I love the architecture mix in Hamburg downtown.
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| Spiegel Haus |
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| Bleichenbrücke |
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| Michaelisbrücke |
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| Feldstraße |
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| Bunker Feldstraße |
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| Sievekingplatz |
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| Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck von Arthur Bock auf dem Sievekingplatz |
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| Unilever Haus vom Sievekinplatz |
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| Hoheluftschaussee |
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| Hoheluftbrücke |
Hamburg means life at the waterside. The USk Hamburg meets often in such points and here is a collection of my sketches from the last year.
After our trip to La Gomera got canceled last year, I was really looking forward to this year's trip. We planned to stay in Valle Gran Rey for six weeks. Six weeks in January / Febuary - a real and truly sought-after escape from the weather in Hamburg during this time.
This time we booked a nice flat in La Puntilla. From the balcony we could see the mountain on the left side
and to the right side, we overlooked the street with its shops and palm trees. Whereas, in the front of us, there was quite a big field of bananas and other fruit trees.
There always was a bar at the end or half-way through a tour. One of our favorite was Bar Victoria in El Cercado. His pan con tomate y jamon was a real highlight for us.
And after such a long hike, we usually stayed in Valle Gran Ray the day after, where it was particularly crowded of tourists this year.
We were bathing, reading, sketching and just hanging around and planning our hike for the next day.
Adios y hasta el proximo año.
This collection of cards of the last 20 years ist actually our family chronic.
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After two years, it was time to visit my most beloved uncle P. in Leamington Spa, England. As the pandemic is not over unfortunately, it was a lot of bureaucracy overcome and digital forms to find and fill out. We flew to England, planning to stay there for six days.
I was looking forward to see my uncle again and to walk around in Leamington Spa. I love this little town and I imagined sitting in the beautiful parks, sketching the many manifestations of autumn. I wanted to sketch the English houses with their many chimneys and the beautifully colorful shop entrances.
Well, things took a different pathway when this text came up on my phone: „NHS Test and Trace has identified you as a contact of someone who has recently tested positive for COVID-19. You must now stay at home and self-isolate for 10 days from the date of your ….“
So we stayed at home. We changed our flights. The six days became ten and instead of sketching colorful trees and houses in Leamington Spa, I got busy sketching corners in the beautiful apartment of my uncle P.
Although not according to plan, we've had a great family quality time. Perhaps this is the price of travelling in a pandemic - after all I was lucky to be able to go at all!
