“Human friendship across state frontiers serve peace” signed by Willy Brandt, Helmut Schmidt, Annemarie Renger
France – Germany: From hereditary enemy to finding kinship through twinning citiey and towns.
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Tag: Frankreich
Shade Seekers
I’ve been doing Dale’s bidding looking for shade for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge. I went looking in my archive – and aye, there’s the rub. The photos in my archive are tagged in German and German doesn’t make a diffference between “shade” and “shadow” … Continue reading Shade Seekers
To the South and back
We were driving from Germany to Perpignan, we overnighted in Bourg-en-Bresse. This fellow waved us away and towards the South. Wind turbines on the way. Then we passed the Porta dels Països Catalans, the gate to the Catalan region. And soon afterwards, our first glimpse … Continue reading To the South and back
A proponent of French German friendship
This sculpture by Tomi Ungerer, called either Aqueduct of Janus or Janus fountain (l’Aqueduc de Janus or Fontaine de Janus), signifies the double culture of Strasbourg, shaped by France and Germany in equal measure. It features a double sided Janus head looking in two directions, west and east.
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Life on the Street
Lens-Artists Challenge: Street Details
Are You in a Shopping Mood?
Two opposites: outdoor shopping in Valledoria in Sardinia – indoor shopping in Forchheim in Franken.
And here is the competition – CBD instead of tobacco. And dolls, lotsa dolls.
Only for window shopping if you don’t want to bring home dust collectors in your home.
And inside my favourite kind of store in Bourg-en-Bresse. Not just tables and tables stacked with books but also with notes of the booksellers and their personal critiques (the good books get little hearts).
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Retail
The Hunger Pang
Despite its name, this place in Bourg-en-Bresse could not help me when I was hungry.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Hungry
Tree Trios
Three poplars at the bank of the river Neckar.
Three trees near the Citadelle de Bitche.
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Mutually Incompatible
That’s me and dawn (miniscule letter!). The exception proves the rule. FOWC with Fandango: Antithetical
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