Tag: Germany

Hail Sol Invictus!

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For Saturday’s Ragtag Daily Prompt I posted a photo of the Roman villa rustica which was found and the foundations excavated near our town about 40 years ago. I realised that I didn’t have many photos of the site so I made the 2 km trip and took some more yesterday afternoon.

This is a view of the small temple at the back of the house. As far as I know it is not known what god or gods were worshipped here but the timeframe (first to third century AD) and artifacts found in the Roman city of Lopodunum (Ladenburg) nearby suggest that it might have been Sol invictus.

So in honour of his longest reign this year:

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Midsummer

Let’s Hope It Won’t Rain

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Villa Rustica in Großsachsen

In the early 1980s the site of a Roman villa was discovered near our town. The foundations were excavated and then enlarged so that visitors would have more of an understanding of the layout of this villa rustica. The foundations were only augmented and some of the walls were built up to less than half their original height. The photo shows an outside wall with half a window in it, just to give the impression of what it kind of looked like in around 300 AD.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Incomplete

Six Dragon Flies

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Yes, there are actually six of them in this picture. Looks a bit messy, I know, so I am going to balance that with a very clear, down-to-earth shot:

The valley to the east from here is known as the six mill valley because there are six mills (suprise!). They are not in operation anymore and function as small museums, an upscale restaurant or have been transformed into places of residence. There are a lot more mills further along the small river called Weschnitz, to be sure, but these are the ones within the scope of a comfortable Sunday stroll.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Six

Viktualienmarkt in Munich

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Munich has an open air food market in the middle of town which is well known, the

Originally, an early farmers’ market it developed into a meeting point for housewives, chefs, gourmets and tourists. Among the more unusual finds are statues of beloved Munich actors from times gone by.

  • Liesl Karlstadt
  • Weiss Ferdl

Some of the stalls feature their own sculptures.

And if one is lucky, one might even find what one came for in the first place:

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Market Finds

In Need of TLC

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Some walls of the Auerbach Castle are more derelict than others.

Something needs to be done fast or this old barn or workshop will be falling apart completely.

The dormer window on this building in Weimar is a call of help.

For this post, I chose one word of the five on offer – derelict.

Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word

Medieval Remnants

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In medieval times, the town of Weinheim was surrounded by a town wall with four towers. Three of these towers remain today.

Blauer Hut – Blue Hat
Hexenturm – Witches’ Tower
Roter Turm – Red Tower

Bonus Fact: No witches were ever held in the Witches’ Tower. It was never used as a prison.

For this post, I chose a different word of the five on offer.

Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word

Telling Sweet Little Lies

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The Fastnachtsbrunnen (carnival fountain) in Heppenheim features the figure of Till Eulenspiegel, a well-known figure of German folklore. He was known as a liar and prankster who often exposed failings in people, particularly those in higher office.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Liars