Year: 2017
Apples on wooden board
Today it’s apple day in the UK – so I take the opportunity to upload some apple photos.
Strelitzer Strasse TV-Tower
A view down Strelitzer Strasse towards the TV-Tower – in front you can see one of the monuments built...
TV-Tower, Rosenthaler Platz
The Berlin TV-Tower, seen here from the crossing at Rosenthaler Platz. On the right you can see one of the buildings of the Circus...
Walk along the Berlin Wall, Bernauer Straße
A walk along the Berlin Wall. The photoo was taken at the Bernauer Strasse Wall Memorial, towards Mitte / Nordbahnhof.
cobblestone street
If you have ever been to Berlin, you are probably familiar with this view: a rather typical photo of a cobblestone street somewhere in Berlin Mitte. This pattern may...
Moritzplatz U-Bahn Station
The U-Bahn Station Moritzplatz by night, Berlin Kreuzberg.
Berlin cobblestone pavement
A photo of more or less typical Berlin cobblestone pavement. In this image you see a rather boring piece of...
A different kind of Berlin Wall
I just opened another category (originally for the stock images section of Bilderbook): backgrounds. There you’ll find images that are suitable as a background image or background pattern –...
Tram crossing Alexanderplatz
The view from the second floor of a large electronics department store at Alexanderplatz: a Tram passing by.
garden party – chain of lights
Sitting in a friend’s courtyard somewhere in the middle of nowhere – basically right in the center of Berlin Mitte. We were have a very...
TV Tower, beautiful skies
View from Schönhauser Allee / Schwedter Strasse down to Mitte – looking towards the TV Tower. On this particular Sunday evening the skies were particularly beautiful, all colors...
No Pictures – No Problems
I Won’t add much to this. I know how it is meant – that you shouln’t not take pictures inside this location – but I somehow find...
Red Audi Quattro (1982–1984)
Nothing much to see here – just a picture of a beautiful Red Audi Quattro from 1982–1984.
Writing on the Wall: “Art is my Life”
A rather bold “artistic” statement: “Art is my life …” – but why does the message end with three dots? Why not with an exclamation mark?! …we...
Overgrown Streetlamp Berlin
Blue skies, yellow house, green streetlamp. This streetlamp in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg completely overgrown. Actually in this street near Mauerpark you would find a...
Rainbow colored park bench
Somebody painted this park bench in rainbow colors. I am totally loving it. I mean – it’s not just ‘painted’ but actually somebody took the time and...
TV Tower as seen from Brunnenstrasse
Another view to the TV Tower – this time seen from Brunnenstrasse, close to Bernauer Strasse on a sunny summer...
Shadows of Leaves on the Window
The leaves of a climbing plant cast shadows on the curtain in the sunlight.
Max-Schmeling-Halle Entrance
The Entrance of Max-Schmeling-Halle in Prenzlauer Berg at sunset. Beautiful!![thunder storm: heavy rain, lightning, thunder [VIDEO]](https://www.bilderbook.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/thunder-storm-heavy-rain-lightning-thunder.jpg "thunder storm: heavy rain, lightning, thunder [VIDEO]")
Caught in a thunder storm: heavy rain, lightning, thunder [VIDEO]
On the way home, I was surprised by a violent thunderstorm….
Haus der Kulturen der Welt – doors to the Auditorium
The doors to the Auditorium upstairs of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt HKW.
Details outside HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Stairs and shapes outside the HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt.
Backside of Haus der Kulturen der Welt HKW
View on the Backside of Haus der Kulturen der Welt HKW in Berlin Tiergarten. On the right you can see the bell tower housing...
Inside Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Upstairs / inside the more or less freshly renovated Haus der Kulturen der Welt HKW. The renovation work of the building was actually already completed in...
Malmö Coastline and Turning Torso
Near the Västra Hamnen area you will not only find nice beaches “Ribersborgsstranden” (Ribersborg Beach) – also a reserved beach area for dogs – but...
Boats at Malmö Västra Hamnen Marina
Near Västra Hamnen you can find different marinas – or is it a marina? It looks more like a public...
Malmö Architecture: Turning Torso in Västra Hamnen
View to the Turning Torso from in front of a supermarket in Västra Hamnen.
Classic Cars in the Port of Helsinki
Waiting for the boarding of the ferry to Stockholm we were kind of lucky. Next to us – or...
Helsinki Cathedral and Market Square as seen from the Sea
One day we took a boat from the Market Square to one of the islands around Helsinki and enjoyed this great view. Of...
Helsinki: Uspenski Cathedral and Market Square
I took this photo when we were taking a boat from the market square to the islands around Helsinki. In the foreground you see the lively central Market Square...
