Puente de Isabel II – Seville – in the blue hour

River and bridge crossing
Puente de Isabel II, Seville, in the blue hour | © Jens Stachowitz |

The Puente de Isabel II, commonly known as Puente de Triana, is a historic iron bridge in Seville, Spain. It connects the city’s old town with the Triana neighborhood across an old arm of the Guadalquivir River. The bridge spans 136.5 meters with three iron arches and two stone piers, making it Spain’s oldest surviving iron bridge. 

Heaven On Earth

Heaven On Earth | © Jens Stachowitz |

It is a bicycle ride of about one hour from my home to where the people from Waltrop enjoy what they have: A little harbour at the Dortmund-Ems Canal and a place to sit and relax.

Marina Rünthe in Bergkamen

Marina Rünthe in Bergkamen © Jens Stachowitz

The Marina Rünthe is a marina on the Datteln-Hamm Canal in Bergkamen. The port was built in 1939 as a loading port for the Werne colliery. After the mine was closed, Klöckner Bergbau Königsborn-Werne AG continued to use the port as a works port, handling hard coal, building materials, grain and mineral oils. In 1995, the conversion for the leisure area took place and the area was prepared as a marina.