Janne K. Flisrand
@jannefrommpls.bsky.social
Abundant housing. Justice. Dismantling oppression. Mpls politics. Observations from Zürich. She/her.
The Copenhagen central train station.
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Copenhagen central train station.
Once I got into neighborhoods along canals, Copenhagen showed its appeal. A morning crew rows along the canal and tall, narrow buildings line the strip of water.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Once I got into neighborhoods along canals, Copenhagen showed its appeal. A morning crew rows along the canal and tall, narrow buildings line the strip of water.
My first impression of Copenhagen was one of huge, many-laned streets (yes, with protected bikeways on either side).
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My first impression of Copenhagen was one of huge, many-laned streets (yes, with protected bikeways on either side).
Thinking of this skeet as my train sits in the Baden-Baden station.
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Thinking of this skeet as my train sits in the Baden-Baden station.
Found another pretty door in my neighborhood.
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Found another pretty door in my neighborhood.
Half of a pair of... sculptures? seating areas? at the Wintertur, Switzerland train station. These stairs go nowhere, but to a platform you can stand on and watch people come and go.
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Half of a pair of... sculptures? seating areas? at the Wintertur, Switzerland train station. These stairs go nowhere, but to a platform you can stand on and watch people come and go.
I have spent many walks peering under the street when construction or maintenance gives me the chance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I have spent many walks peering under the street when construction or maintenance gives me the chance.
I did a double-take walking past this thermoplastic sidewalk marking, then categorizing it as some sort of street art I didn't understand. Three doors later, I realized my error, that instead it marks where public sex work is legal.
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I did a double-take walking past this thermoplastic sidewalk marking, then categorizing it as some sort of street art I didn't understand. Three doors later, I realized my error, that instead it marks where public sex work is legal.
River stone streets are being relaid in Basel, Switzerland, and I found one in-process. The rocks are set in what looks like a permeable concrete foundation. I'm not sure if they'll fill in the gaps with soil or concrete.
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
River stone streets are being relaid in Basel, Switzerland, and I found one in-process. The rocks are set in what looks like a permeable concrete foundation. I'm not sure if they'll fill in the gaps with soil or concrete.
Found my first observed #Zürich pedestrian design fail, where signs attempt to tell people how to walk between a tram stop and a crosswalk.
To be continued...
To be continued...
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Found my first observed #Zürich pedestrian design fail, where signs attempt to tell people how to walk between a tram stop and a crosswalk.
To be continued...
To be continued...
When the built a new central library in #Zürich, they made sure to include this tunnel into the courtyard to maintain access to the 2-block-long Chorgasse.
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
When the built a new central library in #Zürich, they made sure to include this tunnel into the courtyard to maintain access to the 2-block-long Chorgasse.
The circus has come to #Zürich, I hear this one has live music, no animals, acrobatics, and a story. It set up 4 blocks from the main train station, in the heart of the city.
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The circus has come to #Zürich, I hear this one has live music, no animals, acrobatics, and a story. It set up 4 blocks from the main train station, in the heart of the city.
Fall sidewalks
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Fall sidewalks
Wandering Chur, Switzerland, no matter which direction you face, almost every street you look down, there is a mountain view at the end.
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wandering Chur, Switzerland, no matter which direction you face, almost every street you look down, there is a mountain view at the end.
Cool things about this fountain:
1. it exists
2. the metal strip tells you where the water comes from
3. the grate to the right lets you hear the burbling stream while using it
Chur, Switzerland
1. it exists
2. the metal strip tells you where the water comes from
3. the grate to the right lets you hear the burbling stream while using it
Chur, Switzerland
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Cool things about this fountain:
1. it exists
2. the metal strip tells you where the water comes from
3. the grate to the right lets you hear the burbling stream while using it
Chur, Switzerland
1. it exists
2. the metal strip tells you where the water comes from
3. the grate to the right lets you hear the burbling stream while using it
Chur, Switzerland
Stairwell to a train station parking garage (Chur, Switzerland).
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Stairwell to a train station parking garage (Chur, Switzerland).
Continuing my photo series from Chur, Switzerland, taken while heading from "Energy Park" to the Rhine, with tall apartment buildings totally not ruining the view in any way.
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Continuing my photo series from Chur, Switzerland, taken while heading from "Energy Park" to the Rhine, with tall apartment buildings totally not ruining the view in any way.
I found this container mini-museum in Chur, Switzerland. With one big swinging wall/door, and a small door on the other end, it was welcoming and people flowed through easily. The artifacts illustrated travel during Roman times through that area of 🇨🇭
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I found this container mini-museum in Chur, Switzerland. With one big swinging wall/door, and a small door on the other end, it was welcoming and people flowed through easily. The artifacts illustrated travel during Roman times through that area of 🇨🇭
Walking here felt very Minneapolis. Lovely path, woodsy, river/water (let's pretend there's no mountain), but the real source of memories was deafening highway noise, unusual in my experience of Switzerland.
This Chur path is tucked between the Rhine and a highway.
This Chur path is tucked between the Rhine and a highway.
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Walking here felt very Minneapolis. Lovely path, woodsy, river/water (let's pretend there's no mountain), but the real source of memories was deafening highway noise, unusual in my experience of Switzerland.
This Chur path is tucked between the Rhine and a highway.
This Chur path is tucked between the Rhine and a highway.
Chur, Switzerland is full, full, full of benches. Brightly colored, plain weathered wood, they are plentiful.
(Chur is no outlier in 🇨🇭.)
(Chur is no outlier in 🇨🇭.)
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Chur, Switzerland is full, full, full of benches. Brightly colored, plain weathered wood, they are plentiful.
(Chur is no outlier in 🇨🇭.)
(Chur is no outlier in 🇨🇭.)
At Critical Mass and after, I rode this #Zürich Bucheggplatz roundabout on a bike 4 or 5 times.
With 350 other cyclists, I looked around and thought, "What a terrible design for cyclists!"
Riding home alone, I thought, "What a terrifying design! Aaahhh! How do I do this???"
With 350 other cyclists, I looked around and thought, "What a terrible design for cyclists!"
Riding home alone, I thought, "What a terrifying design! Aaahhh! How do I do this???"
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
At Critical Mass and after, I rode this #Zürich Bucheggplatz roundabout on a bike 4 or 5 times.
With 350 other cyclists, I looked around and thought, "What a terrible design for cyclists!"
Riding home alone, I thought, "What a terrifying design! Aaahhh! How do I do this???"
With 350 other cyclists, I looked around and thought, "What a terrible design for cyclists!"
Riding home alone, I thought, "What a terrifying design! Aaahhh! How do I do this???"