This is an Ampelmännchen, the figure for the offical traffic light in Germany telling pedestrians to stop. It was the sign on traffic lights in East Germany, the then German Democratic Republic, When the two Germanies unified in 1990 many East Germans were disgruntled because … Continue reading A complicated history
around the lake in the dark park. Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt
A bit of snow is nice, but this was excessive! Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Excessive
Around here is Nibelung country. The story around the kings residing in Worms is often referenced in the area. There are sculptures by Stefan Tiesing representing various parts of the story dotted all over the Odenwald. This one shows Siegfried slaying the dragon, it stands … Continue reading An Epic Saga
It’s what’s inside! Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Bucket
and thought: This would be a great outing for a day, possibly a long day. The German Limes Bike Trail.
And then I googled and found out that the trail is 808 km long.
#Weekly Prompts The One Day Challenge
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Imagine there’s no heavenIt’s easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us, only skyImagine all the peopleLivin’ for today AhImagine there’s no countriesIt isn’t hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion, tooImagine all the peopleLivin’ life in peaceYouYou may say I’m a … Continue reading Hope
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Shimmering
I tried to replace it but this particular small mouse is not sold anymore. So a couple of weeks back, I told about my plight on social media, on a local “free your stuff” site where one can give stuff away or ask for particular … Continue reading One Day in March, I Lost My Mouse
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Burgeoning
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