Monday Windows
Tag: Germany
A lesson in heraldry
I have to add to the one word because this wheel led me down a small rabbit hole. At the harbour of Gernsheim, a town on the Rhine about 40 km south of Mainz, I saw this crest on the side of a monument. The … Continue reading A lesson in heraldry
Mid-November at the Hermannshof
Next time I’m going to this garden, I will check what kind of tree this is. The weather was glorious even though it was the first cold day (and no, I wasn’t dressed appropriately). Festival of Leaves #9: November Tree
What bees teach us
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Pick a Shape
I do homework, too
Although the book I am using to teach German is only 6 years old, it is in some ways outdated. The current lesson talks about writing postcards from holiday destinations. People, and particularly the kind of people I am teaching don’t write postcards (and probably … Continue reading I do homework, too
The forerunner of the cinema
#16 NovemberShadows
Impressions of a flowering dog
wood Flowering dogwood at the local botanical garden. Festival of Leaves #8: Dogwood
African Savannah in Kronberg
I’ve been to the southern most boabab in the Kruger Park in South Africa, i.e. I know that boababs don’t like colder climates. So when I saw this one, near Frankfurt am Main in Germany, I knew something was not right – despite the giraffes and zebras milling about.
The location is a give away – as is the door – this is an artificial baobab. They wanted to create an African atmosphere at the Opel-Zoo but doesn’t it look absurd with the rest of the German landscape and plants around?
Queen Victoria didn’t come for the church
Nice church the St Peter and Paul Church in Hochheim it is, though. Apparently, she came for the wine. And it’s not as bad as the story suggests – the English word “hock” for a cheap white wine apparently stems from that visit. Cee’s Fun … Continue reading Queen Victoria didn’t come for the church
This part of Germany
Once upon a time there was this ridge of mountains from Basel to Frankfurt and then about 50 million years ago the middle part sank down and the ridge became a rift: the Upper Rhine Valley. On either side are mountain ranges, the higher altitude … Continue reading This part of Germany
