9/24/2008

Window #2

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SRH Group dorm building, across Neckar side canal.

Cloudstacks

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Wet Construction

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Current construction work on the Wieblingen weir, done with three barges and two ships from both sides.
Some Heidelberg University dorm buildings in the background.

Inviting?

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New campus square at the Mannheim Vocational College, new buildings will open next month. With a view out towards the A656 highway and in the background the towers of the Neckarau power plant.

Takeoff

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Cirrus Airlines 30-seater Do-328. The biggest aircraft that may takeoff or land at Mannheim City Airport, tailored exactly to the load limits and such of that class of airport.

Typical 70s

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Back in the 70s, the cities in this region started building highways like this one between their suburbs. Nowadays, most are empty just like here. This was taken at 4:30 pm, start of the rush hour.

9/23/2008

Crossing

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The metal-caged walkway over the Wieblingen locks serves as a regular shortcut across the Neckar from Neuenheimer Feld campus. Though i don't really like how you can see the river 20 ft below through the planking.

Facing Off

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