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A Snowy Night In Downtown Denver


A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of returning home from Germany for about a week and a half.  Like most of my trips home, it was a brief little sojourn, but I did get the chance to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now: give Denver, Colorado the treatment I’ve given to Amsterdam, Bergheim, Cologne, the Rocky Mountains, Prague, Paris, Native American ruins in the New Mexico desert, and most recently, Bruges.

In other words, spend several hours drinking beers and taking pictures, and then spending several more hours sifting through the thousands of pictures and making a little movie out of them…

Fortunately enough,there was a steady snow falling on the evening I picked for my little photo shoot, and that turned Denver into a multitude of postcards.  So take a few minutes and have a look around my hometown, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed…

So that’s my little Denver video….  I hope you enjoyed it.

A little clerical note.  Hardocre followers of my blog know that I generally select a nice header image for each post, and further, that I didn’t do that this time.  Well, that’s because my generic header, the beautiful shot you see above, was taken about 2 years ago in downtown Denver.  Also, the background sunset you see is Denver.  I suppose it’s kind of telling that even after setting foot on 4 continents both permanent images up in here are from Denver, Colorado.  The more you know…

Anywho, come back soon for more Denver, Bruges, and witticisms.

Don’t be a stranger.

-B. Littleton

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A Night in Bruges


Alright.  It’s time.  It’s time for some pretty sweet pictures of Bruges, Belgium.  In case you missed it, I recently headed from my little German host-town up to this place to you know, see it.  And I was blown away.  Now it’s not the most amazing, vibrant city ever, and it’s certainly not a city in Europe that gets a whole lot of attention.  But, it was breathtaking.  Have a look if you don’t believe me…

Bruges, Belgium at night.

And this here’s the tower from the movie In Bruges….

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Love this shot. All the little alleys and streets were gorgeous.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Pretty cool. This little stretch of the canal was actually on a lot of the Bruges postcards we saw.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

This is it. This is my favorite. Like best picture I’ve ever taken.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

I guess this is a decent place to take a picture. A big photography class walked in and set up shop. You can see them in the corner there.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night. Bruges, Belgium at night. Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

All the canals were unbelievable. Especially on a still night.

Bruges, Belgium at night.

I’ll leave you with this. One of my favorites.

This city is like an amateur photographers dream come true.  Especially with all the canals and the way they light up the entire old town area of the city.  Beautiful place, if you ever find yourself in Northern Europe, do yourself a favor and stop and have a look.

Come back soon for a little walking tour of Bruges, and a few long-overdue posts about my home town, Denver, Colorado.

Don’t be a stranger.

-B. Littleton

 

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Cologne and the Kolner Dom – An Evening Stroll


Yes, yes, it took a while.  In my defense, blogging and globetrotting at the same time isn’t horribly easy.  That said, here are the aforementioned pictures from my evening spent strolling around Cologne.  Now, this city isn’t all that high up on your average person’s list of shit to see in Europe.  Well, at least not on the same tier as Paris or Prague or Amsterdam and the like.  But frankly, it ought to be.  And if this post doesn’t convince you, well, then, nothing will.  Have a look.

Cologne And Kolner Dom

Crossing the Rhine

Cologne And Kolner Dom

Cologne And Kolner Dom

Pretty little sunset.

Cologne And Kolner Dom

And trust me, sunsets in Germany are hard to come by. Ze Germans see the sun like once a month….

Cologne And Kolner Dom

And now things get stupid pretty.

Cologne And Kolner Dom

In the evenings the whole Dom and pretty much everything around it are lit up. It’s an amazing sight.

Cologne And Kolner Dom

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the Kolner Dom is ridiculous. See it before you die.

Cologne And Kolner Dom

The bridge with all the locks on it that we saw in my last post.

Cologne And Kolner Dom

Cologne And Kolner Dom

Messing around. Long exposure with a train going by. Kinda like it.

Cologne And Kolner Dom

I’ll leave you with this.  I like the crowd walking by…

That’s all for this stint in Cologne, but it’s a safe bet that you’ll see more of it before my stay in Germany reaches its conclusion.  Come back soon for some pictures of Bruges, Belgium.

Don’t be a stranger.

-B. Littleton

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