Category: City

  • City Center Berchtesgarden

    This bench can be found in front of the city hall in Berchtesgarden. Quite comfortable with the “build-in” table.

  • The D’Almeida Brothers

    This is a story only benches can tell. But first I have to admit that this is the second Tuscany exception of having people on the bench post. However, with this bench it is all about that, it is about people sitting on the bench and get connected. So, here it goes: I was visiting Radda…

  • Benchers in Siena

    It is an exception. Usually we do not post benches with people on it (just about personal rights). However, if you walk by a bench a 100 times and you never find it empty, and you probably walk by another 1000 times and it will never be without people. Finally, you have to take this…

  • Salzburg City

    I have been in Salzburg now for a couple of times. Last time it was about a year back together with my brother and his son. At that time we have not been benchers yet, it was shortly before initiating the benchmark page. This is exactly the same bench (the left one) where my brother and his…

  • The 5 Empress

    I don’t know what struck me to come out with the name for those 5 benches. Yet if you could see what I can see then you would observe that royal pride on the faces of those 5 benches. I guess, now you want to ask me, where are the faces of those 5 benches.…

  • Sungei Ulu Pandan

    Sungei Ulu Pandan

    Recently I have been riding a few times along Sungei Ulu Pandan. By the way  “Sungei” is the Malay word for river.  Sungei Ulu Pandan is a river in the west of Singapore. Rivers in Singapore are actually all man made canals. Even the Singapore River is a canal. On hot afternoons one can be…

  • Helmut 2008

    A walk in the park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. We were taking the tour from St. Emmerams Mill to Schwabing crossing the northern part of the English Garden in Munich. Beautiful weather, sunshine, 28 C. When we wanted to enjoy a bit the park life and rest on a bench we picked one accidently. Well, as…

  • Cathedral and benches

    When we stayed in Palma de Mallorca the walk from our hotel to the old town passed by the cathedral. A very impressive building overarching the old town and very well visible from the sea side. Just a couple of meters outside of our hotel we crossed the first benches on a place with palm trees and…

  • Palma Boulevard

    During Easter we visited for the first time Mallorca. This “German” island of the Spanish Baleares. And indeed, there is a reason why so many people go there for a vacation or even become a permanent resident. We stayed in Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the island. A beautiful city, old buildings, small streets…

  • Isar Benches

    Isar Benches

    Isar Views The biggest river flowing through Munich is the Isar. The Isar might have been the reason Munich is existing at all. The Isar is doing to Munich what the Seine does to Paris. Near the German Museum the river is flowing strong and deep and not so accessible than in other areas. It…

  • Akropolis

    In March Karo was in Athens and as a professional bencher she was of course hunting for benches. And where else would you do that than on the world famous Akropolis. However, there was a bit of a challenge. Since time has done its part on the scenery, and focus of restoration is obviously on the…

  • A Museum’s bench

    By now you may know. You must have guessed even, that I must have been quite impressed by Munich’s benches. Yes I was. There is hardly any bench in Munich, which could not seat a German ass and weight like mine. It’s a pitty, that I could not hang around more on some of the…

  • Facing black and white

    This two benches are facing each other but are not able to talk. I would not want to mention, that one of them looks a bit female, the other rather male. Yes I know you might call it a bit strange, but you even might guess, which of the 2 is the man. What a…

  • Bench Monaco

    I am not sure why I called this bench “Bench Monaco”. It has nothing to do with Monaco itself, as the bench is located in Munich. To be precise, in Munich Schwabing, where most of Munich’s students live. May be it was just a spur of a moment which reminded me on “Monaco Franze”, a…

  • “Schwabinger Bänke” – Benches in Schwabing

    Get on a bike and explore Schwabing. You will be surprised. You will not find the Schwabing of the 70s anymore. In case you do not know Schwabing. Schwabing is a famous if not the most famous suburb of Munich. Some Schwabinger might be angry now, as I call Schwabing a suburb and not the…

  • Vienna MumoK

    If Karo continues with her contributions like this she will make it to the bencher of the year (pretty sure she already made it for Q1). These benches are again in Vienna, in front of the Museum of Modern Art or in Austrian language “Museum für Moderns Kunscht” 😉 (MumoK). The benches are art in…

  • Grand View from a Bench

    It was a hot day in Singapore. I mean unreasonably hot. Otherwise I could not imagine, why this solid and ergonomically correct bench was not occupied. Really hard to understand, that nobody sat on this bench, as the views in all directions are urbanicular. Urbanicular is a new word and means “a spectacular urban view”.…

  • Vienna’s oldest Bankerl

    Karo is definitely hooked to benching. And her contributions are always good for nominations for the top ten benches. Like this one. We claim it to be the oldest bench in Vienna (at least as long as we are not proven differently). The bench is located in the south tower of the “Stephansdom” in Vienna.…

  • Shopping in Vienna

    Even when shopping in Vienna Karo is benching. She seems to be hooked to benching 😉 The shop where this picture is taken is close to the “Hofburg” in Vienna. This is not just shopping. This is luxury shopping (did not expect anything different from Karo 😉 And so is the bench. Luxury bench to…

  • The Bench in front of Paddy Hills

    I liked the look and charm of this bench in front of a new restaurant in Pasir Panjang. Restaurants are not the strength of Pasir Panjang, good once are rather rare. Pasir Panjang is a suburb of Singapore and usually spoilt for choices when you are looking for life in a park. But this little…