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Tag: Germany
I’m a Fan of Castles in the Snow
Our hometown has the moniker Zweiburgenstadt, Two Castle Town. That’s because there is an old castle ruin on a hill and a newer castle on the hill adjacent to it. 100 and 1000 years, re But there is also a castle, a small palace with a beautiful … Continue reading I’m a Fan of Castles in the Snow
Cold But Fun
We’ve not only had a cold snap but in the days before it started snowing quite a lot. All this was not so unusual when I was little but nowadays if it snows it usually melts within the next days. The large meadow in the local … Continue reading Cold But Fun
The Inofficial Emblem of Hesse
In Frankfurt and the areas around cider rivals beer as the favourite drink in pubs and restaurants. If it is a traditional place, it is served in stoneware cider jugs, called a Bembel. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Jug
Entangle Me!
A reticulated python is called that because of the net or web like pattern – reticulated means “like a net”. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Tangled Web
Across the Bridge
Crossing the river Neckar in Mannheim can be done on different bridges. This is the newest of them all, a bridge for pedestrians only. It’s the Collini-Steg – named after an intimate friend of Voltaire, Cosimo Alessandro Collini lived at the Mannheim court, considered an esteemed scientist, … Continue reading Across the Bridge
Testing the Ice on the Lake
Six Word Saturday
Nature or Nuture?
If you grow up in a specific neighbourhood it’s not just the houses and streets themselves, it’s the people, the language, the history. Is this influence more or less formative than the genes? FOWC with Fandango: Milieu
Joy or Sorrow
time keeps flowing. Birkenau (in the Odenwald) is a large village or small town of just under 10,000 inhabitants. It also has more than 200 sun dials, free standing ones and on houses. Since 2021 the record is official: Birkenau has the world record in “laregest … Continue reading Joy or Sorrow
Mannheim from East to West
Monochrome Madness: Different Citiscapes
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