The Müllheimer Tal has green slopes on either side.
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Tag: Germany
Auf Burg Schönburg
Castle Schönburg (literally Beautiful Castle) is situated on the Schönberg (literally Beautiful Mountain) above the town of Oberwesel in the UNESCO world heritage site “Rhine Valley”. And nowadays it’s a rather exclusive hotel.
Midweek Monochrome
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A Scenic View
Wordless Wednesday
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We’re Here Because of Beer
I found an additional definition of “fleshment” in Collins Dictionary: “excitement or stimulation via previous experience”. Even though it’s flagged as archaic, the concept is still very much alive and well.
We passed the Schmucker brewery in Mossautal yesterday. This beer delivery truck stood in front of the hotel and pub. The weather was gorgeous and many, many Pentecoast Monday day trippers succumbed to the lure of the various brews advertised on the side of the truck. No doubt they remembered the stimulation from other times. If they do yield to the temptation on a regular basis the first Collins definition “the act of fattening” will be seen on them.
PS: We stopped and had a wonderfully fresh lager on tap. All had a full glass, I had one long sip – I was the driver.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Fleshment
The Unsung Neighbour
Many people all over the world have heard of Rüdesheim am Rhein at the beginning of the Rhine Gorge. Oberwesel is thirty kilometres down the Rhine on the other side, still in the Rhine gorge (actually within walking distance of the Lorelye on the opposite side). And not that many people know it, even in Germany. Although it has all the trappings: vineyards, wine estates, stunning views, houses from various centuries – and interesting windows, of course.
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Adult Education
I had never heard of the Chautauqua movement and it was an interesting read.
In Germany we have nothing quite the same, however we have the Volkshochschule – a non-profit and partially government funded adult education institution with branches all over Germany. They were founded after the first world war but earlier organisations who looked after educating people outside the tertiary school system stem from the late 19th century similar to Chautauqua. The building where our local VHS is located is also from the late 19th century.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Chautauqua
Column Vision
Silent Sunday
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I Keep Silent on Honour
Student fraternities start out with great expectations and aspirations: The original idea was for students to form an alliance to fight for political goals, or more specific to aim for a unified Germany through the alliance of the many individual German states (similar the U.S.A. almost a hundred years earlier – who adopted this Latin aphorism for their state motto).
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