Chris's Guest Book

Posted: 2011-01-17 02:48 PM   
hi, chris - thanks for your visits to boca and las vegas pics. i took the opportunity to check out some of your berlin pictures, fond memories, one of our most favorite cities in germany. absolutely amazing what has been created from what was once berlin and a city with amazing history and museums/culture. we spend hours in the old master's museum and loved the pergamon as well.

backlit bars are the new " in thing " in american restaurant design. i have another from a place in florida i shall post on here eventually. glad you liked the one in the mandarin oriental. i was taken by one sentence in your comment. you obviously have been on this site far longer than i and know a lot more about its inner workings. unlike other sites, content seems less important here than picture quality and technique. i did not realize that image ratings were reviewed by judges for appropriateness. strange, but it is their site and their policy i guess. have a good week. n.

Posted: 2011-01-13 12:45 AM   
hi, chris and thanks for visiting my alligator friend and his warning sign. gators are frequent enough in south florida that i have stopped taking pictures of them, although i have one or two other pictures on another site. on the day in question, we saw another one about 300m away snoozing on the bank like this one. the most we have ever seen in this particular area is three in one day although there are apparently about five or six that live near this pond ( on a golf course ).

but this was indeed a once in a lifetime shot, and as my wife screamed about what an idiot i was, i ran over, got two pictures, and turned tail quickly.

noted from your guestbook that you liked berlin as much as we. on our visit, the cupola of the reichstag was open, wonder why they closed it. berlin is truly an amazing city.

have a good week, mate. n.

Posted: 2011-01-09 05:57 PM   
glad you had a good informative time in Berlin, sorry for the partly unrelaxed atmosphere! :( Yes, I heard that they had to close the party-mile on New Year's Eve because there were too many people... No drinks?? Can't believe that! ;-)
As a little compensation: Some impressions from inside the RT:
http://www.globosapiens.net/nemox1/picture-bundestag---75966.html.
http://www.globosapiens.net/nemox1/picture-the-cupola-75969.html.
http://www.globosapiens.net/nemox1/picture-historical-traces---75970.html,
http://www.globosapiens.net/pesu/picture-strolling-in-the-reichstag-cupola-63198.html,
http://www.globosapiens.net/pesu/picture-brandenburg-gate-and-the-new-embassy-of-the-u.s.a-63751.html,
http://www.globosapiens.net/pesu/picture-in-the-reichstag-cupola-57231.html
Kind regards - Petra

Posted: 2010-11-30 06:18 PM   
Yes, Chris, the cupola of the Reichstag is closed but there is a chance to visit the restaurant/café next to it with a reservation. Have a look here if you're interested: http://www.bundestag.de/besuche/kuppel.html
There are still so many other things to see in Berlin - good luck!

Posted: 2010-11-30 01:52 PM   
nice to see you back here! :) Have a great time in Berlin, looking forward to your winterly pics from the capital!
Best regards - Petra

Posted: 2009-12-19 07:19 AM   
Please, Rank my pic's..
See you

Posted: 2009-12-17 07:10 PM   
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it and a pleasant peaceful time to all of you! Have a good start in a happy new year with lots of travels. :)
Take care - Petra

Posted: 2009-11-06 08:45 PM   
Chris,
I wanted to let you know that I share your rating frustrations! I have at least a dozen pictures posted that have never been rated. I took the time to rate yours last Saturday.

Lots of pics get posted and on some days there are so many that they slide off the list which only shows the most recent 50. One thing I do notice is that those of us who rate and comment on other people's pictures seem to get our own pictures rated more frequently. I've rated more than 3 times as many pictures as I've posted. You might try that tactic to get your pictures rated more consistently!

Eire

Posted: 2009-08-24 10:42 AM   
Hi Chris,
belated but cordial congrats on your birthday! :) I hope you have had a terrific party and am looking forward to your balloon pics.
Best regards - Petra

Posted: 2009-06-24 09:49 AM   
ThanksChris, I now have plenty of time! regards, Tony.