Some photos

When I moved to Austin, I got myself a digital camera, making it simpler to allow others to trace my ways in this new country. So this is the place for the friends at home to see where I have been...

Clicking on an image will produce a larger version. To see earlier or later pictures, use the menu bar at the right, which is sorted reverse chronological, i.e. newest sets of pictures at the top.

My sister's wedding (September 2004)

My little sister Sigrid married her boyfriend Simon in early September 2004. Since it's her and not my wedding, I won't violate her privacy rights too much, but a few of the good pictures need to be put online. The first two pictures are taken at the municipal wedding ("standesamtliche Hochzeit"), whereas the one at the bottom left is after the church. The bottom right is after my mother had the nice idea to take our her own wedding dress the day after, 34 years after she wore it herself. By unanimous vote we decided that she still fits perfectly into it, and looks exceedingly good. A belief that her then and now husband seems to share: