Sculpture of three gingko leaves in the spa gardens of Bad Dürkheim. The base carries a verse: “Every leaf is a mirror, greening in the light, withering in the snow – the leaf of the gingko is a mirror within a mirror. show yourself – … Continue reading Sculptured Trios I
I had planned something else for Water, Water Everywhere this week but I could not resist to share this picture from the weekend. There are usually fees for the use of public toilets in Germany; they are in turn mostly clean. At the Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt, billed as the largest wine festival in the world, the toilets are not only spotless, they are also customer friendly: offering a flat rate for their use. Remember: they sell wine or spritzer or any other liquid in half-liter or liter servings. Still – that’s a lot of liquid removal for 5€.
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This was the band and this was the audience! Cellpic Sunday
Yes, to the largest winefestival in the world: Bad Dürkheim. Six Word Saturday
Today we go to the one-dollar store if we want to spend a little money on a trifling matter. In days gone by people had to wait for peddlers come around for those little necessities. At the country fair a better-off peddler might even said … Continue reading Cheap Jack
Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody. Samuel Pepys, 9 November 1665 Ragtag Daily Prompt: Reconcile
but drunken stupor. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Stupor
You get the six word title but you can’t expect me to be quiet on this topic.
Even without the curry, us Germans have a very close relationship with sausages. The biggest wine fest in the world happens each year in September in Bad Dürkheim in the Palatinate and is called “Wurstmarkt“. The people of the town built a large, detailed fountain in the central square called the “Wurstmarktbrunnen”.
I rather prefer this rapproachment over a sausage than Brezhnev and Honecker.
Incidentally, Honecker was born and grew up pretty close to the Wurstmarkt, namely in the Saarland. Where my son and grandson had the best currywurst EVER when we were on holiday there. They still talk about it a year later – even though the Ruhrpott (the area around Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund et.al.) and Berlin vie for that honour.
Definitely serious business. Do not disturb!!
Incidentally, I saw a report on TV where they asked Asian people on holiday in Germany what they thought about currywurst. Their reaction to this very German dish was hilarious.
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The largest winefest in the world beckons anew this weekend. After sampling the local fare, I might be less than well versed when quoting Shakespeare.
A double dip because our tram leaves soon (a tram ride of almost 2 hours – but we’re not going to risk our driver’s licence).
FOWC with Fandango: Anew and Six Word Saturday
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