
Frankfurt’s cathedral, constructed between 1250 and 1514, is seen on Oct. 24 behind buildings of which most were built after 1945. From 1562 to 1792 the cathedral, in German ‘Dom’, was the site where German emperors were crowned.

Frankfurt’s cathedral, constructed between 1250 and 1514, is seen on Oct. 24 behind buildings of which most were built after 1945. From 1562 to 1792 the cathedral, in German ‘Dom’, was the site where German emperors were crowned.

Sunset at the Staedel art museum in Frankfurt, Oct. 23, seen through an acrylic glass lens which is part of a work by late German artist Adolf Luther.

A dog wallows in the grass while a woman tries to take a picture on the top of the Feldberg, the highest mountain of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany, Oct.22.The dog is actually a Bernese Cattle Dog, a Swiss breed. A part of Switzerland is seen in the hazy background.

The Haslach, a little river in the southern Black Forest, cuts through rocks on its way along a canyon, Oct.21. There is also a narrow hiking trail on its northern banks. (Exposure time 1 second, the camera was resting on one of the slippery rocks)

Hiking the Wutachschlucht canyon in the southern part of the Black Forest near the border between Germany and Switzerland on a rainy day, Oct.20.