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First visit of Frankfurt in Autumn 2023
Last fall, I visited the German capital for the first time, and even though it was originally supposed to be for a different reason, I ended up having my camera with me and I would love to share my photos and experiences with you! I looked at Frankfurt a few years ago, but I remember that it seemed too big and I was a little afraid to visit it. But don’t let the map fool you – the city center isn’t that big and you get to know it quickly. I experienced this for myself in mid-October 2023. Originally, my friends and I were supposed to go to the Fletcher…
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Live: Fletcher in Dublin during ISOTA tour
The American singer Fletcher headed to Dublin twice as part of the In Search of the Antidote tour and of course I couldn’t miss it! The Fletcher concert in May 2022 was my first concert since the start of the pandemic and it raised the bar high again for live music. When Fletcher released her second album, Girl of my dreams, and announced a European tour, it was clear that I had to go. The concerts were originally supposed to take place the first weekend in November last year, but Cari had health problems and postponed the tour until this spring. The concerts finally took place on May 15 and…
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Photo Corner – Spraoi: Waterford Street Art Festival
Every year in the middle of summer, the streets of Waterford are filled with artists from all over the world performing their art, be it music, dance, acrobatics, theater or anything else. This is one of the biggest and in my opinion the best festivals in Waterford and in Ireland as a whole. The name Spraoi comes from Irish and means fun or revelry, which beautifully describes the festival itself. It takes place every year at the same time – the weekend over the public holiday in August (always the first Monday of the month). The festival has been running since 1993 and several dozen artists perform in it every…
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Live: Postmodern Jukebox in Galway
At the end of April, I went to Galway with my friends, for a ladies’ weekend, but also for a concert by the New York cover band Postmodern Jukebox. Postmodern Jukebox was formed in New York in 2011 thanks to Scott Bradley. Originally, the band focused on Nickelback covers, but after a while they decided to change direction. The band does cover songs all the time, but they cover different artists and mostly in the style of the 1920s. Okay, I’ve introduced the band to you, and now let’s go to the concert itself. Postmodern Jukebox stopped at several locations in Ireland during their European tour, but Galway suited us…
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A park that is definitely worth a visit in Dublin: Kilmainham Park
During my short stay in Dublin in May I finally visited Kilmainham Park opposite Heuston train station. Kilmainham Park is located on the edge of Dublin city centre, opposite Heuston train station. Right next to it is Kilmainham Gaol, which contains a large piece of Irish history. The park is known for the IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art and also for the annual Forbidden Fruit festival, which this year was headlined by Nelly Furtado. What I did not know is that there is a park with a large green area, but right next to it there is a walled garden and the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, which nowadays houses…
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Live: Eras tour aka Taylor Swift back in Dublin
I managed to get tickets to two of the three Dublin stops on the Eras tour and of course I have to share the experiences! And there will be photos! Taylor played at the Aviva Stadium from 28 June to 30 June, the last weekend of the month. I got tickets thanks to Midnights presale last summer. I originally wanted to go to all three dates, but on Friday Ticketmaster marked me as a bot (I didn’t like the tickets it offered me and I threw them away and looked for better sections). Fortunately, it worked out for Saturday and Sunday and I secured tickets for me and two other…
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Weekends on the move: After eight years again on the Giant’s Causeway
The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland’s stunning natural beauty, attracts all kinds of tourists and has lured me twice in the last decade. In the years 2014 – 2016, we traveled a lot around Ireland and at the end of September we headed to the famous Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland for the first time. Coincidentally, I returned to the same place in September 2022 with my friend N. He had never been there and has a car, so I joined and it was very nice. The funny thing is that it was ugly during both visits, so I only have cloudy photos. Hopefully I’ll be more lucky the third time…
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Weekends on the move: girls weekend in Galway
On the third weekend in April, my friends and I had a planned trip to the northwestern capital of Ireland, Galway. We stayed overnight and I had one of my cameras with me and I would love to share my experiences with you. I’ve been to Galway before, some ten years ago, but we just stopped there for a while and during bad weather and drove on again. This weekend was the first time I got around the city and saw Salthill, which is a very popular part of Galway overlooking the ocean and the Burren National Park in County Clare. The main reason for visiting Galway was a concert,…
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Live: Reneé Rapp in Dublin
Pop sensation Reneé Rapp brought her tour to Dublin in March and I was lucky enough to go. Here are my experiences and photos! I came across Reneé a few years ago in a series. But most of the population will know her as Regina George in the remake of Mean Girls. Either way, Reneé is not only an actress but also a singer. About two years ago, she released her first EP, Everything to Everyone, and less than a year later, her debut album, Snow Angel. And it was with that album she embarked on the Snow Hard Feelings tour of America and Europe. The Dublin show took place…
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In Switzerland for the 1st time: One day in Grindelwald
Last full day in Switzerland. Last trip. It must have been to the Alps themselves, of course. So let’s do it! Grindelwald is a village just below the Swiss Alps in the Jungfrau region. And no, it has nothing to do with Harry Potter haha I had to go there because simply the Alps and who wouldn’t want to see them. The same train goes there from Interlaken as it goes to Lauterbrunnen, but it is divided in one village before, because there is a mountain range between Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald. I didn’t have a map for Grindelwald, because I knew I wanted to take the cable car to First,…
