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Taiwan: Lost Place On Lü Dao

There’s one last place i wanted show you on Lü Dao.

Okay, actually two. Because there’s also this small cave, called Guanyin Cave, which considered to be holy and worth a short stopp anyway.

And then there’s the tipp i got. An abandoned house on a hill near the lighthouse. There’s no road up there, just a path overgrown by dense bush. It took me awhile to find my way up to the hill, but it was completely worth it. That ‚lost place‘ appeared a beautiful spot for a quite hour or so. It would be also a nice sunset point. But i preferred another coffee on my favorite place @coffeestray

März 22, 2024März 22, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, culture, landscape, nature, reportage, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: abandoned, altar, Asia, cave, coffeestray, graffiti, graffitiart, greenisland, hiuse, island, landscape, lüdao, lighthouse, lostplace, nature, overgrown, renebauerphotography, reportage, sea, shrine, sunset, taiwan, Travel, wallart Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Danmark – Impressions From Copenhagen

No comments needed, just impressions from my stay in beautiful, bustling and interesting Copenhagen:

Photos taken at:

Little Mermaid
Kastellet
Frederik’s Church
Nyhaven
Radhuspladsen
Freetown Christiania
Tivoli Gardens
and other places

Dezember 10, 2023Dezember 10, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, history, humansofplanetearth, nature, portrait, reportage, roadtrip, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: christiania, church, copenhagen, danmark, europe, freetownchristiania, history, kastellet, landscape, littlemermaid, mermaid, monuments, northerneurope, nyhaven, oldtown, overland, people, portraits, renebauerphotography, reportage, scandinavia, sightseeing, tivoli, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Sweden – Stockholm

In Stockholm i bumped into the Pride Parade unexpectedly. I spent long time to watch them passing by and photographing. Watch the photos from that event, which i posted earlier:

The Pride Parade in Stockholm

But of course i visited also the world famous Vasa Museum and the old town of Stockholm.

Dezember 8, 2023Dezember 7, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, history, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travel, UncategorizedTags: city, docks, europe, haven, history, landscape, museum, northerneurope, oldtown, overland, palace, people, port, portraits, renebauerphotography, reportage, royalguard, royality, scandinavia, stockholm, sweden, Travel, vasa, vasamuseum Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Norway – Most Northern Point Of Europe

Who was expecting to see now the famous North Cape will be disappointed, because I was talking about the most northern point on mainland Europe. And this is in fact at the lighthouse Sletness Fyr, which also is the northernmost mainland lighthouse on Earth!

It’s situated outside the small fisher village Gamvik. What is now a fairly busy tourist region, the village was only accessible by boat until they build a road in the 1980’s. But nowadays it’s a long, but easy drive trough stunning, barren landscape. Especially in summer time, when i was traveling there. To my surprise my weather app told me, the sun still won’t set for the next few days up there, and this was end of July. No hurry to find a place for overnight, since there won’t be a ’night‘ anyway.

Once reached the town, i found also an abandoned fortification from World War II. This region near the Russian border had a strategical importance. From there it was only a couple kilometers to get to the lighthouse, and get a coffee at the busy, but cosy restaurant.

A walk along the windy coast brought me finally to the most northern point of mainland Europe, since the Northern Cape is actually on a island, but read more about it in my next post.

November 26, 2023November 21, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: europe, nature, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travel, UncategorizedTags: europe, gamvik, landscape, landscapephotography, nature, northerneurope, norway, overland, renebauerphotography, reportage, scandinavia, sletness, sletnessfyr, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Stockholm Pride 2023

Recently i visited Stockholm and just bumped in the Stockholm Pride Parade.

The solidarity of the people with the LGBTQIA+ community was overwhelming. Not only the many spectactors are supporting this movements, but also many groups from police forces alike as from resque teams, fire fighters and also military gave their supporting statement by joining in the parade.

Among all the colorful people there were also some political statements and fight paroles for the oppressed ones.

Over all it was a happy and joyful event with lots of dancing and laughing people, who all wants the same as humans: peace, respect and equal rights.

August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, Fashion, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, portrait, reportage, travel, UncategorizedTags: dance, equality, lgbt, lgbtqia+, music, people, pride, pride2023, prideparade, renebauerphotography, respect, scandinavia, stockholm, stockholmpride2023, sweden, trance, Travel 1 Kommentar

Israel – Eilat, beach town at the Red Sea

After a long drive trough the Negev desert along the Jordan border, the road ends in Eilat at the Red Sea.

It appears as holiday destination like so many others on this world. Israeli and tourists all over the world coming here for some relaxing days, parties or a foodie weekend at the sea.

