Imaging Germany 019: View from Reichsburg in Cochem (RP)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

019: View from Reichsburg

The city of Cochem is located in the widely enchanted Mosel Valley. When I visited Cochem, I went by boat or by train. The boat trip on the Moselel River is worth the time on board, when the boat floats along a number of small cities and villages, and a large number of vineyards and wineries. The railtrack runs through a number of tunnels, and mainly follows the bends and curves of the Moselle River. The main attraction in Cochem is the historic Reichsburg, in which you can visit several rooms that are decorated with furniture from a couple of centuries ago. From the Reichsburg, you can enjoy a awesome view of the city, the river, and the vineyards.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1991-2001, 2017

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Imaging Brazil 377: Wires in Belo Horizonte MG (2012)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

377: Wires

When you travel around the world with your electrical devices, you surely must have met many difficulties with the different types of plugs and sockets in various countries. You must have bought a set of adaptors in order to be sure that your device can be loaded and used in your host country. Until recently, Brazil had a great variety of plugs and sockets that were not always compatible with each other. At present, they have a standard plug and socket combination, which is known as type N. The European C type plug perfectly fits in the N type socket, but N type plug won’t fit in the C type sockets. And not to talk about the American A & B type or the British G type! The photograph shows a selfmade network of interconnected wires and an example of the previously used C type socket. In addition, two different voltages – 127 and 220 V – are being used in Brazil. In Minas Gerais, the standard voltage is 127 volts.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017