Twin City Photos

Abandoned train station at the Olympic Stadium in Munich.

I often feel ambivalent about graffiti, as in some cases I think it contaminates, while in other cases it seems to add life to something dull and dreary. Case and point just recently the area around Minnehaha Falls was spray painted by vandals. Actually it was more like tagging, which are basically gang markings. Being this is a park and tourist area frequented by families, this clearly is an act of vandalism. It can be quite difficult to remove spray paint, especially in hard to reach areas. On the other hand take this abandoned train stop in the photo. The graffiti does seem to add a bit of life to the scene. Judging by the amount of it, the city appears to tolerate it. Or maybe they’ve just given up.

Or Bayerische Staatskanzlei in German. Walking around after dinner on a recent trip to Germany, I found this historic building at the end of the Hofgarten on Ludwigstrasse in Munich.

Taken a while back in Munich at the Hauptbahnhof.