Tag: Germany

Can I call you Sam?

Mark Twain

I couldn’t find any evidence that Mark Twain was ever in Lüneburg, although he spent a considerable amount of time in Germany.  But now he sits next to the river Ilmenau in the middle of town and is open to any kind of discussion you would like to have with him.

Mark Twain

What an inspiration an exchange with the man can be!

Linked to One Word Sunday: Inspiration.

 

Windows of a renovated Rathaus

The townhall (Rathaus) of Lützelsachsen was built from 1674 to 1688 and renovated in 1808.  And then it was renovated during the last couple of years.  And now there are functional windows, old fashioned windows, and modern windows.  Decide for yourself if you think it works.

2015 rathaus f

2015 rathaus e

 

 

Rathaus

This is what it looked like a year ago or so.

2015 rathaus i

And this is what it looks like today.  There is no mayor residing in it anymore since Lützelsachsen became part of the town Weinheim.

Rathaus

And that’s the view from the back with the cars still able to drive underneath the mayor’s former office – with two beautiful windows looking down on traffic.

Linked to Monday Window.

 

 

rise and look around you

2014 clarity a

2014 clarity b

We can still walk if not in groups and the weather these past days has been glorious.  So much so that it is starting to freak me out a little; almost too good to be true.

The title is from this song:

On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you’ll see who you are.
On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your being outshines ev’ry star.

You’ll feel part of ev’ry mountain sea and shore.
You can hear, from far and near,
A world you’ve never heard before.
And on a clear day…
On that clear day…
You can see forever and ever more!

Here is a link to the Barbra Streisand version.

For more Friday Fun: Clarity click here.

Edward, the blue iris

2012 speciality a

Not just any old iris but an iris reticulata by the name of “Edward”.

2012 speciality b

The “Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof” (trial garden) is in itself a speciality: a garden that is at once a garden showcasing plants and presenting them to the public as well as being a scientific institute which valuates plants in a natural environment regarding their position and growth and compatibility with other plants.

More information about the Hermannshof can be found here.

Linked to One Word Sunday: Speciality.