It was time again. The anual city festival was held last weekend. As it has become tradition, the merchands bridge (which gives the festival its name) again was decorated with an art project. 1000 colourful paper cranes had been installed between the bridges houses.
An early morning bike ride was needed to get this shot without people.
After last weeks massive sun flares, polar lights were predicted for the weekend. Even down to central Europe. I first saw a glimmer at 10 PM and instantly took a photo with my phone in night mode. That was the jaw dropping moment. Did I really witnessed polar lights for the first time in my life? The whole photo had a violet glow on it.
I instantly went up, set up my DSLR and took some more pictures out of the roof top window. Amazing. I frequently checked the situation throughout the next hours.
Around 1 AM the whole sky was glowing and those typical “columns” were visible by naked eye. Awesone! I grabbed my gear and went out to have a wider view and less light polution. This is what I got. Happy with the outcome and another tick off my bucket list: polar lights.
Spring is approaching! At least on some days. Took this a few weeks ago while being on a bike ride. Feels so relieving, every year, when the dark winter gets pushed away by the spring and days are getting longer. Day by day.
After a few years break, I went to the annual “winter lights” event at the ega-park again this winter. I mean, it was in winter time but it did not feel like winter. At least on that day.
Lovely to see how the event spreads more and more over the park with every year. Almost the whole park was being illuminated by various light installations and animations.
As it was an unusual mild day, it had been a comfortable walk through the park with enough patience to find beautiful details. And some delicious Thuringian street food of course. Haven’t eaten a Bratwurst since months at that time.
Nature spilled the paint pot and I like it.
After two years pandemic break, the annual city festival was back. And so the decoration was. On that medival merchant’s bridge, or Krämerbrücke, which gives the festival its name.
Glad all those road side flower beds throughout the city, made for last years BUGA, are still there and blooming again.
Perfect timing for visiting egaparks “Japanese garden”. All those blooming cherry trees. Lovely to look at.
Almost no need to visit Antelope Canyon. Nah, just kidding. But still well made and definitely worth a visit.
Taken in the Sanakil desert and jungle house at egapark Erfurt.
Hello spring. 🌸