Rietberg is a hilltop in the front row of the Palatinate Forest and thus overlooking the Upper Rhine Valley. One can ride an old rickety chair lift or walk up to the Rietburg, a fortress built in the 13th century. The actual top behind the … Continue reading The Enchanted Forest on top of the Rietberg
I saw this house with an old, patched roof at the weekend and then I looked for other roofs with old tiles. These roofs were all from Germany. And last not least, an old roof from France, from the Provence actually: I’m a Fan of … Continue reading I’m a Fan of Old Roofs
Water, Water Everywhere
There are 19 Neustadt in Germany. That’s proper towns and not counting townships or quarters in established towns. They usually were more newly built towns and named simply to distinguish them from an older town close by – almost as if the people thought that … Continue reading #6 Let’s Build a New Town
In the Palatinate Forest is a chair lift that looks as if it came write out of the 50s. Cellpic Sunday
Four years ago, this medieval tower needed reconstruction. The result was not to everyone’s liking but sometimes function has to take precedence over appearance. It was either this or a crumbling tower. Square #4 in May: Reconstruct
I thought I’d try something different for this challenge. A few weekends ago I went to the Waldkunstweg in Darmstadt, the forest art path. There are art objects made of mostly natural materials on display along a forest ramble. This one is called “Forest House” … Continue reading Twig by Twig
Cee’s Which Way Challenge
Diverse has no “e” in German. For several years now “divers” is the third official possibility for gender identification. And it has been the butt of jokes of English speakers in the Bundesrepublik ever since. FOWC with Fandango: Diverse
Last on the SD card of my phone: No, not a bastartized invocation of a God but an expression in our dialect which can have a lot of meanings.It’s either derived from the French “à la prochaine” (’till next time) or “allez!” (let’s go). Either … Continue reading Font (!) Expression
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