Cafe Steinhof

07/02/2026

Essaouira, one of the most colorful, friendly places in Morocco. Visitors from all over the world have been coming to its music festivals and location for decades. One can enjoy a variety of food and cultures that are not easy to find in other Moroccan cities.

06/09/2026

my surroundings (slow exposure)

05/27/2026

the Garden of the Algarve

04/25/2026

03/20/2026

Last night King Mohammed Vl pronounced the end of the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting. The locals immediately started the celebration of Eid-Al-Fitr (celebration of the fast ending) and today, after yesterday's traditional preparation of lavish meals, people stay mostly home, all stores are closed, and the people who do go out wear their finest djellaba or women's outfits. It's a time of charity, goodwill, and feasting that can take 3 days or longer. It's very quiet in Tangier. Alcohol is of course not part of this for most believers.

03/09/2026

Monday morning in Tangier. Wishing you all a lovely week, may something delightful happen to you! ❤️

01/20/2026

Leaving Budapest and driving to its sister city, my birth place Vienna, I made a short stop at lake Neusiedlersee and watched people ice skating on it. My wonderful niece Fionna and her Hungarian wife Anita welcomed me with amazing home cooked meals and lovely conversation. We hadn't seen each other much during my 43 years in the U.S. and there is so much to catch up with. I am exploring the city and discovered a "window café", with a fun Venezuelan woman in charge. This is a perfect visit, despite the very cold windy weather, and I am thrilled to have enough time to meet old friends again and to reconnect with family that has been adding 2 new generations that I am now meeting for the first time.

11/30/2025

Many warm greeting to Park Slope from Morocco, where I currently live.

11/24/2025

I have been welcomed back in Tangier with the traditional, almost never failing Moroccan hospitality and kindness. The days are sunny and still at around 17 - 20*C, chilly at night. I am taking pictures of street scenes, and in regular neighborhoods, less of the Medina and Kasbah and other typical targets for visitors. Sending everybody much love from here, enjoy the fall season and the upcoming holiday. May you all be blessed with health and good energy.

08/24/2025