by Kirsten K. Kester | Jan 11, 2015 | Europe
Smiling Sun In the 1970’s there were fears of war, environmental disasters and nuclear power. In response to Sweden’s opening of the Barsebäck nuclear power-station in 1975, dreams of a green planet with peace and justice; inspired many to engage in...
by Kirsten K. Kester | Jan 4, 2015 | Europe
The Trabant Today the Trabant is in some cases, trendy or cult for collectors to buy. Some think of the car as a joke. But I assure you the people in former GDR waiting for a new car up to ten years did not think of it as a joke. Due to the long waiting period...
by Kirsten K. Kester | Nov 16, 2014 | Europe
Umbrella in the alley For the past six month I’ve been suffering from concussion so no travel for me at the moment. I just found this picture I took in Naples, Italy some years back, and I immediately got a smile on my face … I know, it’s just an...
by Kirsten K. Kester | Oct 20, 2014 | Europe
Gaudí’s Barcelona Antoni Gaudí ( 25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) a Spanish Catalan architect from Reus and a known practitioner of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí’s works reflect an individualized and distinctive style. Gaudí’s work was influenced by his...
by Kirsten K. Kester | Sep 8, 2014 | Europe
The Wall I was in Berlin the first time in July 1990 – Berlin Wall had fallen eight months earlier. Roger Waters had in July 1989 declared that the only way he would revive a live performance of The Wall, Pink Floyd’s album was ” if the Berlin Wall fell”; – that...
by Kirsten K. Kester | Aug 21, 2014 | Europe
Fearsome Vikings Once the Danes were the fearsome Vikings, today the country is a modern metropolis. Denmark is a small country of just 43,094 square kilometers. approximately 5.5 million inhabitants. Nevertheless, Denmark has many dialects and people may find it...