Photos from the 2000s

Three months in New York City

While I lived in New York from August to November, 2004, I made photo albums from Times Square, Staten Island Ferry and the annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. Times Square Most of Manhattan has a grid system of strictly parallell…

A trip to Ontario

The weekend before Halloween, I left New York to visit Toronto in Ontario, Canada. From there, I also visited the Niagara Falls on the border to the USA. Toronto Since the 1970s Toronto has been the largest city in Canada,…

Three days in Lisbon

In March, 2004, I spent three days in the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. I explored central Lisbon, the historical Belém area and the southern bank of the river Tejo, where the famous Cristo-Rei statue stands.

My first trip to Russia

I visited Moscow in February 2004. The thing that impressed me the most was the metro. The stations are wonderfully decorated with marble floors, paintings, statues and chandeliers. The city Behind the Italian-built walls of the Kremlin, some old men…

Two trips to Tallinn

I visited Estonia again in October and December after my tour of the Baltics in August 2003. Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn The week before Christmas I travelled to Tallinn for Christmas shopping, and to see Anton, who I met last time…

Two trips to Iceland

I visited Iceland twice in 2003, first during the last weekend of May, and then again in November. Both times I stayed in Reykjavik, and on the first trip I also visited Þingvellir, Gullfoss and Geysir. Reykjavik and surroundings The…