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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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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You put them up – they fall down – you put them up – they fall … One Word Sunday: Repetition
I was at Castle Frankenstein near Darmstadt a few weeks back. Whether it is really part of Mary Shelley’s creation is debatable but it is a great place to go visiting. The views from high up are spectacular. And when I turned round I could … Continue reading Frankenstein’s Heirs Live Here
If you want to walk up to Frankenstein castle you can take the long and winding road or you can go straight up. Which I did. When I reached the top I was so out of breath that I was completely silent.
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The stage entrance of the theatre in Ulm, formerly a building where grain was sold.
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