climbing up this tower? FOWC with Fandango: Worth
Tag: Weinheim an der Bergstraße
Steep and Narrow
Cee’s Which Way Challenge
The Haunts of My Childhood
I grew up in a house that stood between the castle gardens (there was a wall!) and the old part of town. Since the streets were narrow and steep there were few cars (there still aren’t many) we could play safely amongst the old houses … Continue reading The Haunts of My Childhood
No Better Seating in Town
if the weather is good. On the market square, centre of the town. One Word Sunday: Seating
With Help the Sun Is Winning
Symbolic burning of winter, each year on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent, next week. Six Word Sunday
The Chute to Hell
We have these narrow stairs in our town called “stairs to hell”. Come our annual town festival and it is fitted with a slide. And you can slide down. There are cushions and they are needed. When we were kids we went on this slide … Continue reading The Chute to Hell
I’m a Fan of Castles in the Snow
Our hometown has the moniker Zweiburgenstadt, Two Castle Town. That’s because there is an old castle ruin on a hill and a newer castle on the hill adjacent to it. 100 and 1000 years, re But there is also a castle, a small palace with a beautiful … Continue reading I’m a Fan of Castles in the Snow
Nature or Nuture?
If you grow up in a specific neighbourhood it’s not just the houses and streets themselves, it’s the people, the language, the history. Is this influence more or less formative than the genes? FOWC with Fandango: Milieu
Change For the Better
This was in 2021. The Blaue Hut (“blue hat”) turned up with a netted dress one day. Before and after: We all liked the old look better. But the structure was becoming unstable. After 900 years it is allowed to be in need of a little care, I … Continue reading Change For the Better
Wishful Thinking
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Show Us Your Christmas
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