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On a tea Not particularly inviting, but still existing: A teahouse in Faizabad with seating and kebab grill. | Afghanistan Category | city
Fluorescent House Storm clouds and evening light in the Speicherstadt in Hamburg Category | city
Water passage Late summer at the Fleet Eriscusgraben in Hamburg Category | city

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(Wong)Traffic View from the new office in the SPIEGEL publishing house: Right next to the hydrogen filling station, the evening rush hour traffic in Hamburg is jammed. Category | city
Arabic Harbor Hafenstadt Sur am Indischen Ozean: Blick über den Hafen-Kanal auf den Stadtteil Al-Ayjah. Der selbe Blick in der Nacht hier.... Category | city, water
Silence in the hustle On the way in the narrow streets of the medina away from the overcrowded souks in Marrakesh. | Morocco Category | city
Nordic Alley In the alleys of Schleswig: St. Peter's Cathedral is one of the most important architectural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Category | city
Rooftop Reception Auf der Mauer des el-Badi Palasts: Blick über die Dächer der Medina in Marrakesh mit ihren Dachgärten und Innenhöfen. |... Category | city
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Quiet times in Kabul Memory of the TV Hill above the capital of Afghanistan. Actually, it is not possible for most people to go to the Koh-e-Asamayi,... Category | blog, city
City Canyon In the streets of Dubai | UAE Category | city

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Disappeared The story of the beloved and hated City-Hof in Hamburg. Directly at the intersection of Deichtorplatz and Steintorwall stood the city skyscrapers. than... Category | blog, city
Between thick clay Along the Fort of Nizwa: At the slightly cooler evening hour, the first people appear and the alleys and streets fill... Category | city
Tea and souvenir In a secluded place in Nizwa you can have a hot tea next to a souvenir shop and the chirping of the... Category | city
Arab Rampart Passage to the fort in Nizwa: The walls and buildings were built within twelve years over an underground river and... Category | city
Sand on both sides Beach road in Salalah: Shadowless and built-up, not necessarily inviting the beach on the Indian Ocean. A little later, when you can see the urban... Category | city
Breakfast in El Raval The El Raval district of Barcelona is one of the most densely populated districts. With its narrow development of factories and... Category | city
Between the stones Walk through the small town of Rab on the island of Rab. | Croatia Category | city
Summer Mountains View over the city of Jabal-Os-Saraj: In the background the four-thousanders of the Hindu Kush. | Afghanistan Category | city
Living in Beer On the outskirts of Zagreb: Karlovačko is one of the most famous beer brands in Croatia and the main brand of the Karlovačka pivovara brewery in... Category | architecture, city

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The Time of History View of the front of the houses opposite the Capitol in Havana. The improvised city bus is also available for departure. |... Category | city
Villages and loess Village on the Kunduz River: Shortly after Pul-i-Khumbri, driving along the loess mountains in Baghlan province. | Afghanistan Category | village
The humming in the morning A singing man accompanies himself clapping on the wall of a house in the winding alleys of Marrakesh's medina. | Morocco Category | people
Last View One last time this view from my office of a part of the Hafencity in Hamburg: After a major clean-up operation, the... Category | city
Glass versus brick The central square Stortorget in the small town of Östersund is framed with a mixture of modern and old architecture. |... Category | city
In the end, socialism View from the Plaza de San Francisco de Asís through the alleys of Old Havana to the Capitol... Category | architecture, city
Landing At the pier in the village of Muang Ngoy: The only way to this village is via the river Nam Ou. Of... Category | water
When evening falls View through the Old Town of Havana at sunset. | Cuba Category | city
Behind the facades Away from the tourist paths in the alleys of Mutrah. | Oman Category | city
Vitamin Bombs Winter evening in the bazaar of Taloqan: The scene belongs to the evening when an exit barrier was imposed in the city because... Category | bazaar, night
Asphalt Evening On the way back to the city of Ourzazate: After a small trip to the Draa Valley and a little adventure, we are... Category | city
Afternoon in the cool alleys Between the walls of the houses in Kunduz, winding alleys with ditches stretch along. The trenches serve as drainage, as... Category | city
Sweet Warmth Summer day in Kunduz: Mirabelles are the only fruit on this bazaar mile. At almost 45 degrees, the stone fruit has a... Category | bazaar
Fast Thai Phat Thai cooking in a street kitchen in Bangkok: rice noodles with fresh, fried vegetables and Thai spiced | Thailand Category | night
Ships in the Residential Area Idiosyncratic architecture in Porto Rafti in the coastal town of Ostattika. The name of the place comes from the offshore island of Rafti.... Category | architecture, city
Peace and Courage Sunset in the streets of Kunduz: Hopefully a sign of a more peaceful time in the country. A lot more is needed for this... Category | city
Private, Private Dining in Havana: Paladares are private restaurants that have been more or less legal in Cuba since the 1990s.... Category | city

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Fits and Full Entrance to a furniture bazaar in Kunduz: A typical Afghan-style truck is shunted into a gate for unloading. | Afghanistan Category | Everyday life
Time that does not change Sukhemvit 9 in Bangkok: I've snapped this scene before, years before, in 2013 I was in the same district and was... Category | people, city
The Glass City Street canyon in Abu Dhabi: Glass and concrete is the predominant building material. Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is located... Category | city
Golden Hour The Rama VIII Bridge in Bangkok just before sunset: it consists of a single 160-meter-high pylon, which is surrounded by a gilded... Category | architecture, city
In the alley Rua do Carmo: Hustle and bustle in the traffic-calmed old town of Lisbon. | Portugal Category | city
The Journey of Others Behind the beautiful facades of the large hotels and shopping malls in Bangkok's Watthana district, people live under simple and poor... Category | city
Golden Crossroads Access to Shwedagon Pagoda: The pagoda is also called Shwedagon-Paya and is the most important sacral building and the religious center of Myanmar... Category | city
Time for... A few residents talk about a corner of the house in Trinidad. The massage salon in the adjoining house is still closed. On the square... Category | people, city
Day for small items and junk Every day there is a flea market in the side streets of the small town of Trinidad. The offer consists of antique, unique and... Category | people
Lights of a city Somehow, the electricity has to flow – also in Havana. | Cuba Category | city
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Noon, tranquillity and panorama Arcades of the Museo de Historia Municipal: This so-called city museum is an old, neoclassical villa, first rich Cubans and later... Category | blog
Old Rhone Stones The village was founded in the 5th century. In the years 1265 to 1309, the Pont Saint-Esprit was built over the Rhone... Category | city