Helsinki: Merihaka Skyline
One of my favourite Helsinki skyline views – to the skyline of Merihaka. The photo was basically shot in the middle of the night – a...
Cruise Ship Deutschland in Helsinki
The Cruise Ship MS Deutschland in Helsinki. The ship is a high class Cruise Ship – sailing the seven seas. In Germany...
Svartholma Sea Fortress from a Distance
The Svartholma Sea Fortress as seen from the sea – from a Distance. And if you look closely you can see there is also the moon...
View to the Svartholma Sea Fortress
A view to the ‘backside’ of the Svartholma Sea Fortress. In this photo you can see the fortress walls –...
Sailboat passing Svartholma Sea Fortress
Another view from the Svartholma Sea Fortress – a Sailboat passing by.
View from the Svartholma Sea Fortress
View to the Baltic Sea from the Svartholma Sea Fortress.
Finland: View to a Lake near Äänekoski
This is what summer in Finland feels like: a relaxing afternoon by the lake. Just some fish in the water, birds in...
Forest floor in the Sun
I just liked a lot how the sunlight looks so nice. Trees casting shadows on the blueberries on the forest floor – everything is just...
In the Woods: forest floor covered with blueberries
The woods in Finland are well known for their blueberries – the forest floor is basically literally covered with blueberries. I took this...
Mirrored Sunset by the Lake
No wind – the lake lies quiet, surronded by woods. The sun sets – and the sunset is mirrored in the lake. And when the sun sets...
Äänekoski: Small Island in the middle of the Lake
On a day without almost any wind the lake is mirroring the passing clouds nearly perfectly. In the center of the photo...
Hanko Beach Panorama
Hanko is one of the few places in Finland where you can actually hang on a proper beach. In the center of this Panorama...
Hanko: Stormy Sea with Rocks
View to the open sea on a windy, almost stormy day. Hanko is basically a peninsular. This photo was taken on the west coast of the Hanko peninsular.
A Rock by the Sea
A rock by the sea near Tammisaari / Ekenäs. Why i took this picture? The rock has a few details...
Glacial Bedrock with Scratches and Fold
Here’s a closeup of a glacial bedrock with its scratches and the fold near Tammisaari, Finland. The straight scratches were formed by rock...
Helsinki Uspenski Cathedral – close-up from the backside
A close-up photo of the Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki, Uusimaa. The photo was taken from the backside of the Cathedral – either from Pormestarinrinne or Rahapajankatu....
Cruiseferry Cinderella arriving at Stockholm – front view
A front view of Viking cruiseferry Cinderella arriving at Stockholm. In the background you see the skyline of Stockholm’s city center as...
Cruiseferry Cinderella arriving at Stockholm
The Viking cruiseferry Cinderella arriving in Stockholm. In the background you can see parts of Stockholm’s popular amusement park Gröna Lund, founded in 1883.
Unicorn and Roses on Kastanienallee
A magnificent rose bush in front of the unicorn-decorated shop window of the Schramm wine shop on Kastanienallee in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. The rose bush has unfortunately...
Graffiti in Mauerpark
Sunset at Mauerpark – the sunlight is reflecting in this graffiti on the graffiti wall in Mauerpark. The wall is not the Berlin Wall...
Belltower of Friedenskirche (‘Church of Peace’)
The Friedenskirche ‘Church of Peace’ at Schlosspark Sanssouci in Potsdam See also: Friedenskirche Potsdam in Wikipedia
Fountain in front of Sanssouci Palace at Sanssouci Park Potsdam
The fountain in front of the Sanssouci Palace at Sanssouci Park Potsdam is a popular photo opportunity – which makes it a bit...
Sunset at Danziger Strasse
A HDR image of sunset at Danziger Strasse in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, near Schliemannstrasse. The rails of the tram line M10 seem to lead right into the...
Turning Torso by the Sea
View from Brygga 1 – the bridge to Ribersborgs Kallbadhus, a historical wodden bath house and restaurant a.k.a. Kallis.
Taking photos of The Little Mermaid
Just like me fellow tourists also want to take photos of The Little Mermaid. And I sometimes like taking pictures of people taking pictures....
The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen
It’s not easy to take a photo of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen. At least when we visited the statue by the sea there were quite many...
Turning Torso, Malmø
The Turning Torso in Malmø on a cloudy but nice day in April. A nice snapshot I took with my iPhoneSE driving across the city: silhouettes...
Hazy Bell Tower
The bell tower of Zionskirche in Berlin Mitte on a foggy but sunny day in February. The photo is taken from Swinemünder Strasse near Arkonaplatz. The...