Tag: Germany

Only to the Uninitiated

This poster announcing the concert of the Odenwälder Shanty Chor may look strange or even mysterious but for the fans it is neither. It makes perfect sense.

And to make sure: They do sing. So they are a choir. But they do speak, individually and as a group, so they are a chorus, too. They keep commenting on the MC, Prof. Dr Dr Netwohr, throughout the show.

Double gedippt for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Chorus and

FOWC with Fandango: Mysterious

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Seen Better Days

This hotel in Bad Wildbad in the Black Forest still takes guests apparently. This side of the house faces the river Enz flowing through the town, the entrance is on the other side. Monday Window

The Devil Didn’t Do It! (this time)

The good people of Mayen tricked the devil into helping them to build their church and he was so enraged about it that he tried to tear off the spire. He twisted it this way and that but it didn’t come off. So he left enraged and the spire stayed up – albeit all twisted and asked. That’s the legend and the spire became the emblem of Mayen. Allied bombers destroyed the church in 1945 but it was rebuilt – with the twisted spire.

FOWC with Fandango: Askance

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