Schlei:52 – Week 17

Schlei:52 – Week 17

In the last light of the day we saw a swan floating in the water in front of one of Schleswigs most hideous landmarks, the Wiking tower. I knew when making a photo series about the Schlei some day I had to include it… well here it is. I prefer the reflection of...
Schlei:52 – Week 16

Schlei:52 – Week 16

The Füsinger Au is a small river that runs through the Angeln area northeast of Schleswig. In Winning it flows into the Schlei. For centuries the river could be crossed with a small ferry close to the mouth, the Dreilingsfähre. Today the ferry is gone, replaced by a...
Schlei:52 – Week 15

Schlei:52 – Week 15

It has been an extremely busy (holiday) week, so I didn’t have the chance to take a photo of the Schlei. As this was expected I took this photo in advance the week before. This is the view from the small town of Sieseby across the Schlei. Schlei:52 auf einer...
Schlei:52 – Week 14

Schlei:52 – Week 14

Happy Easter to everyone! Yesterday was the day for the traditional Osterfeuer (Easter fires). Almost every town has it’s own fire where old Christmas trees and branches are burned to scare away winter (and that’s about time – last night we had -2°...
Schlei:52 – Week 13

Schlei:52 – Week 13

One of the little boats the fishers use here on the Schlei. This was late afternoon, when the fishers take their deserved rest. In the mornings the Schlei is much more active these days – the season for herring just started! I took this photo on Monday at the...
Schlei:52 – Week 12

Schlei:52 – Week 12

Moon, Venus and Jupiter were giving a nice show this week. Driving from Flensburg to Schleswig around sunset Van noticed that they had again appeared in the beautifully blue sky. So we continued right away to Winningmay, one of our favorite Schlei spots around...