Six Word Saturday
Tag: Mannheim
A Place of Learning
This school in Mannheim, Germany was built around the turn of the last century as a so-called Volksschule. In the 1970s it was changed into a Gymnasium, (i.e. a place to exercise young minds and not bodies). In the early days they had separate entrances … Continue reading A Place of Learning
Monochrome Winter Lights
The illumination show we went to at the weekend is mostly a colourful affair. But some exhibits profit from being drained of colour. This last one, the tree, should really be a video. The tree was illuminated by a circle of light in changing colours, shifting in … Continue reading Monochrome Winter Lights
Winter Water Lights
We were at the local winter night lights show. The venue is a park with a large pond and a circular waterway. The illuminated trees make lovely patterns in the water. Water, Water Everywhere
Run, Run, Run, Jump!
I’m cheating a bit today. We went to a winter lights show yesterday with our grandson. I took photos with my camera, and he took photos with my cell phone. This photo, obviously, was made by him. Cellpic Sunday
We Tried.
We tried to spell words with the illuminated letters. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Spell
Did You Hear the Rumble in the Jungle?
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Rumble
Don’t Be a Part of the Pollution
FOWC with Fandango: Pollution
Playground Protection
The playground on Herschelplatz in Mannheim is surrounded by traffic. Rather than protecting the playing children with a boring old railing they put up waves. Monochrome Madness: Some Things from a City
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
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