I don’t know who the original owners were but the town historians say that most of the houses in this area were built by town officials, highly paid white-collar workers, and independent business men.
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Casting a Long Shadow
The tv tower in Mannheim casts its long shadow over the two arms of the river Neckar. I’ve been where the shadow crosses the Neckar island on a bike tour with my sister.
A Gorgeous Interloper
Monday Portrait
Fight Me, Fight Me!
I had a different title in mind until I read the name of this beetle in English: Bloody-nosed beetle. Maybe the little one wants to be initiated.
Macro Monday
Legal Architecture
That the Amtsgericht in Weinheim, the lowest kind of court there is in Germany. It looks idyllic but cases with possible sentences of up to four years are tried here.
Surprise in the Yard
The building looks like an old school building or some such but now it is a gallery. In the yard is this square (!) column with a die made up of rusty ravel on top.
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Here’s Looking at You
The artist who painted this captivating face is called “kopf_stoff” (head matter).
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