
The viewing platform over the river Neckar in Ladenburg. Architectural symmetry.

A pansy. Natural, i.e. not quite perfect symmetry.


My childhood was spent pretty much within the triangle of three different old medieval towers, called “Blauer Hut” (blue hat due to its original slate roof, now long gone), “Roter Turm” (red tower, so called because of the reddish sandstone used) and “Hexenturm” (witches’ tower … Continue reading A confined area
If you want to visit Burg Rheinstein you have to pay your dues. The Middle Rhine Valley is very narrow. Parking is at a premium. So the parking below the castle is limited to 2 hours and it costs 2 Euros. Then you have to … Continue reading You have to pay your dues
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
FOWC with Fandango: Tunnel
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).