Friday, 16 December 2011

The Ishtar Gate



The Ishtar Gate, the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon.
Smaller of the double gates in the museum
constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II.

Demi gods


Pergamon Altar



the Pergamon Altar built during the reign of King Eumenes II from the 2nd century BC.

"Parchment"   from "Pergamum" (modern Bergama), city in Mysia in Asia Minor (Turkey) where it was supposedly first adopted as a substitute for papyrus

Museum Mercedes

The Archers

Old National Gallery Street




More Bullet Holes...

East Berlin

Cathedral of Berlin


Brandenburg Gate



Bullet damage WWII

Under the Gate

Open Spaces of a Closed Regime



Warm coat under a fresh fall of snow


Saturday, 3 December 2011

Alex & Dom Wishing You a Peaceful Christmas

The Gluhwein Blues





Wrapping Paper for Christmas. .....We got it Licked!




AlsterTouristik!

Bank Out of Order!

"We drank in a bank & we stank"

Gluhwein (part II)

Christmas Card

Gluhwein (Part I)



Christmas Lights