Tag: Germany

Travel Challenge #6

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I was nominated by Teresa  and by Margaret to post one travel picture a day for ten days without explanation, then to nominate someone else to participate. That’s 10 days, 10 travel images, and 10 nominations. 

The photos I am going to show in this challenged are from travels around Germany and where chosen to introduce my German language students to various German sites.

Here is my sixth one:

Today I would like to nominate Agatha (you were foolish enough to like my #5 post – and with a name like “40thousandkm” – what did you expect?). There is no pressure to participate, though. But if you share some of your travel photos, have fun! I’ll definitely have a look (please send me a link).

In Ulm

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Ulm is a town in the south of Germany. The well-known tongue twister “In Ulm, um Ulm und um Ulm herum” has little meaning beyond being a tongue twister: in Ulm, around Ulm and round and round Ulm.

In the middle of Ulm, in the old town, houses stand close to each other, compact like in many originally medieval towns.

Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Compact.

Travel Challenge #5

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I was nominated by Teresa  and by Margaret to post one travel picture a day for ten days without explanation, then to nominate someone else to participate. That’s 10 days, 10 travel images, and 10 nominations. 

The photos I am going to show in this challenged are from travels around Germany and where chosen to introduce my German language students to various German sites.

Here is my fifth one:

Today I would like to nominate Robert (you were foolish enough to like my #4 post). There is no pressure to participate, though. But if you share some of your travel photos, have fun! I’ll definitely have a look.

Travel challenge #4

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I was nominated by Teresa  and by Margaret to post one travel picture a day for ten days without explanation, then to nominate someone else to participate. That’s 10 days, 10 travel images, and 10 nominations. 

The photos I am going to show in this challenge are from travels around Germany and where chosen to introduce my German language students to various German sites.

Here is my fourth one:

Today I would like to nominate Jez (you were foolish enough to like my #3 post). There is no pressure to participate, though. But if you share some of your travel photos, have fun! I’ll definitely have a look.

Travel Challenge #3

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I was nominated by Teresa  and by Margaret to post one travel picture a day for ten days without explanation, then to nominate someone else to participate. That’s 10 days, 10 travel images, and 10 nominations. 

The photos I am going to show in this challenge are from travels around Germany and where chosen to introduce my German language students to various German sites.

Here is my third one:

Today I would like to nominate Coreen (you were foolish enough to like my #2 post). There is no pressure to participate, though. But if you share some of your travel photos, have fun! I’ll definitely have a look.

Travel Challenge #2

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I was nominated by Teresa  and by Margaret to post one favorite travel picture a day for ten days without explanation, then to nominate someone else to participate. That’s 10 days, 10 travel images, and 10 nominations. 

The photos I am going to show in this challenge are from travels around Germany and where chosen to introduce my German language students to various German sites.

Here is my second one:

Today I would like to nominate geriatrix . There is no pressure to participate, though. But if you like to share some of your travel photos, have fun!

Rewriting history

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From 16th century until 1885 this square in Frankfurt am Main was known as the “Judenmarkt” (the Jewish market). In 1885 it was named officially as “Börneplatz” to honour Julius Börne, an early 19th century journalist born in the Jewish Ghetto of Frankfurt. In 1935 it was changed to “Dominikanerplatz” as names of Jewish people were eradicated by the Nazi government. In 1978 this injustice was rectified by the Frankfurt town council and the square was once again known as “Börneplatz”. While excavating the ground around the square for planned new buildings, the foundations of several antique Jewish buildings, two mikwehs amongst them, were found. After long discussions, the square was remodelled as the “Neuer Börneplatz” (new Börnesquare) which now includes a memorial with the almost 12,000 names of the known Jewish Frankfurt citizens who were victims of the Nazi annihilation policy.

Linked to One Word Sunday: History.