Working side by side, every day, with even the breaks taken side by side.
……………………………………….
Tag: #Fandango
Even poets have clerks
at least the rich ones.
This is Bligger von Steinach, as depicted in the Codex Manesse, the beautifully illustrated songbook of German courtly songs in the middle ages. He was a noble who resided in Neckarsteinach in the 13th century but his fame came from his Minnelieder, his songs of courtly love. If the picture holds true he dictated his works to a clerk rather than stain his own fingers. I took the photo at the Starkenburg above Heppenheim which is today a youth hostel and pictures of the Manesse Handschrift decorate the hallways.
……………………………………….
Mixed Messages
This building in Forchheim was originally built in the 19th century and has always served as a restaurant. It was originally called “Blaue Glocke”, or Blue Bell, and the bell should call for patrons and invite them in. The doors, however, seem forbidding and exclude customers. While researching what kind of a building this is I found that the last restaurant enterprises weren’t very successful – makes one think, doesn’t it?
Ghost riders
The German sign (seen in Bamberg) is ambigious. It can mean “ghost riders, aka cyclists who drive the wrong way on a street, put others at risk”. It can also mean “let’s endanger some ghosts riders”.
……………………………………….
The long and winding road
The sides of Middle Rhine Valley are steep so the road goes up in serpentines – one hairpin bend after the other.
FOWC with Fandango: Serpentine
……………………………………….
Just a cat’s opionion
They, aka my personal domestics, leave for hours on end without letting me have access to my preferred sleeping place. They leave me to starve. Only yesterday, they were gone and only returned 20 minutes after my accustomed dinnertime. The amount of neglect I have to suffer at their hands is simply scandalous!!
FOWC with Fandango: Scandalous
……………………………………….
The Town Archive
This is from a neighbouring town where I live but every town or city in Germany has an archive. They are open to the public and often have very helpful staff.
……………………………………….
Tomorrow is another day
I proposed to my school to cancel classes due to the weather warning – the roads will be icy due to low temperatures in combination with a light drizzle. I then proceeded to cancel my own class on my own accord.
……………………………………….
pictures imperfect blog 