FOWC with Fandango: Distort
Tag: Germany
Buy Now
or rather wait until 1 April! This shop in Kehl (on the German side of the Rhine where Strasbourg is on the French side) was selling shishas and tobacco. I wonder what the “more” was? Did it have to do with the barred windows? In … Continue reading Buy Now
Rally Against Extremism
Since the end of last year there are regular rallies all over Germany after minutes of a meeting of the rightwing radical party AFD was leaked to the press and it became even more apparent than before how disgusting their plans for Germany are. The party is unfortunately gaining momentum but the established political parties are arguing over how to deal with this surge of rightwing, populist and now openly fascist party. I’ve been to a few of the rallies against rightwing extremism and racism but I don’t take pictures.
This quote by Theodor W. Adorno was appropriate earlier when many politicians argued that the AFD (Alternative for Germany) was to the right of the political spectrum but still a democratic party. I don’t think this fiction can still be upheld today.
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Cormorant Drying off
Still at the river Neckar, as last week and the week before. The Neckar carries a lot of water but is below flood levels. A lone cormorant is drying itself off on the pier. Water, Water Everywhere
I’m a Fan of Signal Fires
Saturday was Lärmfeuer Night in the Odenwald. High wood piles were erected and set alight at sunset. In the olden days these flaming beacons signified danger, nowadays lighting them is cause for a small celebration. I’m a Fan of …
Windows of the University Hospital Mannheim
The hospital is just over 100 years old (inaugurated in 1922). It has newer wings but this is the main entrance. Monday Window
The Beacons Are Lit
If you read Lord of the Rings or seen the movie triology you might remember how the city of Gondor asked for help from the Riders of Rohan – they lit beacons on a chain of hills between Minas Tirith and the plains of Rohan. … Continue reading The Beacons Are Lit
Square Details in an Oblong Setting
Japan Center in Frankfurt, Germany. Six Word Saturday
Schrödinger
A limes watchtower recreated near Michelstadt im Odenwald. Another word I’ve learned from the Ragtag Prompt: liminal. I checked it out and I recognised a related word: limes. As in: the borders of the Roman Empire. In the UK it’s called Hadrian’s Wall, same thing. … Continue reading Schrödinger
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