I couldn’t find any evidence that Mark Twain was ever in Lüneburg, although he spent a considerable amount of time in Germany. But now he sits next to the river Ilmenau in the middle of town and is open to any kind of discussion you would like to have with him.
What an inspiration an exchange with the man can be!
Linked to One Word Sunday: Inspiration.
As I live at least 400km away from any coast I have to rely on old holiday photos and pictorial representations of sea creatures. In all cases, these were “out of their element”.
Linked to Friendly Friday: Sea Creatures.
The central building of the Leuphana university in Lüneburg, Germany, designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind, was completed in 2017.
Linked to A Photo a Week Challenge: Three Angles.
“My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been.”
Diane Arbus
For Travel with Intent‘s quotation challenge. More posts inspired by this quote can be found here.
Impressions of the river Ilmenau in Lüneburg, Germany, for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge. More photos of flowing waters can be found here.
More monochrome statues and sculptures can be found on Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge. Click here.
When we came across this fellow, sitting quietly next to the river Ilmenau in Lüneburg, an American who happened to be standing next to me, felt the need to inform me – quite patronizingly – that this was a famous American writer and he wasn’t quite sure whether I might have heard of him. I informed him – equally condescendingly – that I had read most everything that Mr Samuel Longhorne Clemens had written (which is not a lie, his collected works in English and German are amongst my most cherished books). I added “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.” He recognised the quote and we proceeded to have an interesting conversation about Mark Twain.
For One Word Sunday: celebrity.
For more celebrity shots click here.
Rather rickety, don’t you think?
Filigree- yes, comfortable – maybe, mad – definitely.
Pseudo antique, old-fashioned elegance.
A lonely, lovely bench in the woods.
Not lonely, not really lovely.
The best choice: A sit down with Mr Samuel Longhorn Clemens, next to the Ilmenau in Lüneburg, Germany.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: any kind of seating.
If you want to take a seat with others – here they are.
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