture taken on July 12, 2008.
#318 - TINY
I visited a friend from one of my choirs who had a baby in April. Meet tiny Helene. :) Picture taken on July 7, 2008.
#022 - TECHNOLOGY
The view inside the actual manufacturing part of the Transparent Manufactory of Volkswagen in Dresden from the lobby or one of the levels above the lobby. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside, so this is the closest I got to capturing the technology involved in the manufacturing process. The Phaetons are, with the help of only three or four robots on the way and of course the transportation elements, assembled - as the name suggests - manually. The workers have to wear white coats and gloves so that nothing can harm the carosseries and everything else of the precious and very expensive Phaetons. Since the opening of the manufactory in 2002, a total of 40.000 Phaetons has been produced there; 32 per day, which is a very small number in comparison to let's say the production of the VW Golf in Wolfsburg, which is a lot more automated. Well, this is a luxus car. Not everyone needs it and can afford it, so no mass production is necessary. *lol* Pictures taken on July 12, 2008.
#167 - MODEL
This is a model of the Transparent Manufactory of Volkswagen that you see upon enterin the lobby. Picture taken on July 12, 2008.
#348 - DISTORTED
With the setting sun, the water, and the cars you can see in the transparent tower of the manufactory, everything looks a little distorted. I love this picture! Picture taken on July 12, 2008.
#207 - FISH
Goldfish swimming in the little lake surrounding the Transparent Manufactury. The second photo is to explain why the water looks like it does in the first photo. The reflection shows the tower where the finished Phaetons wait to be picked up by their new owners. *lol* Pictures taken on July 12, 2008.
#314 - QUEUE
The queue at the Transparent Manufactury in Dresden. It was a 2-hour wait... Picture taken on July 12, 2008.
#177 - FIREWORKS
The guy who hosted our choir summer party on Friday had some fireworks prepared, which provided a very special ending for a very lovely choir season. Picture taken on July 11, 2008.
#074 - BUBBLES
Bubbles produced at one of the fairground booths in front of the Hygiene Museum. You can see the silhouette of the museum in the big bubble. Picture taken on July 12, 2008.
#225 - FAIRGROUND
A little fairground in front of the Hygiene Museum. I don't think it's usually there, it was just there for the museum night. It also had a "ring the bell" and some booths with origami and bubbles. Picture taken on July 12, 2008.
#204 - COW
A transparent cow at the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden. Again, sneaky picture so not very artsy. But it's a cow, so... *lol* Picture taken on July 12, 2008.
#136 - MAGNIFIED
A magnified fruit fly and an equally magnified dust mite in the background at the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden. Eek! This photo is not very special or artsy because I had to be sneaky. Taking pictures was technically not allowed. *lol* Picture taken on July 12, 2008.
#032 - RAIN
I love it when it's raining but there are still holes in the clouds where the sun is able to peek through. It makes for a very special lighting. Unfortunately, there was no rainbow, at least none that was visible for me. Picture taken on July 11, 2008.
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