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?
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”.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Always honour the old, you won't stay a child forever,
they were what your are and you will be what they are now.
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A short synopsis of the history of the Weinheim cedar: The Weinheim Castle manages to just top the Libanon cedar in front. It’s an impressive tree – it was named as a national heritage tree, an honour it shares with only 44 other trees in … Continue reading A tree.
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