Speyer, Germany

Frankfurt at night

Reflections of minds..




Sometimes a lamppost can make a skyscraper look smaller.. Its just a perspective..




Love locks..
I was quite amazed at the sight of love locks all over the railings of the bridge with couple names, love quotes, heart symbols and dates. Then I realized, lovers are crazily superstitious no matter which part of the world they are from!




I got a whole new perspective with my new super wide angle lens :) Just loving the wide coverage through my lens.
All the photos are taken with the 10-22 mm Canon lens mounted on Pramod's newly bought sophisticated tripod :)

Thanks Lars for taking us to such a wonderful place and a memorable night photography at Frankfurt city. Thanks Pramod for the joint photography! :)

Carnival season

This guy comes to me and opens a cute little box in front of my face. I thought I would get a chocolate; instead there is a cockroach inside! And there he goes with his expression "I scared you!".



Waiting for his turn.




From the 70's





The most funniest of the lot! The text on the car reads "NO WOMAN NO CRY" along with a pointing finger (with motor attached!) :P These guys had tied huge speakers to the car, which gave out extremely loud music.





They really looked like wild animals!




Some for you!




The streets were immediately cleaned and that was impressive.




Extremely cold weather in Germany had very little effect on the enthusiasm levels of the Carnival participants. It was wonderful to see the participation from a lot of people including young and old! I was one of the very few with camera there and I got a lot of attention. People posed for me and gave me goodies :)
A nice colorful treat amidst cold black and white days! Thanks to my colleagues Gerhard and his wife Christine for taking me to such a wonderful event.

SAP Guest House, Walldorf

One frequently asked question by my colleagues both from India and Germany was if I stayed in SAP Guest house that was inaugurated very recently.

So, here are some pics of the Guest house. The best things about this place are, WAN phones are available in every room, SAP NW can be directly accessed and extremely close to the office (In fact, my office at building 1 could be seen from my room). Apart from these, I was happy to stay at this place for its freshness :) and the warm environment. However the only negative point is there is no kitchen available. Nevertheless, I hope the rooms can be enhanced with at least an option like a microwave.