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?
When driving into the town of Forchheim in Franken we found a parking space near this colourful sculpture. It’s called “Talking to the Sky” by Belgian artist Arne Quinze. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Entangle
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Photos for Lens-Artists Last Chance Challenge. Not necessarily worse than other photos – they just couldn’t find their niche. Oh, look! A sculpture of my brain! Diana deserves an appearance because I have shown her ravished face and figure before – but she has had … Continue reading Odds and Ends
I wanted to blur out the background but the humongous size would be less obvious.
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The pedestrian high street of Forchheim has an artificial streamlet running through it. A joy for children at all times, a bane for parents on cold days. Bächla is stream in the local dialect.
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If you follow this signpost you end up in the Kellerwald of Forchheim. It is where the for hundreds of years the beer brewers of Forchheim in Franken have stored their beer to keep it fresh (and cool): The forest is on a hill and there are 23 cellars dug into the hill, very similar to what I imagine hobbit holes to be like. Together they form what is probably the largest, certainly the most charming beer garden in the world.
FOWC with Fandango: Destination
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