Nice church the St Peter and Paul Church in Hochheim it is, though. Apparently, she came for the wine. And it’s not as bad as the story suggests – the English word “hock” for a cheap white wine apparently stems from that visit. Cee’s Fun … Continue reading Queen Victoria didn’t come for the church
That’s me (second row, serious expression) at my confirmation. I was a bit of a rebel which you can’t see in the photo because I defied the “black and white only” as I wore a dark blue skirt and blouson. The mini skirt was de rigeur (the girls wearing pant suits only did so because their mothers wouldn’t allow knees showing). Some of us joined the church youth group in the year to come and we were all very keen because of a charismatic young minister. We met every Friday, and I’ve just been reminded this week that I learned how to drink beer out of a boot shaped glass because we often used to go to pub afterwards. Three of the group became ministers themselves in later years and I considered this career for awhile. Then I grew up.
Double dipping for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Black and White and FOWC with Fandango: Faith
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I didn’t want to concentrate on one only, take your pick. The St. Peter und Paul Church in Hochheim am Main. The mosque in Weinheim. The Russian Orthodox church in Wiesbaden. The Buddhist temple in Siedelsbrunn. The great synagogue in Plsen. An oak. Monochrome Madness: … Continue reading What’s Your Doctrine of Choice?
The Greek-orthodox church of the archangel Michael and Saint Dimitrios in Aachen reflected in the parking garage opposite.
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FOWC with Fandango: Onion
That’s the original photo from Schriesheim near Heidelberg in Germany.
I chose LunaPic filters in the manner of famous artists to work on the photo. luncapic.com is a web based free photo editing site.
One-to-three Photo Processing Challenge in March
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Wiesbaden, like Rome, is built on seven hills. The most prominent one is the “Neroberg”. About halfway up on this hill is the Russian-orthodox church – a reminder of the time when Russians were very prominent in the city. The golden tops of its five towers look spectacular no matter what the weather is.
They look spectacular in autumn when one comes upon them unsuspectedly from below after walking through a sombre autumn forest.
It looks spectacular in winter when one approaches from above and the sun hits the gold with full force.
It looks spectacular in summer when only the golden tops look over the green canopy of the surrounding forest.
When you go walking on Wiesbaden’s Neroberg there is no way you’re going to miss the Orthodox Russian church. You are walking through the woods and suddenly you round a corner and you’re hit with a flash of gold!
And because this is squares I could not leave without sharing the pair of tights one of our runners was wearing:
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It was so grey yesterday, I thought I needed to get some colour in my pictures and in my soul.
The location was in Wiesbaden in front of the Russian-orthodox church on the Neroberg, one of the hills that the capital of Hesse is built on.
“Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.”
Wassily Kandinsky
The church, the view over Wiesbaden, the foresters’ machine at the back and the woods where we came towards the site.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: One location
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This is the Russian-orthodox church on the Neroberg in Wiesbaden. We were there this weekend and the weather was just awful so I didn’t carry a camera. But even in the grey light of the late afternoon the golden domes of the spires were stunning. So here is a photo from a few years back and a promise that I will go back on a sunny day to take more photos.
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