It’s time again for Frizztext’s A to Z Challenge, this week it’s O. From my travels, O could be for Obernai, Oxford, Ossiach, Orianenberg, Orange, Orford Ness, Oppède le Vieux…..
But I shall go for Oybin. Oybin is a municipality in the district Görlitz, in Saxony, Germany, located very close to the border of the Czech Republic. (Wikipedia)
We went over a decade ago, travelling from Zittau to Oybin on a narrow gauge railway which I had found out about before we travelled – even got an idea of the timetable from the internet! The reason for the trip was to see the romantic ruins of the medieval monastery there, which apparently were much painted by the likes of Caspar David Friedrich….
Starting the climb up to the monastery:
View of the ruins from the graveyard:
Inside the imposing ruins:
Hop over to Frizz for some more ‘O’s
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Love the last one 🙂
Thanks!that was a ‘rescue’ – a very underexposed shot that I managed to pull some detail from! I’m always drawn to doorways, arches, passageways that look as if they might lead somewhere interesting! 🙂
I love the play of light and shadow in these settings.
Me too,but all too often I have been disappointed…the number of times I have tried to get shadows and light in cloisters, only to find it’s a dull day when I’m there…. 😦
I’m with Simone here – that last photo is a beauty and draws me in.
Thanks Jude! I found this image on a reel of colour negs that I had forgotten about!
Nice photos, looks like it would have been an interesting walk.
Thanks! It was quite an atmospheric place, with great views of the countryside below. 🙂
“O could be for Obernai, Oxford, Ossiach, Orianenberg, Orange, Orford Ness, Oppède le Vieux….” – the most famous “O” actually maybe is Obama – O.K. that’s not a city we could visit…
Nice try!
You and your camera is a great team. *smile