Europe - Views of the old world
Assorted images from Spain, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and other weird places.
Row your boat
The river La Riera divides the city into Upper town and Lower town.
Palma, Spain
Against the wind
Hirtshals, Denmark
Top of the world
A beautiful early morning in the snowy mountains.
Snowboarding in Hemsedal, Norway
Ice ice baby
Opera House in Oslo, Norway
Unyielding
This bridge crosses the Rhine river. It is the most heavily used railway bridge in Germany, since it connects Hauptbahnhof and Messe/Deutz stations. It was also one of the most inportant bridges during World War II, until destroyed by German engineers during the Allied assault in 1945.
Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne
Tidal homes
Since estate is very expensive, many chose the houseboat alternative for a life in the canals.
Amsterdam
Reach for the sky
This is the largest church in Germany. Construction began in 1248 to store the remains of the three wise men (Melchior, Balthazar and Gaspar), brought from Milan by the Roman Emperor Barbarossa in 1164.
Kölner Dom
Where ocean pulls me close
The northernmost part of Denmark is named Grenen, a small slice of mud where two oceans meet: Skagerrak and Kattegatt.
Skagen, Denmark
Across the Rhine
Mittlere Brücke from 1226 is one of the oldest Rhine crossings.
Basel
Urban cartoon
A colorful house in southern Leipzig, Germany
Old and new
Bellver Castle is visible from many parts of the city, towering above the waterfront promenade Passeig Maritim.
The port of Palma, Spain
Take a chill pill
-20 degrees Celcius and a strong wind really wakes you up in the morning.
Reine in Hemsedal, Norway
Palm avenue
Avenue de Gabriel Roca in Palma, Spain
Above the senate
The cathedral at Senate square in Helsinki, Finland
Mayhem
What was the sculptor smoking anyway?
Vigeland installation within Frogner Park in Oslo, Norway
Bay of prey
The harbor of Narvik is free of ice all year due to the Gulf Stream. Also being an export harbor for Swedish iron, it became a target of strategic importance during World War II. Many German destroyers were sunk into these cold waters in April 1940.
Narvik, Norway
Man with a hat
One of many statues in Helsinki.
Helsinki
The white tower
Kastrup airport
Tossed
The Monolith Plateau features 36 figure groups, surrounding The Monolith itself which took 14 years to accomplish and was unveiled in 1944, featuring 121 human figures.
Vigeland installation within Frogner Park in Oslo, Norway
Wish you were here
A beautiful spring day along the water.
Overgaden Neden Vandet, Copenhagen
Keeping an eye out
Randers, Denmark
Cozy living
Hemsedal, Norway
By the waterfront
Aker Brygge in Oslo, Norway
Heaven is a place on earth
Probably the strangest pancakes in the world?
The Pancake Bakery at Prinsengracht, Amsterdam
Dinner with a view
Narvik is located below the mountain Rombakkstötta (1300 meters high) and this restaurant is located at 653 meters.
Fjällheisrestaurangen in Narvik, Norway
Rising above the mud
Kronborg is a castle situated on a small island just off the coast of Denmark. It was the model for Elsinore in Hamlet, and according to legend it is the final resting place of Danish king Holger Danske, who fought side by side with Charlemagne against the Saracens.
Helsingör, Denmark
City on the edge of forever
The most remote birthday celebration I've ever attended.
The village of Svolvaer in Lofoten, Norway
The two towers
Christiansborg to the right might be impressive, but the Dragon Spire on the left completely steals the show. It consists of the tails of four dragons twined together, reaching a height of 56 meter.
Copenhagen
Gently down the slope
Snowboarding in Hemsedal, Norway