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Mordor in Flörsheim
Ring, ring, ring … Tolkien calling. Of course, I’m thinking of Lord of the Rings with this prompt. While out and about somewhere between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden I came about this incredible structure. The viewing tower in the regional park. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Ring
Parking Spaces Needed
Trucks larger than 7.5 t are not allowed to drive on roads on Sundays and public holidays in Germany (with very few exceptions). Which is great for congestions particularly on the autobahn but it creates difficulties for truck drivers and parking areas. Many parking spaces along the autobahn have been upgraded but are still full on weekends (the actual hours are between midnight Saturday to Sunday until 10pm on Sunday). Truck drivers are also not allowed to drive more than 8 hours per day (48 hours per week) and the trucks are fitted with tachographs which are controlled by police.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Juggernaut
A Formative Experience
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss educational reformer. His name is well known in Switzerland and Germany and other countries – not least because most towns have a Pestalozzi Street and many have a Pestalozzi school. Without a doubt he had a great direct influence … Continue reading A Formative Experience
With this Prompt
how could I not? Those who know know. If you don’t know let me introduce myself: I’m Elastic. Knicker Elastic. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Elastic
About Millers, and Hiking, and Singing
“Wanderlust” is originally a German word and the meaning is slightly different in the German language: it includes the yearning to go and see foreign lands but has more to do with “itchy feet” – because “wandern” means “hiking” in the sense of “on shanks’ mare”. Germans used to go hiking into the big wide world and sang while doing it.
Probably the most well-known song of this genre is: “Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust” (hiking is the miller’s delight). Most Germans will think it is a folk song and describes a miller by profession hence it is mostly illustrated with windmills and watermills. In truth, it was written in 1820 by Wilhelm Müller (that would be William Miller), a German author.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Wanderlust
The Marbach Reservoir
The water reservoir Marbach Stausee was built in the late 1970s. Originally conceived for water management it is now used as a recreational area – swimming, boating, wind surfing, sailing, angling and hiking is possible.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Reservoir
The Masked Educator
During the time-which-shall-not-be-named there was a mask mandate which fragmented the people of the earth into those who could afford a mask, those who couldn’t, those who thought it was a horrible idea, those who thought it was an okay idea and better than nothing, … Continue reading The Masked Educator
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