Only half. Half-timbered, that is. There are lots of these around, this particular yard is in Michelstadt im Odenwald. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Timber
Tag: Germany
Heidelberg Twins
Monday Window
The Home Stretch
At the finale of a marathon (or half-marathon for that matter, as this one) the runners experience a spurt of energy that propels them over the finish line. In his case, some doping might have been involved. Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Finale
Church Entries
Thursday Trios
Nostalgia or State-of-the-art?
I don’t normally use my cell phone for photography except for classroom purposes (homework, tests, attendance lists and the like) but I’ve been so mixed-up lately that I managed to take not two but three empty camera batteries along on our last outing.
But have a look – is this photo really from the era of cell phones? It looks vintage, doesn’t it?
King Ludwig I. of Bavaria built a classicist villa above the village of Edenkoben in the Palatinate (part of Bavaria in the mid 19th century) and below the castle ruin of Riedburg. The villa offers a panoramic view across the Rhine Valley to the Odenwald on the other side of the river. In 1954 a chair lift was built to the top of the hill. The pamphlet proclaims that the chairlift is technically up-to-date but the newest thing we could find were the “please wear a mask” Corona warnings which were stuck to the masts. The seats looked decidedly prehistoric, and kind of unsafe, and a bit rusty. But there has never been an accident in 67 years and apparently, the modern technical side is hidden behind the scenes.
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It’s Not Happening at the Core Anymore
In the distance is the – now inoperative – nuclear power plant Biblis.
In the middle distance is the old fortress of Auerbach, originally built by Charlemagne. It’s lasted for over 1000 years. I wonder which one of the two complexes will still be there, another 1000 years hence.
Melibokus
A strange Latin name for this mountain of the Odenwald overlooking the Rhine Valley. The original tower was blown up in by two 18-year-olds when the Allied Forces arrived at the end of the second world war. The US Arm put a radio mast on the site and used it for many years as a radio relais station. Today it is used for internet purposes and more importantly, as a marker for air traffic control.
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Tra le la le la le la triangle
The Main Triangle in Frankfurt. An office building opened in 2008 it is situated next to the river Main.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Architecture
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