English “folk” and German “Volk” (as in Volkswagen) are not identical but the meaning can overlap.When education for everyone became a concern for governments, i.e. in the 19th century, the German states started schools for the people or Volksschule. This sign is from the Feudenheimschule in Mannheim, built like many schools at the beginning of the 20th century.
I spent last weekend in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, in the town of Bad Tölz. On our walk up to the Kalvarienberg my camera battery gave up (and my spare was back at the hostel) and I had to resort to using my … Continue reading The Joy of Living
Admittedly this was last weekend’s sky but it was more or less the last sky I saw since then having been holed up in our apartment to nurse the stinking cold I brought back from that glorious weekend. Weekend Sky
In the middle of Wiesbaden in Germany, on an open space surrounded by trees, there is a wedge. No explanation that I could find. Just a wedge. Art, no doubt. — I used the internet and found out that there are similar sculptures to be found in Wiesbaden. One of them by Rolf Nolden, simply named “Keil” ( = wedge) but I could not ascertain that this is the wedge I photographed.
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The local castle on the hill goes by the name of Windeck (i.e. windy corner). Monochrome Madness
You can see the Bavarian crest with the white and blue diamonds on top of the door which tells you it’s an official department, the land surveying office of the state of Bavaria, the branch in Bad Tölz which is about 60km south of Munich. … Continue reading The Vermessungsamt in Bad Tölz
and say “I made it to here!” On this day I I looked forward and said: “Those mountains are too far away!” Weekend Prompts – The One-Day Challenge
I’m cheating a bit this month. Because I was away for the weekend I felt like the last photo on Saturday (31 May) did not really feel like a last photo. So I have a last photo on Saturday but also a last photo on … Continue reading A Walking Camera
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