Favorite places

 
Standing beside the chair, from which John Calvin taught for decades.
Standing beside the chair, from which John Calvin taught for decades.
No place is more beautiful than on a ship crossing over to Istanbul - here with a view of the Topkapi Palace at the tip of Europe (March 2009)
No place is more beautiful than on a ship crossing over to Istanbul – here with a view of the Topkapi Palace at the tip of Europe (March 2009)
A Friedrichstraße street fair in 2007
A Friedrichstraße street fair in 2007

There is no place I would rather find myself than in Istanbul in front of the Hagia Sophia at night (March 2009)
There is no place I would rather find myself than in Istanbul in front of the Hagia Sophia at night (March 2009)
And yet other picture of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul at night (March 2009)
And yet other picture of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul at night (March 2009)
The little Dutch city of Kampen, which appears to practically only exist for its theological universities, is unforgettable
The little Dutch city of Kampen, which appears to practically only exist for its theological universities, is unforgettable

Athens
Athens
Grand Canyon from the helicopter (2015)
Grand Canyon from the helicopter (2015)
Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Las Vegas, view from Hotel Bellagio
Las Vegas, view from Hotel Bellagio
Monschau, nicest middle age village in the world
Monschau, nicest middle age village in the world
Paris, Sacre Ceur at nigth (2008)
Paris, Sacre Ceur at nigth (2008)

Strassbourg, city of Martin Bucer
Strassbourg, city of Martin Bucer
Timisoara, the central place with the Orthodox Cathedral during Christmas time
Timisoara, the central place with the Orthodox Cathedral during Christmas time
Tokyo Tower at night
Tokyo Tower at night

Tokyo, view from hotel room (2010)
Tokyo, view from hotel room (2010)
Rosetta Stone of 196 B. C. in three languages, British Museum, London
Rosetta Stone of 196 B. C. in three languages, British Museum, London
Between so many books, one needs to fell well: One half of the French National Library in Paris
Between so many books, one needs to fell well: One half of the French National Library in Paris

Nice view from the courtyard to the Cathedral of Naumburg (2009)
Nice view from the courtyard to the Cathedral of Naumburg (2009)
The Berlin Cathedral, largest church in Berlin built by the Prussian kings (2014) © Stiftung für Grundwerte und Völkerverständigung / Markus Pletz Fotografie
The Berlin Cathedral, largest church in Berlin built by the Prussian kings (2014) © Stiftung für Grundwerte und Völkerverständigung / Markus Pletz Fotografie
Atomium in Brussels, constructed in 1958 (2006)
Atomium in Brussels, constructed in 1958 (2006)

The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh (2010)
The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh (2010)
Blue Grotto in Malta (2008)
Blue Grotto in Malta (2008)
The eternal construction site Singapore viewed from a boat in the harbour (2009)
The eternal construction site Singapore viewed from a boat in the harbour (2009)

Jinja in Uganda lies at the source oft he (white) Nile (2006)
Jinja in Uganda lies at the source oft he (white) Nile (2006)