Category Archives: Travel
Trips, destinations, and adventures around the world.
Before the second day of WordCamp Hamburg, I took the time to visit Miniatur Wunderland, the largest model railway in the world.
Miniatur Wunderland
Rome under construction.
At 8:30am, I had the entire place to myself!
World Cup public viewing!
They had an actual, working chocolate factory, that gave you chocolate!
DJ Bobo concert.
A groupie waiting for him.
Dusk in Switzerland.
Switzerland in the dark.
They had an entire airport!
Tarmac of the Hamburg Airport
LSG Sky Chefs facility.
There’s always trouble here.
Traffic madness.
They’re having a race!
Schloss Neuschwanstein.
Cabs waiting in line.
A busy airport.
More trouble!
Hot-air baloons.
God, fixing a train.
Pumpkin patch!
Command-center, with a screen for the World Cup.
Soccer!
The banner reads: “Maybe not good enough for this league, but enough to beat you!”
The Arena.
Counting the years in Germany’s top league.
Cool perspective.
A drive-in!
Vegas.
The Treasure Island.
Planes in a canyon.
I 15.
Vietnam tribute.
Hamburg at night.
Imtech Arena at night.
Imtech Arena at night.
Christmas lights.
Hamburg.
Hamburg.
Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg
I was in town for WordCamp St. Louis and got to check out the arch and some amazing BBQ places.
Guess where!
Handsdown the best ribs I ever had!
Amazing food at Bogart’s.
View from my hotel room.
Only from further away you realize the actual hight of the arch.
Popular place at lunch.
Two meat platter combo.
The city after takeoff.
St. Louis
Growing up, I was a huge Formula One fan. I started watching when I was ten years old, cheering on Michael Schumacher while he won Championship after Championship. Today it is Sebastian Vettel who continues the German domination of the series. Much like soccer put a lot of cities in Europe on the map for me, Formula One did the same around the world, including Montréal.
It was a special and unique experience for me, not only to visit this place that I saw in TV countless times, but to be able to bike on the track and take it in (almost) from a pilots perspective! Having been there today has definitely re-instilled my love for the sport and I can not wait to visit a race for the first time! Continue reading
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Kathryn Presner, her husband Shane, Erick Hitter, and I visited the Garlic Festival in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC today. The venue was not very big, that didn’t keep people from coming though. The day was beautiful and we spent the better part of the morning and early afternoon strolling around the booths at the Festival, walking along the promenade, and enjoying lunch at a restaurant overlooking the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal.
Konstantin Obenland 