Jack the Ripper was our sons’ tortoise when we lived in Zimbabwe. He got the name after we observed him eating a lettuce leaf. If you look at this giant tortoise above, seen in a zoo, you realise why.
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Let’s Go!!
Wurstmarkt time is high jinx time!
The Wurstmarkt in Bad Dürkheim is the largest winefest in the world. It lasts for 2 weeks. Enough time for all the high jinx to last you a whole year!
The sculpture is part of the Wurstmarkt fountain in the square in front of the Bad Dürkheim station.
Disclaimer: I did not want to jinx my weekend by focussing on the negative aspect of the word.
It’s Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood
A playground will do that to us, anytime. (We do not frighten or chase away children – there weren’t any.)
You Better Listen
if you want to find the way!
Once a week we indulge ourselves by participating in a paper chase. One of us prepares a trail, marks it with chalk and then he has to explain his/her signs in detail to the rest of the group. Some signs are pretty standard, others are more creative. Either way, the audience is captivated.
Recycle!
Plastic bottles carry a 25 cent deposit in Germany hence there are many people rummaging through refuse bins to fish them out. With hard times this has become a way to supplement income for many. To make it less dirty and possibly demeaning a new type of rubbish bin has appeared in some towns: instead of throwing the bottle in the bin, one can stack it in one of the holders on the side.
Wine bottles do not carry a deposit and are collected in glass recycle containers instead. Or are hidden in a hosta plan.
Lemon Exotic
Our area is known to have the mildest climate in Germany (together with the island Mainau in Lake Constance). In the local park, adjacent to the castle, there are a couple of lemon trees. Not so unusual, there are more citrus trees in Germany. But these are the only ones that I know being outside all year long and the fruits actually turn yellow.
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