At the end of shadow square month I thought it was fitting to wave good by (figuratively, not literally). Not really a selfie, but Wynona wanted to get into the action, too. See you at the next square month! #30 November Shadow
Tag: Brücke
An Authentic Saint
This sculpture standing at the Dieter-Roser-Brücke in Esslingen was created by Bernhard Heiliger. Heiliger means saint in German. So a saint created the patron saint of the bridge. The sculpture is called “Großer Fährmann”, big ferryman. Monochrome Madness
I Was Standing on a Bridge
Wordless Wednesday
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#27 A Bridge Through the Ages
This is the Ludwigsbrücke in Bamberg, today it’s actually two bridges, one for cars, one for pedestrians. The pedestrian bridge. The bridge for motorised traffic. I cheated a bit with the square rule and divided that sculpture / plaque into two squares. The text reads … Continue reading #27 A Bridge Through the Ages
Across the Bridge
Crossing the river Neckar in Mannheim can be done on different bridges. This is the newest of them all, a bridge for pedestrians only. It’s the Collini-Steg – named after an intimate friend of Voltaire, Cosimo Alessandro Collini lived at the Mannheim court, considered an esteemed scientist, … Continue reading Across the Bridge
Kochertalbrücke
The Kochertal viaduct is the highest bridge in Germany. At its highest it is 185m above the valley bottom. It was the bridge with the highest pillars in the world before it was overtaken by a bridge in France in 2004.
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Where Would I Cycle Without Bridges?
I’ve gone off on a tangent, I admit, but once I found the Jack London quote I just had to.
“Ever bike? Now that’s something that makes life worth living!…Oh, to just grip your handlebars and lay down to it, and go ripping and tearing through streets and road, over railroad tracks and bridges, threading crowds, avoiding collisions, at twenty miles or more an hour, and wondering all the time when you’re going to smash up. Well, now, that’s something! And then go home again after three hours of it…and then to think that tomorrow I can do it all over again!”
Jack London
Although there were motorbikes as early as 1885, the way Jack London describes it I believe he was talking about cycling. Which is also born out by a number of mountain bike tracks named after the author.
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