
Tag: Germany
On Ash Wednesday Everything Ends
It’s Carnival Tueday today which in our area is the climax of the celebrations with many smaller carnival parades and street parties (unlike the big parades and revelleries in Mainz, Frankfurt and Cologne which are traditionally held on Sunday and Rose Monday). In many areas … Continue reading On Ash Wednesday Everything Ends
Tunnel of Light
FOWC with Fandango: Tunnel
Neither randomly nor timidly
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).
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.







