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Iceland: Along the roads (Golden Circle, part1/2)

Just got into my car and drove along the road. It’s a popular circuit route called the ‚Golden Cirlcle‘.

I stopped along the way, where the landscape was beautiful, the place had to offer some points of interests or also just for the Iceland horses.

At the Kerid crater, a strong, icy wind reminded me on the country i’m in. It kept this way all day. But maybe it was the reason not seeing many tourists around. Most of them just jumped out of their big, comfortable busses for a quick photo snap. Also at Skalholt Cathedral i was completely on myself.

More highlights are the icy Gullfoss waterfall and the hot geysir, as well the Thingvellir Nationalpark, where two continents drifts apart. Literally.

Februar 9, 2024Februar 9, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: europe, history, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, travelTags: church, continentaldrift, crater, geysir, goldencircle, gullfoss, iceland, kerid, keridcrater, landscape, nature, overland, renebauerphotography, reportage, selfoss, skalholt, skalholtvcathedral, snow, thingvellir, Travel, waterfall, winter, winteriniceland Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Winter In Turkey: Cappadocia

Winter in Turkey Impressions #9: Cappadocia

Januar 12, 2024Januar 5, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, history, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, tradition, travel, turkeyTags: anatolia, ancient, caves, church, landscape, nature, overland, reportage, rock, rockhouses, tinatortuga, Travel, turkey, winterinturkey Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Winter In Turkey: Tarsus

Winter In Turkey Impression #6: Tarsus offers not only historical places like the ‚Cleopatra’s Gate‘, but i was also lucky to meet a friend there, who explained me everything about the sweet „Künefe“.

Januar 9, 2024Januar 5, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, history, landscape, portrait, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travel, turkey, urbanlifeTags: anatolia, church, citylife, cleopatra, cleopatrasgate, künefe, landscape, nature, overland, people, portraits, renebauerphotography, reportage, roadtrip, tarsus, tinatortuga, Travel, turkey, waterfall Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Winter In Turkey: Kas and Demre

Winter in Turkey Impressions #5: A friend from Istanbul spent some times in Kas. I followed his invitation and he kindly showed me around in the area. One of the highlights was also the Church of Saint Nicholas from Demre, the real ‚Santa Claus‘, who was kind to children and gave them gifts.

Januar 8, 2024Januar 5, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, humansofplanetearth, landscape, Middle East, nature, portrait, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, tradition, travel, turkey, urbanlifeTags: beach, boats, cats, church, coast, demre, harbor, kas, kekova, landscape, nature, overland, people, port, portraits, renebauerphotography, reportage, roadtrip, saintnicholas, sea, simena, simenakalesi, tinatortuga, Travel, turkey 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

Norway – Via Vindhellavegen To Borgund

It was on a random chat with another tourist, when i heard about that wooden Borgund Stave Church. Let’s go there i thought, followed the rainbow and found my way via the fantastic Vindahellvegen to that awesome wooden church.

Dezember 7, 2023Dezember 6, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, history, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travelTags: borgund, bridge, church, europe, hiking, jotunheimen, nature, northerneurope, norway, overland, people, rainbow, renebauerphotography, reportage, roadtrip, scandinavia, stavechurch, tinatortuga, Travel, vindhella, vindhellavegen, woodenchurch Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Norway – Trondheim With Olavsfest

I was expecting a crowd in Trondheim, but little knew about the Olavsfest, what was held on that particular weekend. The famous Nidaros Cathedral was overrun by spectators and entry tickets were sold out for the day. But there was still a lively market place to visit.

Not far from the cathedral flows the river Nidelva, which divides the city in two parts. The old city bridge ‚Gamle Bybro‘ connects them and leads to the neighborhood Bakklandet, what’s certainly worth a visit.

After a long day strolling around, enjoying street life and drinking coffee with sweets, i was longing for a calm place again. Luckily i found a nice hike in the hilly forest just outside of the city. The gentle rain that started to fall didn’t even bother me, but it also gave me a beautiful rainbow.

Dezember 3, 2023November 30, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, landscape, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travel, urbanlifeTags: bakklandet, bridge, cafe, cathedral, church, coffee, europe, forest, gamlebybro, hiking, landscape, nature, nidaros, nidaroscathedral, nidelva, northerneurope, norway, olavsfest, oldcitybridge, overland, people, portraits, rainbow, renebauerphotography, reportage, river, scandinavia, tinatortuga, Travel, trondheim Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Estonia – Tallinn

On my way north i had also a brief visit of the Estonian capital Tallinn.

Just see some impressions i got from here…

November 23, 2023November 19, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, history, humansofplanetearth, portrait, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, tradition, travel, urbanlifeTags: balticstates, bordercrossing, cafe, capital, cappuccino, castle, cathedral, church, city, citywalk, easteurope, estonia, hill, marketplace, northerneurope, oldtown, overland, people, portraits, renebauerphotography, reportage, stroll, tinatortuga, tourist, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum

Settled in a big forest just outside of Riga is the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum.

It supposed to be one of the oldest and biggest in the world and held typically buildings and cultural goods from all part of the country.

Beside gathering knowledge and many interesting facts about Latvia and its culture, it’s also a beautiful walk in the woods, what was very welcome after the days in the hustling city.

November 22, 2023November 19, 2023 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, landscape, nature, portrait, reportage, roadtrip, tradition, travel, urbanlifeTags: balticstates, building, church, culture, easteurope, ethnographic, farmhouse, forest, handicraft, landscape, latvia, nature, northerneurope, openairmuseum, overland, people, portraits, renebauerphotography, reportage, riga, tradition, Travel, windmill, wood, woodenhouse Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Latvia – Riga

I played tourist in Riga.

Just strolling trough the old town, looked at historical building, visited churches and parks and learned a bit from its history.

Not going to bore you with many details about Riga, what you could find in a better way online, but post some impressions on my walk trough the city, before i found a quite place for the night just at the bank of the river Daugava.