The eldest parts of Schloss Fürstenau in Steinbach, part of Michelstadt im Odenwald, were built in the 14th century. It is still used residentially which is why the court yard is only open for a few hours each day. The newest part is the “new palais” on the left. The renovated white, grey and gold façade is quite the opposite of the more mellow, medieval parts.
And then there was this bridge in Berlin during a Red Dress Run.
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The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Rustic Relic
Cycling with the train.
A couple of weeks ago we took the bikes and a train.
That’s the Odenwald Bahn, the red train running from Weinheim to Fürth/Odw.
We ditched the train at the end of the line and cycled back, all 17 kilometers.
Bye, bye, train!
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Train
In some parts of Germany houses (not just roofs) are covered with wooden shingles. It’s a very special look.
The Stony Bridge over the Elbbach in Hadamar was built in 1571 and in 1760 the statue of St Nepomuk, the patron saint of bridges, was placed in the middle to guard the crossing. It was destroyed in 1941 and restored in 1945.
This post looks back at with Six Word Saturday from yesterday, and I’m looking forward to lots of monochrome bridges on Thursday with Cee’s Black & White Challenge.
One Word Sunday: Bridge
Six Word Saturday: Bridge over the Neckar in Ladenburg
A curious look – but what’s the connection to my past and my future?
This valley in the Odenwald has been a favourite spot for family outings for almost 150 years. The deer come to the fences to be fed, then and now.
The young deer at the top might very well be the grandgrandgrandgrand… son of the deer my granddad was feeding in the photo on the left, taken in around 1962. The photo on the right is of our son and grandson standing in more or less the same location earlier this year. I haven’t been to that place in the intervening 60 years.
Friendly Friday: Look back to the future
Monday Portrait
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