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Photo from Röslein in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), September 2007. Röslein is claiming to host the largest Bratwurst restaurant on Earth....

Half customers

Photo from Würzburg, September 2007.

Basic German lesson

From school square (Schulplatz) head to hell (Hölle) or lower soul alley (Untere Seelgasse) since it's all the same.

Photo from Bamberg, September 2007.

Birkenstock's heaven

Photo from Bamberg, Germany (September 2007).

Downhill driving

Oman offers great possibilities for 4x4 driving. Sometimes it's not so easy to take a video and to drive at the same time.

Video taken while driving from the mountain top into Wadi Bani Auf, Oman, September 2007.

Bedouins of Oman

Am a fan of veils and the female Bedouins could even revolutionize haute couture.

Photo from Nizwa, Oman, September 2007.

Friday livestock market in Nizwa

Enjoy the atmosphere.

Video and photo from Nizwa, Oman, September 2007.

How to cross the road?

Just walk as shown on the traffic sign.

Photo from Muskat, Oman taken during Ramadan 2007.

Glückwunsch zum Siebzigsten, Bömmel!

Bleibwiedebist!

Zu den anderen...

First-class lounge Dubai

Do you really want to travel first class?

Photo from Dubai, September 2007.

Men cuts wife's nose

Photo taken from Dawn newspaper (8 September 007) in Pakistan.

Anything to add?

Five persons on a motor bike and my cooling box

My Lahore cooling box from September 2007.

Would you feel save if such a car follows you?

Photo of a police escort with maschine gun on top. Quetta, September 2007.

Shower for women with veils only?

Sign for the women shower at Dubai Airport, September 2007.

Happy veiling!

Reflections about life: Why did I go there?

A very early morning photo from M Cafe at Greenbelt 3, Makati, Metro Manila, June 2007.

Fake Viagra

Enjoy the placebo effect. Photo from Ermita district, Metro Manila, June 2007.

BTW, supply seems to be temporarily lower since Peso 600,000 (i.e. $13,000) worth of fake Viagra were sized in a raid at Robinson's mall in Ermita early September 2007.

Dangerous jobs in Manila

The photo is showing one of the most dangerous jobs in Manila. This woman is cleaning a highway without any security measures. Can you imagine driving some 70km/h behind a truck and then such a woman appears? Trust me, it can get worse since cleaning personnel is also working in tunnels which usually lack proper lighting.

Photo from Ortigas, Metro Manila, August 2007.

Manila's beauty queen

The winner of Manila's beauty war is 'Ms Ugly (no More)' or Lou Victorioso.

Photo along EDSA, Makati, August 2007.

Location, location, location

'Location, location, location' is what counts when you open a shop!

Photo of a banana shop on a junction. August 2007, Quiapo , Metro Manila.

Driving after the rain

Photo from flooded Manila (two days after Sepat typhoon), Metro Manila, August 2007.

Living in a junk yard

Once the monster ads are gone, you see more clearly how some people live.

Photo from August 2007, Guadalupe Viejo, Makati.

Park at your own risk

How risky life in Manila could be can easily be exemplified with these two pictures from Ortigas. The one above is informing you on the state of the skyscraper (i.e. park at your own risk). The other picture below is showing how risky it is not only for your car but for all surrounding buildings as well.

Photos from June 2007.

How to slow down the traffic?

Below please watch the daily madness on Manila's streets.

I stopped playing computer games since driving in Manila is much more fun than in the virtual world: Everything goes.

Motorcades as the one presented below you see quite often every day on the streets of Manila. Many important people seem to live here, but sadly the country compares very poorly with others where you don't see such motorcades at all.



Video from yesterday on EDSA, Ortigas, Metro Manila.