2013

Early this afternoon (London time), we got in a big metal bird and chased the sun for almost half a day.

So long Switzerland, it was very nice to get to know you. We drove from Lugano to Zurich yesterday morning. I commented while we were driving that I could spend a day in each of the little valleys just soaking in the beauty and taking photos that I would love to have.

Today, we took a leisurely drive from our hotel in Lugano to Ascona for lunch and meandered back along some back roads to Lugano.

This morning we left Venice and drove west across the countryside and into the mountains that separate Italy from Switzerland. We’ll be here for the next few days and we are excited to explore the mountains and lakes around us.

We had a lovely day today exploring Venice and capping it off with – of course! – a gondola ride.

We left Vienna this morning and made a long road trip west across Austria with a little side trip through Slovenia. We are just now at our hotel in Venice. What an amazing, bizarre, fascinating city!

We drove most of the day today to Vienna and arrived in time for an evening cruise on the Danube.

Today we said goodbye to Hamburg and began a farewell tour of Europe.

Farewell, Hamburg, it has been very good getting to know you.

We … ummm … took a little detour on our way back from Münster to Hamburg.

There is something very charming about walkable European cities.

Dear Seattle / Fremont, Hamburg / Eimsbüttel sees your once-a-year naked cycle parade and raises you one permanently-installed naked cycle sculpture. Across from a school, even.

Seen while walking around our neighborhood today …

This weekend, we took an afternoon tour of the Außenalster, a lake in the heart of the city of Hamburg.

And now we’re back and I’m back to work. Had a great time in Stockholm and all the points along the way.

We took a full day of sightseeing with a friend who recently moved to Stockholm.

We’re celebrating the July 4 long weekend in classic all-American style … with a big road trip. Except we went road tripping to Sweden.

We moved to a new neighborhood (Eimsbüttel) today. The title of this page might suggest it’s a rough neighborhood, but it’s actually quite nice.

Walking around Hamburg this week, we’ve been treated to some impressive works of street art.

This afternoon, we went for a short drive in the countryside.

A few fun photos from the office and my commute this week …

There is a centuries-old traditional market near my office that has run every Sunday for centuries.

Last weekend, coming back from Berlin, we took a detour through the town of Crivitz.

We took a quick trip to Berlin this weekend.

Just a couple of fun photos from around our neighborhood in Hamburg today.

Another day, another beautiful walking commute …

We drove back to Hamburg today.

Today we took the train over from Malmö to Copenhagen for a day of sightseeing.

Our first weekend in Germany and what do we do? We leave and go for a weekend vacation to Copenhagen. Just to make things extra spicy, we crossed one more border and found lodging in Malmö, Sweden.

I’ve arranged to work extra-remotely this summer. Adobe has kindly arranged for me to work with a team from its office in Hamburg, Germany, and for my family to tag along.

I just had a wonderful long weekend of photography and talking about photography with my friend Keron Psillas and noted photographer Sam Abell in and around Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

I’ve been visiting our office in Hamburg, Germany, for this past week.