February 3, 2021Urban Commuter StationThis is an inner city commuter station where people can change between the “S-Bahn” (suburban / city rail) the subway and the tram service. There also is a bus station nearby.
January 30, 2021Playing House with debtThere is this interesting American term called “Playing House”. It has two meanings. Either a couple pretending to be settled, married and living together when in fact they are anything but. Lana del Rey has a beautiful song about this meaning (her evocation of the 1950s and 1960s fits this article as well). The second one means kids playing adults. Pretending to be a couple, cooking, having their dog as a kid or things like that.
November 20, 2020Above Ground SubwayNew Yorkers are probably not wondering about this but Berlin has subways that go above ground. They are still called “Untergrundbahn” (underground rail) even though they are clearly above ground as my picture proves. This line is the U2 (no…
November 16, 2020Beware of TrainSomething I used to do was to visit train stations in the evening or at night. There was something special about the atmosphere when most commuters had left hours ago and the station became eerily quiet with just the noise…
October 18, 2020My life in cameras: Part 4b Olympus PEN E-P1 and M.Zuiko 17mm F2.8 review (Yes the lens is incredibly tiny)I wrote in my first post about the Olympus Pen E-P1 that I wanted something smaller and lighter for everyday walks. The E-P1 I bought was in a kit with the collapsible zoom I talked about and a small 17mm…
October 2, 2020My life in cameras: Part 4a Olympus PEN E-P1 and M.Zuiko 14-42mm F3.5 – F.5.6 (How I fell in love with mirrorless) reviewIt has been seven years now with my trusted Canon EOS 20D and my little stable of lenses. At this point in 2011 I was working all day and did not really have the time to go on proper photo…
