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By far the best upgrade to my neighbourhood in a while, in my humble opinion: a rooftop sports facility, including a more than decent basketball court. Not even sure if the city of Leipzig has officially opened it to the pub- lic yet (as there are construction sites all around the building), but what’s for sure is that the basketball community took it by storm. Hyped for that.

Leipzig / April 2026

#basketball #leipzig

In Mariánské Lázně, in search of the real-world, Czech analogues of The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Feb 2026

#wesanderson

Annual update of my VSCO profile, now with a couple of personal favourites from 2025:

vsco.co/c0pe

PS: Note that the easy-access gods answered my prayer from last year for overturning VSCO’s need-account-to-view- full-photo-galary constraint.

PPS: And I threw together a set of videos of live music I enjoyed in 2025 here on IG. Jan 2026

#yearinreview #vsco #music

Dec 2025

#christmas

These dudes are made for walking, still.

Fichtel Mountains / Nov 2025

#hiking

All that tax funding, and ESA spends it on toys.

Cologne / Nov 2025

My second visit to Agios Ste- fanos, first time bringing my daughter. With many dog walks through olive groves and hours spent on the sunny terrace at her grandparents’ – where, among other things, I introduced her to chess. Wins, losses, draws; overall nothing but tranquillity in the Crete backcountry.

Oct 2025

#crete #thequietlife

Slow days in Aspros Potamos, Crete / Oct 2025

#crete

Two-hour hike from Aspros Pota- mos through Pefki gorge (so gorgeous!^^) to arrive in Agios Stefanos just in time for family dinner (see track on Komoot).

Crete / Oct 2025

#crete #hiking