Kings Lynn 

 

More  impressions from Ely

- Oliver Cromwell lived here -

A very special building...Ely Cathedral. It's just amazing!

We've been very lucky that day. All the way from Standsted to Ely the clouds wouldn't go away. A few miles before we reached Ely the sun came out! 

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Wir Glücklichen! Den ganzen Weg von Stansted bis Ely war der Himmel wolkenverhangen. Doch kurz vor unserem Eintreffen in der kleinen Stadt kam die Sonne zum Vorschein! 

The Nave is impression in itself (164m) but the ceiling is stunning! 

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Das Kirchenschiff allein ist beeindruckend...und erst die Decke!

Very unique is the Octagon-Tower. We visited a lot of churches and cathedrals troughout UK but I never saw something like that. It's due to a catastrophy because in 1322 the original tower collapsed. It took 18 years to build the new, octagon tower. 

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Einzigartig ist auch der achteckige Vierungsturm. Im Jahr 1322 stürzte der Originalturm ein und es dauerte 18 Jahre, diesen neuen, sehr schweren Turm zu bauen. 

I loved the blue light on the massive pillar...it was created by the sunlight that fell through the window

Ely Cathdral

Winter am Rhein

Just a few pics from a Sunday-Excursion...

Pfalzgreifenstein - a castle in the middle of the river which was built as a toll station

(Read more on Wiki...in English...in German)

Impressions from the island in the river

All pics by Jay

Leicester Square at night

Even though there is a lot of building going on at Leicester Square, you can still have a wonderful evening and enjoy everything around the square. There're a lot of restaurants and shops, big cinemas and pubs, people and light and sound...

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Obwohl am Leicester Square noch heftig gebaut wird, kann man trotz allem den Platz und alles was er zu bieten hat, genießen. Es gibt jede Menge Restaurants, Geschäfte, tolle Kinos, Pubs und Menschen und Lichter und Geräusche...

If you'll ever be there...don't forget to go 

HERE

Sewing Machines

Strolling through the streets of Notting Hill we've found a unique way to decorate shop-windows...

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Bei unserem Bummel durch Notting Hill fanden wir eine Schaufenster Dekoration der besonderen Art...

There must've been hundreds of sewing machines...in the windows, on the wall, we spotted sewing machines all around the shop - it looked amazing! 

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Das mussten hunderte Nähmaschinen sein, in den Schaufenstern, an der Wand...einfach überall! 

Most of them were Singer sewing machines

AllSaints Spitalfield

Notting Hill

Unbelievable - I've never been there before! So Keeper and I hopped on a bus and went to Notting Hill Gate and after checking things out we threw ourselfs into the crowd! It seemed that everybody loves "Portobello Road"!! 

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Ich war vorher noch nie in Notting Hill - kaum zu glauben. Keeper und ich sprangen also in einen Bus und fuhren bis Notting Hill Gate. Nachdem wir uns orientiert hatten, stürzten wir uns sofort ins Getümmel. Scheinbar ist die "Portobello Road" sehr beliebt :-) 

We loved the tiny coloured houses along the road! 

I guess nobody noticed this sign! 

Hang out to dry !!