Tag: #OneWordSunday

One German corner

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I was in Koblenz yesterday and in the cable car up to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress.  In the cabin one has a commanding view of the Deutsches Eck, the German corner, where the river Moselle joins the Rhine.  The corner tip was called Deutsches Eck for a long time but was enlarged and a monumental statue of Emperor Wilhelm I on horseback was erected.  The statue was destroyed during World War II and until German reunification only the plinth remained – meant to be a reminder of the German separation.  A replica of the monument was erected amidst much public discussion in the 1990s.

Public discussion was again fierce when the cable car from the banks of the Rhine up to the fortress was built in 2011.  The area where the Moselle flows into the Rhine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and people were worried that the view was going to be spoilt but personally I think it does not distract from the beauty of the area.

This is linked to One Word Sunday: Aerial.

The name is Kraft, Adam Kraft.

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Adam Kraft

I went literal today for One Word Sunday: Power.  Power translates as “Kraft” in German and the bust shows Adam Kraft, a sculptor  who lived in Nürnberg in the second half of the 15th century.

It is displayed amongst many others at the Ruhmeshalle (hall of fame) in Munich,  a colonade where busts of important people from Bavaria are displayed.  It is situated right on top of the “Wiesn”, the place were the Oktoberfest in Munich takes place every year.

Modern arcade

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This arcade is on the “upper lake” in Böblingen. The area around two lakes in the middle of town was revamped for the “Landesgartenschau” in the late 1990, a horticultural show.  When a town is chosen to host the show it is usually done in such a way that the areal can be kept and benefit the inhabitants for years to come.  I couldn’t find an explanation for this very tall and very barren – and indeed very vertical – arcade on the lakeside.  It provides shade and makes for very nice reflections, though.

For One Word Sunday: vertical.

More photos illustrating this theme can be found here.

Why?

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I was standing in front of this garbage can the other day wondering whether that umbrella was broken of if somebody just thought that the current weather didn’t warrant carrying an umbrella along.

For One Word Sunday: puzzle.

More puzzling and enigmatic photos can be found here.