We’re in France! Specifically, Strasbourg in Alsace. I love France and the French. How can you not love people who value art, cuisine and leisure and put philosophers, musicians and scientists on their currency? I have a huge post coming up on the Cathedral, but first a few photos I took while hobbling around town …
During our two and a half days in Baden-Baden we did a couple of walks through the town and surrounding area. As a spa town, Baden-Baden attracted more than its share of major and minor nobility, and wealthy commoners. As the photos show, they built some pretty nice homes for themselves. We dined at this …
Wait, I’ve already done a Blood, Sweat and Tears pun in my Winston Churchill post. Forget that you read this title. Today, we left Baden-Baden and drove south on Highway 500 right down the middle of the Black Forest (think cuckoo clocks) to Furtwangen. Should you find yourself here, and you won’t because it is …
Remember the 007 movies where Bond would strip off a wet suit or something revealing an impeccable tuxedo underneath? Then he’d stroll into a casino that looked nothing like the ones most of us have seen. Today we visited the casino at Baden-Baden, an old school German spa town. I’ll get around to showing you …
We made the 26km drive from Vogelsburg to Würzburg in the rain this morning to have a look at the Rezidence, the opulent home of a series of Prince-Bishops starting in the early 18th century. I had low expectations. Once again life demonstrated that I am an idiot. “Opulent” barely begins to describe the place. …
Did I mention that we are in Vogelsburg on the banks of the Main River because we want to do a bit of cycling? Yes, I did. All that’s been missing is the sun. On a serious cycle tour, you ride rain or shine, wind or calm, hot or cold. But our current plan is …
When I told Siegi that I wanted to do some cycling, he recommended villages along the Main river. Today, we checked into a hotel called Vogelsburg, near Volkach. You’ll probably have to look for it on a map. but that’s a good thing. Vogelsburg has an excellent restaurant, cycles for rent and produces their own …
Bzzzzzzt! We’re back in Berlin (not really, but for purposes of this narrative). Specifically in the former American sector of West Berlin at one of the largest buildings in the world: Tempelhof Airport. If really big empty buildings are your thing, you are going to love these photos. The airport was constructed by the Nazis, …
As I’ve said before, I’m not a great photographer. I just snap what I see in order to share with you. But every now and then I manage to take one that I think is pretty good.
A few photos while walking around Naumburg. The philosopher Nietzsche, a local boy, holding forth. I was struck by the number of dormers on these roofs.