Near Mettlach, close to the Border of the Saarland (Germany) with France, the Saar river has carved meanders and wide river bends into the rock – a perfect mountainbike break during a long trip north.
Mountainiking the Saar loop, Germany
Saar river at dusk, Mettlach, Germany
Saar river meander, Mettlach, Germany
Fantastic moments near Lake Constance and near Beuron along the Young Danube at summer sunset
Sonnenuntergang an der Oberen Donau, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Flying at sunset above “Untersee” part of Lake Constance really offers great new perspectives.
Fischerhäuser am Hafen von Ermatingen, Thurgau, Schweiz
Luftaufnahme von Berlingen am Untersee, Thurgau, Schweiz
Abendstimmung am Untersee, Triboltingen, Thurgau, Schweiz
Second flight with the new multicopter – this time at the secluded “Giessen” waterfall in the Baselland canton Jura mountains. It is interesting to see how easy it is to fly the drone and how hard it is to control the Gimbal so the camera motions are smooth and regular.
Giessen Waterfall from the air, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Giessen Waterfall from the air, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Giessen Waterfall from the air, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Hiker at Giessen Waterfall from the air, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Yes, a new toy, a new way of getting pictures – finally in the air without the need to charter an expensive pilot and plane or helicopter. But the whole thing is quite tricky. Not allowed here, people getting angry there, weather not playing its part. What a challenge, but fun it is.
Eisenbahnviadukt an der alten Hauensteinlinie, Gemeinde Rümlingen, Basel-Landschaft, Schweiz
Ruine Alt Bechburg an der ersten Jurakette, Holderbank, Solothurn, Schweiz
Drone selfie
Vienna by night – some more well-known and some lesser known architectural sights at night in Vienna, Austria
Hochstrahlbrunnen und Haus der Industrie, am Heumarkt, Wien, Österreich
Bunt beleuchtetes Konzerthaus bei Nacht, Wien, Österreich
Karlskirche reflektiert im Teich, Wien, Österreich
A day at the Zoo, or rather the Tierpark Schönbrunn a little outside Vienna’s city center. Polar bears and baby pandas and unfortunately a lot of people on this sunny Sunday, too.
Polar bear, Vienna Zoo, Austria
Siberian Tiger, Vienna Zoo, Austria
Young panda with mother, Vienna Zoo, Austria
Back in Vienna for EGU and for a long weekend of sightseeing.
Anker Clock, famous astronomical watch built by Franz von Matsch located at the High Market in downtown Vienna. What we are looking at according to the legend at 3 pm is Duke Leopold VI with his wife.
I have not found out what “Stehachterl” (literally, 1/8th standing) stands for – whether you have to drink 1/8 of wine while standing or so, but it is apparently a quite famous bar in what they call the Bermuda Triangle of Vienna.
Anker Clock at 3pm with Duke Leopold and wife, Vienna, Austria
Explanation to Anker Clock, Vienna, Austria
Stehachterl Bar sign, Vienna, Austria
Back on the dive boat, I met some really regular divers from Germany, coming here to the Duck’s Dive base and the reefs around Safaga for 17 years now. And today it seems the conditions were right for the first time to dive Um Hal Hal, an outer reef far out in the Safaga Bay. And what a fantastic, elongated reef with several Ergs it is!
A day pausing from dive boats was spent on a surf boat with people kiting, surfing, foiling andwhatnot is available these days to catch some wind and glide across the water!
