This plate is appropriately hung in the Carl Benz Museum in Ladenburg. FOWC with Fandango: Fuel
Tag: Germany
Not on Cloud 9 but on Floor 11
Mannheim and its surrounding areas, the hills of the Odenwald on the right side of the Rhine, and the hills of the Palatinate on the left Rhine side. Cellpic Sunday
Foward to the Past
The war memorial (in Germany usually referred to as warrior memorial (Kriegerdenkmal) because the names of the fallen soldiers are displayed) in our town was inaugurated in 1936 to honour the dead of world war I. The much longer list of fallen soldiers from world war II was added in the 1950s. Because of the bellicose demeanour of the sculpture it is now viewed critically. Instead of removing the sculpture the town has chosen to go a different route: in direct line passing the location of the former synagogue (destroyed in 1938) is a memorial for the victims of violence, war, and prosecution. I see it as a warning against a dystopian future which would resemble a not so distant past.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Dystopian
On the 11th Floor, not Quite Cloud 9
Mannheim as seen from a highrise building. Cellpic Sunday
Why Fly if You Can Walk
The floodable meadows next to the river Neckar have small footpaths for walks in drier times. Cee’s Which Way Challenge
An Idea Turned to Stone
A really monumental monument – the Niederwald monument – erected to commemorate the unification of the many German states into one Reich. Huge and full of symbols and allegories, overlooking the Rhine and waving her towards a distant France, stands Germania. The location is wonderful, … Continue reading An Idea Turned to Stone
You Want Muscles?
I remember a tv add in South Africa where somebody did a credible Arnold Schwarzenegger impression with that sentence above. It was for BMW power steering. Not having it equated working out in a six pack shack / muscle factory – whatever you want to … Continue reading You Want Muscles?
Barefoot and Fancy Free
This “Barefooter” (Barfüßer) walks in Brentano Park in Frankfurt, Germany. The design is by Kurt Halbritter under the heading: “Comical Art”. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Offbeat
Three Mothers
This cast of a relief from Roman times shows three women – mothers and fertility deities. The original is displayed in a church in Mümling-Grumbach but the cast is in the open at the Haselburg, a Roman villa which was excavated near Höchst im Odenwald. … Continue reading Three Mothers
Orange and Lemons Say the Bells of St Clements
The carpenter who built this church spire blamed his construction fault on the devil. It worked. People don’t remember his name and his error about wood moving after construction. What they do remember is the legend that the devil corkskrewed the tower in a fit … Continue reading Orange and Lemons Say the Bells of St Clements
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