Portals to the Past~

On February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 By cindy knokeIn Conservation, EXTERIOR & INTERIOR DESIGN, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, TRAVEL REVIEWS246 Comments

(Bamberg Germany)
Europe is full of exquisite antique doorways.

(Budapest, Hungary)
These doorways to the past,

(Budapest)
are testaments,

(Nuremberg, Germany)
to artistry,

(Regensburg, Germany)
attention to detail,

(Regensburg, Germany)
craftsmanship,

(Budapest)
and love of beauty.

(Passau, Germany)
They represent a respect for artistry too often missing in our modern world.

(Passau, Germany)
Hoping these portals to the past,

(Marksburg Castle, Germany)
bring beauty and cheers to you~

Schöne Deutschland ~

On November 17, 2015November 17, 2015 By cindy knokeIn MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, TRAVEL REVIEWS214 Comments

I have purchased a German Laptop.

At least the keyboard has the umlaut.

I had to download my Sony photo editing software in German which is not easy.

But hey, my German vocabulary is rapidly improving!

Check out the gorgeous Rhine and some scenes from beautiful Germany in mid-November.

Wurtzberg and the river Main.

Germany is lovely in late fall.

Cheers um Sie aus Deutschland!

I Didn’t Even Buy One Mary Jane Lollipop in Amsterdam….

On November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 By cindy knokeIn MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, TRAVEL REVIEWS222 Comments

So how can I explain what happened next in Cologne Germany?

We just arrived from Amsterdam and went to visit the Koln Cathedral.

The cathedral was locked!

All of these strange,

phantasmagorical-creatures were around.

They were acting wild.

Crazy.

I mean this is Germany on a weekday in November!

Do you think I got a lollipop by mistake?

Or maybe it’s just CHEERS to you from CARNIVAL in amazing Koln Deutschland!

(On a big bummer note, my laptop broke. A nice Bulgarian person let me use his laptop to download some photos and send this post to you with no editing. I am traveling in small German towns with no idea when I can buy a new laptop, hopefully before I hit Slovakia. So until then, I am abroad and adrift, laptopless, and missing you and your posts terrifically~