There’s not much more than the beaches in front of big hotels, food courts and bars. The landscape around is stunning tho. If you get on an elevated point you can overlook the Red Sea and its riparian states, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. All within a coastline of approximately 35 km.

April 9, 2023April 8, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: food, gastronomy, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, landscape, Middle East, nature, reportage, roadtrip, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: beach, beachlife, egypt, eilat, fun, holiday, hotel, israel, jordan, middleeast, negev, palmtree, party, redsea, renebauerphotography, roadtrip, saudiarabia, sea, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Israel – Tsukim, the art village in the desert

Nothing else better than a good coffee for starting a new day. Even better in beautiful or interesting surrounding.

It’s happened i got an overnight stay just in Tsukim, just near the gate to the art village. And it’s just happened i woke up there on a Friday morning, the day when the art village is open for public, as they told me.

The Artists‘ Colony of Tsukim, also know as Zuqim, lies in the Negev desert, far away from a bigger settlement. A perfect place to follow your inspiration and create artsy stuff, as also more handy ones, like roasting coffee.

And coffee i got in the gallery, where beautiful landscape pictures of winterly Turkey were displayed. Ironically i did travel in Turkey just before and was fleeing the cold, while i enjoy the pictures here in the desert now.

Later i roamed trough the little shops, talked with a few artist and admired their art work. Paintings, pottery, fairy puppets, jewelry and wonderful creatures and things made from natural materials. And this coffee roastery, owned by a nice guy and his father. A good reason to stop by for another espresso.

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, food, gastronomy, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, landscape, Middle East, portrait, reportage, tradition, travel, UncategorizedTags: art, artcolony, artstuff, artvillage, coffee, Desert, isreal, jewelry, landscape, middleeast, nature, negev, painting, people, pottery, renebauerphotography, reportage, roastery, shops, Travel, tzukim, zuqim Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

The Wall – Art between Israel and Palestine

„There’s a sniper observing the area“ the Palestinian guide was pointing to the watchtower at the wall corner.

From there, a huge wall expands on both directions. This wall, also known as West Bank Barrier , was build by Israel for security reasons, as they claim. For the Palestinians it’s rather an act of segregation and further restriction of their freedom.

On the Palestinian side, it became a canvas for graffiti art. Palestinian and international artists put their messages and art on it, making it a huge board of resistance and shout for more freedom and peace.

März 26, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, reportage, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: ahedtamini, art, banksy, banksyangels, barrier, bethlehem, freepalestine, graffiti, graffitiart, israel, leilakahled, middleeast, nelsonmandela, occupation, palestine, renebauerphotography, segragation, ShireenAbuAkleh, wall, westbank, westbankbarrier Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Palestine – Bethlehem, Banksy and Jesus

There’s quite a controversy about the birthday of Jesus. While some historian beliefs it was actually in Nazaraeth, where he supposed to spend also his youth, other stays with the place written in the Gospels: Bethlehem.

After entering the city trough heavy guarded check-points, we stopped at one of the best known graffiti by the anonymous artist Banksy.

‚The Flower Thrower‘

The main program lead to the spot where, according to the gospels and the belief of christians, Jesus was born in a little shack. Around this place a big church with several units and chapels were build.

This Church Of The Nativity has different section according to different Christians churches, similar like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old Jerusalem. And like there, here too they have this agreement of ‚Staus Quo‘.

März 25, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, history, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, landscape, reportage, roadtrip, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: banksy, believers, bethlehem, birthplace, checkpoint, church, churchofnativity, faith, grafiti, holy, holyplace, israel, middleeast, mosaic, mural, palestine, pilgrimage, pilgrims, renebauerphotography, Travel, urban Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Palestine – Jordan River, where Jesus got baptized, maybe.

A big crowd was gathered at the small, brown muddy river. It’s supposed to be the place, where Jesus got baptized in the Jordan river. These groups of believers obviously want follow their religion idol by get also blessed in that dirty water.

There’s a singing, praying and even screaming all over the crowd. A few standing in the water, all in white clothes, and holding the believers. Some seemed to hesitate, but loud prayers demanding to the supposing daemons to leave. Then, in a quick move, the priest dived the believer backwards into the river. A guy with a horn blows a deep tone to announce the new baptized, while the crowd was cheering and the singing is swelling in excitement.

The Jordan river is the border to the state of Jordan too. At the other side there’s also a small access to the river. The wooden platform is smaller and much less crowded. The few tourists from Jordan side was watching and filming the event. In between, there was a lonely guy, a bit off the crowd dipping himself into the river. When he reappeared he looked around, seemed to be almost a bit lost.