A New Graffiti

I saw this graffiti downtown. I loved the blue guys surrounded by that much colour of the other works.
I wonder if they are self-portraits...

Bürgeramt

The registration office, called "Bürgeramt" here, you will have to visit when you just moved to Saarbrücken. It is a very modern building downtown.

Rain Men

I guess these guys were standing in the clouds of Saarbrücken today, because the rain started again...
So once more, dressing in my winter coat, umbrella in the hand and off I went (and forgot to take the mud-resistant shoes... =)

Westspange

This picture was taken close to yesterday's location.
The staircase leads up to the "Westspange", the bridge that connects the city with the motorway A620.

Bürgerpark

One of the most famous pictures taken for publicity purposes, is this view from the bridge Westspange down to the Bürgerpark. The area of this park is 9 hectare, you can find half pipes for skaters, a space to play boule and some meadows to rest on.
There has been a lot of crime in this park, that's why I usually don't go there though. But for you I made an exception. =)

PS: Finally! It's been a great day today, and I didn't have stress, so I went on a long photography tour.

DFKI

This building is part of the "Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz" (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence) on the campus of our university.
It is the leading German research institute in the field of innovative software technology - with a very stylish building! =)

Shopping Mall

This is an entrance to the shopping mall "Saarbasar". They have big paintings showing things the Saarland is famous for. The one in front shows the "Völklinger Hütte", big ironworks close to Saarbrücken. They were declared a World Heritage site in 1994.

The Raven

Saw this cute guy on the lawn searching for worms.
After the rain he was lucky to find a lot of earthworms, I guess...

Under My Umbrella

Welcome under my umbrella!!! =)

White Spring

Yes, it was snowing again today.
The world looks very pretty with the icing on top, no doubt - but I have gotten so used to the wonderful sunshine we had during the last weeks... and now I had to get my winter coat back out, brrrr!

Memories

Oh my, when I saw this little candy mint Fiat Panda in town, I was reminded of the good old times when I had such a cutie. I had to sell it about a year ago because it was about to fall apart... =(
It was the most horrible and most wonderful car in the world, I'm sure you know what I mean, if you are also the owner of a car "with character".

Totem

The Saarbrücken Zoo has a totem pole close to the entrance.
It's pretty tall and quite impressive for we don't see them a lot here in Germany. =)

PS: Sorry I'm so late, Blogger problems again... it wouldn't let me upload pics for the last 2 days. =(

Snow Indeed

Incredible! It did snow today, several times there were as many snowflakes as you can see on this picture. The snow even lastet for a short while, melted again in the sunshine until the next snow was falling. Really interesting weather and beautiful white snow. =)

Blossoms

Quite early, everything is blooming this year and appears in beautiful colours.
For tomorrow and the following days, snow has been announced though, I hope these beautiful plants won't freeze then.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Again, one year older today... =)
Thank you for all the nice wishes and great gifts! *hugs*

Cool Flat

I was at a nice game evening/party tonight, and I was absolutely stunned by the cool flat in the middle of Saarbrücken.
It's a flat share of four people, and they decorated their rooms with lots of love and great ideas. There's even a swing in their living room!
The slogan on the wall basically means: "Don't be afraid. Be brave."

Magic Cloud

Once again, a pretty cloud high up in the sky.
The sun was coming out again, and the day ended with beautiful sunshine... =)

Working on the Roof

Saw this guy working on top of the roof today... he looked so lonely up there, like a big bird.

Laying in the Grass

Today was a brilliant warm spring day... so warm indeed, that the first students decided to study outside.
These girls lay on the big university lawn (AC-Wiese) and enjoyed the sun.

Daisy

One of my favourite flowers and the unmistakable sign for springtime is the daisy.
This is one of those beauties that I found in our garden this afternoon.