60 years and counting
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I’m taking a short class on the history of Baden-Württemburg, the region of Germany we live in. This region is only 60 years old, having been formed by popular referendum in 1952.
Category Archives: Daily Life
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Of castles and other things
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You may recall a while back I posted a photo of a building here in Tübingen that looks like it should be a castle, but isn’t. Here’s that same photo again:
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Through a reflection
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The photos below are from a set I took on Saturday here in Tübingen.
Going my way?
So the train that pulled into the Tübingen station as I was standing on Platform 2B at 12:58pm on Friday was a rather long train, with at least 5 cars and probably more. This surprised me.
Life in a Red Hat
(Note: this was written yesterday, but I couldn’t post it until today). I own several red hats: one made of straw that I wear in summer, one that’s good any time of year when it rains, and one that I … Continue reading
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Happy day before November 1st!
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Here in Germany, October 31st is just like any other day. It’s the next day, November 1st, which gets marked on the calendars, as “All Saints Day” on November 1st is an official day off in many parts of Germany, … Continue reading
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The Art of Snow
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OK, maybe I should really call this post the art of making “artsy” snow photos.
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Stopping by the river on a snowy morning
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Apologies to Robert Frost, of course, whose poem gave me the idea for the title of this post. Of course, Frost talks about stopping woods on a snowy evening; we have a river, not woods, and while most of our … Continue reading
The Rehabilitation of Richard III
Well, today on the blog we’re here to investigate another historical murder mystery: the Murders of Richard III.
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More from the Reflected World
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A few more photos from that recent day when the Neckar River was amazingly reflective. I think the following photos definitely give an initial impression of not being a reflection … until you take a second look.