It’s the motto of a student fraternity called Franconia Darmstadt, founded in 1889. I tried to find out what the GUN abbreviation in the wreath stands for but I failed (on second throught it might CUN but I don’t know what that means either).
Tag: Germany
Don’t let appearances distract you from beauty
Wordless Wednesday
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Snow makes everything pretty
I took a walk in January (you can still see the Christmas decoration hanging in the tree) when fresh fallen snow made the whole neighbourhood pretty. Up the street from us is a strange cluster of houses, a small old (but not ancient) half-timbered house, … Continue reading Snow makes everything pretty
It’s his fault
About 10 km from here the first motorcar was invented, built and tried out. Carl Benz had his workshop in Mannheim and lived in Ladenburg. He developed the first practical car but was apparently loath to try it out on more than a few hundred … Continue reading It’s his fault
It’s a mystery
I don’t know much about this woman. I know she stands in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. I know her creator doesn’t hold much with textiles. I guess she is made of bronze. But that’s it. I wonder how old she is. I wonder who created her. I wonder who she is or what she represents. But most of all I wonder what the belle she is doing.
When a Catalan visits Heidelberg
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When the nobles want a simple life in the country
It might not be the largest baroque palace in Germany but it looks impressive even in winter with the capped tree skeletons in front. Particularly the palace gardens are wonderful. Apparently the buildings were originally painted in a yellow colour offset with white elements. I don’t know when the pinkish/salmon colour came in but I think it works very well – in fact, it looks splendiferous!
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Splendiferous
Martinsviertel
Many of the houses in the Martinsviertel in Darmstadt are more storey buildings from around the turn of the century (19th to 20th century, not the millenium). They were not free standing houses but terraced houses, originally with uniform looks. But more than 100 years … Continue reading Martinsviertel
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