101 steps
weather vane on christiansø
houses on christiansø II
another weather vane on christiansø
store tarn, christiansø
funniest weather vane ever
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"mr nabsky, i presume?"
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here's to looking at you, kid
ROA's crane, Hanbury Street (colour version)
ROA's crane, Hanbury Street (b&w version)
340|366: the bottle collector
339|366: old shed with fish crate
337|366: on christiansø
Elbfähre vor Zollenspieker
Alte Eiche im Sola-Bona-Park
winter sun on the pavement
winter oak
electric fence
christmas stocking
pictures_don't_lie_(?)
in grosseto
366|366: done!!!
358|366: my last 366-project tree picture...
lille tarn, frederiksø
self-explanatory
cannon on christiansø
footbridge between christiansø & frederiksø
Borough Market
i_want_to_ride_my_bicycle
coathanger
held der arbeit - working class hero
wahlkampf berlin-style
lampedusa in hamburg
autumn in the park
post office, gaden, christiansø
291|366: Søholm Keramik
292|366: pacific shell
293|2012: in watermelon sugar
old boat @ beer
303|366: mondrian
old boat @ beer II
Shute Barton Gatehouse b&w
305|366: saturday - salad day
Undercliff tree
Belmont
Edwardian letterbox
311|366: watergarden
beer deckchairs
rothko-esque II
82 (white on red)
"lively lady" with dolphins
rothko-esque I
beer harbour - the classical view
mini mini
skeleton (slightly below the waterline)
totally useless fence...
the mild mild west
322|366: maple I
Dies Irae (crop)
328|366: Herbstsonne in der Speicherstadt
230|366: sunrise in belgium
233|366: live lobster
234|2012: garden gods @ bicton
238|366: boys and their toys
240|366: crane - goldfish - duck
239|366: Burrow Farm Gardens, East Devon
241|366: rushing water
star lover
248|366: every child's dream
metal
life on another star
250|366: summer meadow
249|366: boys beside the sea
252|366: they still have real keys in belgian hote…
Wilde Maus II
Wilde Maus I
unfinished - or doing the fred astaire
dreams & son
eerie silence
waiting for a bumpy ride
mouse puddle
Lyme waiting for the Olympic torch
266|366: please take a shot!
272|366: sandbank
276|366: sunflowers on the island
279|366: garden gate
280|366: in the bamboo garden
281|366: rusty circles
285|366: a Tuscan day in Hamburg
290|366: rock & pebbles
shadows
184|366: oak tree in spring
186|366: rusty old milk churn
190|366: yesterday's melon, ready to eat
120|366: just like cézanne's apples
froggish mcpoggish
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gaden (the street, die straße), christiansø
You may well call this THE street, it's the only one on the island, additionally there's a net of footpaths between buildings and other points of interest. You can still recognize the former use as barracks.
It's a place steeped in history, a handful of islands called Ertholmen, two of which are inhabited. They are the easternmost outpost of Denmark.
The first people to live on Ertholmen were soldiers, because in the 17th century Denmark needed a naval base and there was a natural harbour between Frederiksø and Christiansø. Today's ferry and lots of fishing boats and private yachts are still using it. Also a fort was built and extended over the years. In 1808, when Denmark was at war with England, an English armada tried to land but was driven away by cannon fire and bad weather. In the early 19th century there also was a political prison on Frederiksø for people who demanded more democracy. When the barracks were no longer needed, the Danish government allowed fishermen and former soldiers to live in the old buildings (the flats must be tiny but that's just a guess as I've never been inside one).
Some painters and birdwatchers also came, and these days the islands are a tourist attraction. Most of the houses are Listed Buildings, and the post office sells special stamps. They've even got a small inn where you can book rooms for a longer stay, but most visitors just come for a "day" trip (three hours) by ferry from Gudhjem. In the summer season there are three trips to the islands daily but you have to leave on the same boat that took you there, otherwise everybody would want to leave on the last one.
It's a place steeped in history, a handful of islands called Ertholmen, two of which are inhabited. They are the easternmost outpost of Denmark.
The first people to live on Ertholmen were soldiers, because in the 17th century Denmark needed a naval base and there was a natural harbour between Frederiksø and Christiansø. Today's ferry and lots of fishing boats and private yachts are still using it. Also a fort was built and extended over the years. In 1808, when Denmark was at war with England, an English armada tried to land but was driven away by cannon fire and bad weather. In the early 19th century there also was a political prison on Frederiksø for people who demanded more democracy. When the barracks were no longer needed, the Danish government allowed fishermen and former soldiers to live in the old buildings (the flats must be tiny but that's just a guess as I've never been inside one).
Some painters and birdwatchers also came, and these days the islands are a tourist attraction. Most of the houses are Listed Buildings, and the post office sells special stamps. They've even got a small inn where you can book rooms for a longer stay, but most visitors just come for a "day" trip (three hours) by ferry from Gudhjem. In the summer season there are three trips to the islands daily but you have to leave on the same boat that took you there, otherwise everybody would want to leave on the last one.
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