thericechronicles: Kind of Different

Friday, August 10, 2012

Kind of Different

Hello My Dear Most Excellent Ones,
I am back where I started June 30. The 14 hour trip back to Hong Kong was not too bad. I bought myself one of those blow up neck brace thingies and that helped me a lot. While the best part of my tour, by far, was spending time with people, I did see and experience some great things. I also saw some rather, "different," things as well and so without further ado I present some of these for your viewing pleasure. Please note I had to cull the following pictures from several 100, unlike my father who has to cull pictures from several 1000. But the old man inspired me to get into photography and for that I am grateful. Ok enough preamble. On with the show.

Doha, Qatar. A sculpture of a woman with her veil and scarf made of pots and pans. Hmm

A bird bath located on the grounds of a German palace near Heidelberg. Lucky birds.

I tried throwing a coin on top of this post stuck in the middle of a canal in Hamburg, Germany. I missed. I assume getting a coin on top gets you a wish. There must be thousands of Euros just under the water by the base of the post. Hmmmm I wish I could get some scuba gear and go for a dive by that post.

Does that guy in the middle look familiar? The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany used to be a very serious place, with East and West German guards ready to shoot people down. The wall was also very visible. Now it is a fun, peaceful place with seriously kitchy attractions. Hurray for kitch!

Wild Schweine und ein paar Frishlinge. Wild pigs and a pair of "fresh ones." How appropriate for some children that you know. Near Stuttgart, Germany.

Annika (I think) my aunt Burga's "baby" taking a bath in a mud hole. Great…. Near Berlin, Germany.

Touring Berlin on sedgeways. Hmm

Seen in Tubbingen, Germany. The sign says Goethe (a famous German writer from way back) barfed from this window. Yep quite the highlight seeing that. And you thought Germans were not funny? There you go, they have great humour. Hmmm

For forty bucks you could have been on a zip line for 10 seconds at the Calgary Stampede this summer. What a bargain! Calgary Stampede=waste of money. That is my humble opinion. Although I do like the corn dogs.

Everyone behind the corral is allowed to drink beer. Those who are not must wait in line to get in the corral. The beer corral was crowded like a pig pen. I tell you the Calgary Stampede is a little weird.