German beers are steeped in tradition. The breweries pride themselves in their long history. The Schmucker brewery in the Odenwald is no exception. The company history reaches back almost 300 years. Their emblem is a town dignitary in traditional garb from the Odenwald. His traditional … Continue reading Odenwälder Bier
Wordless Wednesday
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The town of Weinheim is very lucky to have this park right in the centre. It’s a show and trial garden, or a botanical garden that although it is privately owned is open to the public on most days. It was opened in the 1980s … Continue reading Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof
My recent visit to Freudenstadt im Schwarzwald showed me only dry fountains. Even the drinking water fountain was barred up. The fish, on the rim of the fountain, was gasping for water – yet, no relief. The town does not experience a drought. I think … Continue reading Water, Water Otherwhere
I took a fair amount of photos of windows when I recently had a walk about the town centre of Freudenstadt im Schwarzwald. I’ve picked a variety to showcase here. Since one of the characterists of Black Forest houses are their steep roofs, there were … Continue reading Windows of Freudenstadt
On a lawn next to the path that football fans take to walk from the station to the stadium are figures of football players representing the nations who played in Kaiserslautern during the World Cup in 2006. The figures are cast in concrete and twenty … Continue reading Overgrown Cheer
The Main Triangel is an office building in Frankfurt am Main. It may not be the most important building but it is situated next to the river Main.
BTW: If you’re wondering about my tags – you need to type really fast and hit the enter button. I managed Frankfurt and Germany but I didn’t manage Frankfurt am Main. I also couldn’t manage architecture fast enough.
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Silent Sunday
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I normally look out in the other direction. Here I was in the Palatinate looking towards the east, towards the first row of hills of the Odenwald. The Bergstraße is recognisable even in 30 or 40 km distance because of the quarries. Objectively, this is … Continue reading From a Distance
The Seven Swabians is a tale found in the collection of fairytales by the Brothers Grimm. Although grouped with fairytales, it is rather a droll story about seven not very bright, not very brave Swabians and their adventures – like fighting a hare which they mistake for a monster.
In Bad Wildbad House Swabia features a mural around some small panelled windows.
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