I’ve got another illusion for you today. Yesterday I was walking back from Chris’ office, and as I passed through a pedestrian tunnel I saw a bike up ahead with a funny wheel. Well, at least that’s what I thought … Continue reading
I realize the title of the post may sound like it’s a research paper on different ways of thinking about the Battle of Hastings in 1066, since when I hear 1066 that’s what I think of. However, the post is … Continue reading
Schlager music, as you may recall from a previous post, is a particular kind of Germanic pop music that’s been around since the 1950s. I find it hard to pin down, and therefore I can’t quite relate it to a … Continue reading
Today’s Monday Mysteries post answers the question: What is the Tübingen legend of the chicken?
With apologies to Paul Harvey and his “and now for the rest of the story” gimmick for the title of this post. The oddity in the rest of the title is deliberate, as you’ll see in a moment.
Today’s Monday Mysteries post answers the question: What’s the story behind the little door in the wall of the Tübingen castle?
Well, it’s not a fork in the road, but it is a fork in an unexpected place. At least I didn’t expect a fork to turn up in a glass of white wine.
If a picture is worth 1000 words, then I really don’t have much to add to introduce the photo below. Suffice to say that it is a real soap-bubble blown by a man with a large double wand contraption that … Continue reading
As a quick addendum to yesterday’s Monday Mystery, I decided to post some variations I did of a photo taken in a corner of that modern-day park where the old cemetery in Tübingen once stood.
Today’s Monday Mysteries post answers the question: “Why is there a small set of steps to nowhere at an opening in a hedge next to the Ammer River?”