Silent Sunday
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Tag: Germany
We Call Crisps Chips
and we call chips pommes (with the -es clearly audible).
Either way, I prefer the beers (not necessarily that brand).
From Mammoth to Pebble
A sequoia is exotic in Germany. But Weinheim has so many of them that they call their forest “Exotenwald”. The pebbles have accumulated on Holy Island (Lindisfarne). I thought the cairns had a cultural or historical significance but no! people just like to make little … Continue reading From Mammoth to Pebble
Supersized or Bearded – It’s all just a Dragon to Me
At the German Dragon Museum in Lindenfels they have a Tyrannosaurus Rex’ skull. If these teeth aren’t SUPERSIZE, I don’t know what is. And although it is only the cast of a skull, it is protected against THEFT. In the end, is a DINOSAUR not … Continue reading Supersized or Bearded – It’s all just a Dragon to Me
Act
Part of a sculpture called “Ring of Statues” by Georg Kolbe, 1954, in Rothschild Park, Frankfurt am Main. Wordless Wednesday
In Search of
When you WANT to find the MEANING of life you can do worse than starting at the Academy of Sciences. You probably can also do better.
Double-dipping for
and Ragtag Daily Prompt: Meaning
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Rugby Sevens
Since Nigel Owens featured as the impartial referee in a rugby test yesterday the progression to Sevens (as in Rugby Sevens) seemed quite natural. I don’t have any photos of a Sevens match but there are seven players in each photo.
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The Rolling Hills of the Odenwald
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Landscapes
Two Castles or Three?
My hometown is known as the Zweiburgenstadt, that is the two castle town. Which in German makes perfect sense but is confusing in English since castle can mean Burg or Schloss in German. The two castles – here shown in winter because they are just … Continue reading Two Castles or Three?
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