Tag: Germany
How Close Is Close Enough?
From afar the Diana in our local park is still beautiful and statuesque but looking close she has started to fall apart.
Bird Bar
The neighbourhood of Mannheim were this lake can be found is called “Vogelstang”, literally “bird bar” or possibly “bird pole”. This pole however, did not feature any birds when I was passing by.
Millstream
This is the stream in the middle of our neighbourhood, it’s name is Mühlbach (i.e. millstream) and I guess there used to be at least one mill in times gone by.
Odenwald
The forest on the northern side of the river Neckar near Heidelberg.
And the forest on the other of the Neckar with the hotel above the Heidelberg Castle called Molkenkur.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Forest or Dark Green
Wordless Wednesday
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Do Donkey’s Have Dermatones?
I guess they must.
Literally this translates as “Upon-Donkey-Skin”, a fairly famous wine estate in the Palatium in Germany. The story how the village got its name is quite complicated and it involves a donkey, a hat, plague and quarantine.
No Two Faces Look Alike
There is scientific evidence that the diversity in human faces came about as an evolutionary advantage.
