At the Jamaa el Fna, the square and market place in Marrakesh’s medina quarter, Morocco, Mar.25
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Marrakesh and the atlas mountains
The Atlas mountains can be seen from the rooftop of Marrakesh’s Museum of Photography, Mar.25.
Erfurt with a touch of Color
Last Tuesday (Mar.22) a job took me to Erfurt, the captital of the federal state of Thuringia. On that very dull and gray day it seemed to be a city with just a touch of color.
A carrot for the donkey
A donkey is being fed a carrot at the Opelzoo in Kronberg near Frankfurt.
Gold Aureus by Brutus
This admittedly is not a great picture for I had no macro lens with me (at an undisclosed place in Frankfurt) when I was was shown this gold Aureus minted around 42 BC by Brutus, commemorating the assassination of Caesar. On its reverse side there is the cap of liberty (pileus), traditionally given to one who has been freed from slavery, and two daggers, recalling Cassius and Brutus as the principal conspirators.
At the time, it was worth twenty-five denarii, the equivalent of a month’s pay for a Roman legionary. Today, the tiny coin might be worth 2 million euros (or dollars).
As the Crow flies
A crow flies in Frankfurt, Mar.10.
Reality enhanced
A man films Burg Eltz Castle near Wierschem with his mobile, March 4. The medieval castle dates back to the 12th century and is still owned by a branch of the same family that lived here 33 generations ago.
Sunrise in Frankfurt
Two birds fly past the rising sun in Frankfurt, March 4, while a plane leaves its contrails in the morning sky.
What pets are paid for
Nicky the cat licks its paws in an armchair in Frankfurt, Feb.26.
(Nikon Coolpix A in macro mode)
Lone Duck
A duck swims on the Main river in Frankfurt Feb.24. In the background the illuminated city skyline.
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