For many years the town of Weinheim was very proud of the cedar in the castle parks. It was known to be the oldest Lebanon Cedar in Germany.
And then its 300th birthday approached. And somebody checked the records. And now we all know that the massive tree was not planted in 1720 but around 1835 – more than 100 years later. And the sign was removed:
We still love the cedar.
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.
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.
A playground will do that to us, anytime. (We do not frighten or chase away children – there weren’t any.)
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.
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