Lichterfest Stuttgart

Every July the Killesberg park hosts the popular Lichterfest Stuttgart. Thousands of lanterns are placed around the park, decorating the park for a variety of family activities throughout. After dark, there is a fireworks show accompanied by music. Visitors often bring blankets to have a picnic and to sit on for the show.

Light up my park.

Stuttgart "festival of lights" in the Killesberg park
Saturday, 2009-07-11

Evening illumination in the park before the phantastic display of fireworks lighted up the night sky.

Stuttgarter Licherfest im Höhenpark Killesberg
Samstag, 11.07.2009

Abendillumination im Park
bevor dann das fanastische Feuerwerk den Nachthimmel erleuchtete.

I AM WATCHING YOU!!!

Don't keep laughing! / Lach nicht andauernd!

tree face / Baumgesicht

Kleine Foto-Spielerei mit einem farbigen Scheinwerfer unter einem Baum beim Lichterfest in Stuttgart am Killesberg am letzten Wochenende.

Little harmless photo gimmick with a colorful spotlight under a tree during the "Festival of Lights" at Stuttgart Killesberg park last weekend.

So:
Don't panic! / Keine Panik!

All gets well / Alles wird gut!

Austrias' little Liverpool: Kapfenberg

Hi folks! This week I had the chance to go to Kapfenberg, Austria, occupationally.
Have you ever been to Kapfenberg? It's not the part of Austria where tourists spend their vacation time usually; it's a town of approx. 22.000 inhabitants at Styria, Austria.
And: Kapfenberg, its people and its economy is dominated by the large (special) steel manufacturer BÖHLER.

It was a guy from Styria who spoke about Kapfenberg as "Austrias' little Liverpool". You even might compare it with the German region Ruhr district (Ruhrgebiet), but much smaller - that was my first impression about this location.

On Wednesday, in the early morning hours, I took a stroll through Kapfenberg' city center. And of course I had my camera with me.
As an individual / a guy from the USA or other parts on our planet not located in Central Europe, you might arrive at a conclusion that there are not too much differences between Austrians and Germans, because we speak - more or less - the same language.
But, yes, there are some differences between people of both nations, blessedly! The same guy who spoke about Kapfenberg as Austrias' little Liverpool, told me: "Austrians are not as quick as Germans, but therefore they make less mistakes...!" ;-)

Back to my morning stroll: Of course I found several of the nice distinctions between Austrians and Germans and so I tried to capture some impressions which are notable in my opinion - and seems to be typical for the "Kapfenberg feeling"...
... no harm ment, dear Austrians, I love you all - although I'm not the reincarnation of Michael Jackson!

So just try to enjoy my very special view on this very special part of Austria.

Wilted flower shop at a wilted shopping street of Kapfenberg.

Come to the pink side of Kapfenberg life!
Come to Babsis dancing school!

Get your fresh Austrian eggs out of the "Eiermat" - the "egg-o-mat".
10 eggs for a song - for 2,30 €!

Or just buy one bottle of brown sherbet water full of sugar - or artificial sweetener - for nearly the same price...

Flowers beautify every balcony... ;-))

Forbidden to play ball!
A tidy house, a tidy mind.
Sure???

Sex up your life at the Kapfenberg city shopping mall!

Here we go... ;-))

The venturous (villainous?) mocker with his tool of malice at the ready!

Today's weather forecast: scattered showers

Weikersheim castle rose garden

The rain shower this afternoon made no distinction between peepz & putti...