PhotoScapes

A Photographic Travel Blog by Alexander Thorsten Blumenau

The Saalfeld underground mine – better knwon as “Feengrotten” (German for “fairy caves”) – is a small system of artificial tunnels, passages and galleries, which are connected with some natural caves. Saalfeld is located in the German state of Thuringia, [...]

Plymouth is just a short drive from Exeter in the UK, so I went there for a day trip in May 2006 while on my second stay in Devon this year. The last time I’ve been to Plymouth must have [...]

Powderham Castle, settled at western banks of the River Exe in Devon (UK), was built between 1390 and 1420 by Sir Philip Courtenay. It was damaged in the Civil War and later repaired and modified by several generations of the [...]

September 18 to 23 I spent in Pittsburgh for a conference. With two days extra after the conference, there were plenty of chances to capture some impressions of downtown Pittsburgh – and the weather gods were kind to me. All [...]