Lone Occupant – Venice building

An apartment off of St. Marks Square. Sept 03/09

Outskirts of Venice

On the way for a pizza, the outskirts of Venice.

Leningrad to St. Petersburg

The M/S Regatta docked at the Lieutenant Schmidt embankment in St. Petersburg behind the Soviet “project 613″ patrol submarine C-189. Strange to see them beside each other. The C-189 harkening back to the cold war when she would have been docked in Leningrad. There were  about 250 of this class submarine built by the Soviet Navy during the 50’s and 60’s. This, it seems is the only survivor in Russia. It is permanently docked at the Lieutenant Schmidt embankment and is supposed to be opening as a museum, however it has been a year since that announcement was made and it still isn’t open.

Graffiti

St. Petersburg central area, graffiti.

Along the English Embankment

St. Petersburg. View along the English embankment.

English Embankment St. Petersburg.

Regatta in ??

Copenhagen of course, you can’t see the name or logo, so it could be the Royal, or Tahitian, or Quest, or Insignia, or Nautica… but it’s not. It’s Regatta. When in Copenhagen she docks just down the way from the Little Mermaid. I really like these ships. The elegance and style of them is so nice. In a city like this, a massive 3000 passenger glitz ship can, sometimes, look out of place. But these elegant ships seem to fit in, and compliment the scenery.

Regatta in Copenhagen

Block 63

Down the street from Block 4, in Gdansk. I liked this building for the same reasons as Block 4. It was old, a bit cold, but it was VERY clean, cared for, and some resident had made an effort to make his building stand out. This is right next to the gate where the cruise ships dock.

Apartment building. Gdansk Poland

Kongensgade

Another street, Kongensgade, in downtown Copenhagen. What an amazing city. So full of colour and lines. Impossible to not be amazed by the sites.

Street in Copehagen, a city full of colour and beauty.

Buskers in Amsterdam

I love Buskers! Amsterdam must be the best place to see them! I look forward to editing many more Amsterdam images. I came across these two just about a block out from Central Station on the way to the Dam ( city centre).

Buskers near Central Train Station, Amsterdam

Sweden Salvation Abroad

The Swedish church in Copenhagen. There are many churches and amazing buildings in Copenhagen, but this Swedish Church Abroad is really worth a look.

Swedish Salvation Abroad

The Swedish church in Copenhagen

Dutch Salvation

The Marble Church Dome, Copenhagen, Denmark. Well, the entire cathedral is made from all marble, but I found the dome to be the most impressive.

Danish Salvation

Along the canal

The canal area downtown Copenhagen. Just next to the city centre square. the row of buildings facing the canal, so brilliant and full of colour! It was truly amazing and seemed to blank out the mass crowd enjoying the day. It was almost too easy to ignore all the people and just see the beauty of copenhagen.

Along the canal

Central Copenhagen

Downtown Copenhagen. One of the most powerful city centre squares I have seen. The shear scale of these neat and clean buildings made the people and cars seem non existent. The stormy sky added to the overall feeling.

Central Copenhagen

Pink Lady

Copenhagen Train station. How could you not take this shot?

Copenhagen train station

Another day

The Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen, Denmark. I have hardly ever seen her without a crowd, all mulling around, climbing onto the rock to sit beside her.. but I wonder how many of them ever read the story and know that it is a story of sadness and sacrifice for a love that never was? Just her look gazing out to sea tips you off, but I wonder.

Another day

Block 4

An apartment building near the port, Gdansk, Poland.

An apartment building near the port, Gdansk, Poland. It was this building that made me start mixing black and white and colour aspects of the image. The building is in Gdansk, right by the port so on the outskirts. The buildings are mostly left over communist block apartments. Grey, cold, and ..well, communist. But despite that.. this one resident does their best to spruce the place up into a new erra! 

Apartment building in Gdansk

Finish Salvation

Located in the centre of the city, in Senate square. Such a striking building.. all white.. it just seemed to me to be such a powerful presence.

Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral, downtown Helsinki

Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral