OK - I hate to get political, but after touring Europe the past 3 weeks and seeing some historic sites and artifacts I have to say - "The extremists in Timbuktu are F'N insane!" And the rest of the World is just sitting around letting this happen...this is how the Nazi's gained their early successes...
This just disgusts me: Timbuktu's Sidi Yahia mosque 'attacked by Mali militants'
Monday, July 2, 2012
Pictures from Frankfurt! This is a very financial oriented city - lots of banks and skyscrapers, hotels, and a large redlight district. For those of you that didn't know, Prostitution is legal in Germany and the government regulates the trade. Frankfurt was mostly destroyed during WWII so it's pretty modern and pretty stale compared to everywhere else I have been. These pictures were taken with my iPhone so the quality is not nearly as good as with my digital camera...
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| This was actually from Sunday night before watching Spain defeat Italy in the Euro 2012 final |
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| Occupy Frankfurt! |
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| Skyscraper in Frankfurt |
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| Statue with a stuffed animal in a Frankfurt Park |
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| Side street in the redlight district - the neon buildings are Eros Hotels (Love Hotels) |
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| Another side street in the redlight district - the America Erotica Shop and Club |
I'm in Frankfurt for the night, but here are some cool pictures from the past few days I wanted to share...
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| Locals playing table tennis at the Tiergarten |
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| Produce stand at the the Hackeshermarkt in Berlin |
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| Reichstag Dome |
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| The statue on top of the Brandenberg Gate |
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| Underground station and train at Alexanderplatz |
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| A Pug who warmed up to me while I walking the Kururstendamm - a lengthy shopping avenue |
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| Cool building and Tram in Berlin |
Friday, June 29, 2012
I took the Underground at to the Olympic Stadium today. It was about a 30 minute ride from East Berlin.
The current Olympiastadion was originally built for the 1936 Summer Olympics in the southern part of the Reichssportfeld (today Olympiapark Berlin). During World War II, the area suffered little damage.
The site was renovated in the early 2000's for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On January 9, 2002, construction workers found an unexploded World War II bomb buried beneath a section of seating. It was defused outside the stadium by Berlin police!
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| Berlin Olympiastadion |
The current Olympiastadion was originally built for the 1936 Summer Olympics in the southern part of the Reichssportfeld (today Olympiapark Berlin). During World War II, the area suffered little damage.
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| Amazingly this "self shot" came out pretty well! |
The site was renovated in the early 2000's for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On January 9, 2002, construction workers found an unexploded World War II bomb buried beneath a section of seating. It was defused outside the stadium by Berlin police!
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| Looking towards the sky on a hot summer day! |
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