There was no moon but a street light.
Tourmaline’s October Daily Share Challenge #25
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Freudenstadt im Schwarzwald
This town was badly destroyed in the last days of the second world war by French troups. The rebuilding was characterised by discussions between mainly two factions, rebuilding more in the traditional style and the more modernist planners who wanted to take the demands of modern traffic etc. into account. They found a compromise leaning more toward the traditional, it went relatively fast (sometimes dubbed as the “miracle of Freudenstadt” and the citizens had a monument build with this woman on top looking toward a future while still trying to retain contact with the past, symbolising the revival of Freudenstadt.
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High tide
Where the pants ever long enough? Did they shrink? Or did the guy grow?
In German we call pants that are too short “Hochwasser” (high tide). It used to be a fashion faux pas, nowadays it can be a fashion statement.
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Creative house number
I saw this in the middle Rhine valley, where towns and houses compete with each other for looks. It’s a neat way to use a slice of agate as a house humber.
Two castle town
Germans have a term for home sickness – “Heimweh”, sometimes also translated as just nostalgia. It’s a bit more romantic and more compelling than the English term, at least I think so. It usually describes the feeling for a whole area rather than a specific … Continue reading Two castle town
They saw the humour in the situation
even if I had no idea what they were laughing about. Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Comedic
