I’m sure that little handmade sign will stop any train that has gotten lost on this discontinued line.
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Tag: #FOWC
The German autobahn is free
However, the French is not. Every now and again you have to pass through a “péage” point. Wonderful bottlenecks on already congested roads (during holiday time). It is getting better – some routes are camera controlled (but you can’t wait until they bill you, you … Continue reading The German autobahn is free
My Venture
This was my Toyota Venture. At a time when I could still rely on child labour.
Unfortunately these are the only photos I have of this car – which I loved. I could fit in 4 adults and 4 kids ( or 7 kids and 1 adult). The kids could sit on two benches at the back, facing each other.
Awwww … nostalgia!
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Fee – fo – fi –
Ferris wheels are literally called “giant wheels” in German. FOWC with Fandango: Huge
They better be friends!
Working side by side, every day, with even the breaks taken side by side.
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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.
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