For whom the roads have tolls
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Today we’re still in Weil der Stadt, so I can tackle one as-yet unanswered question.
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For whom the organ plays
Jack posed a question in his comment the other day and asked for more information about those two big gold keys in the coat of arms of Weil der Stadt. Crossed keys like that in general are the symbol of … Continue reading
The birthplace of Johannes Kepler
The reason we went to the town of Weil der Stadt was not just to check out the planters or eat dessert. Rather, we went to a tiny museum about Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), a key German scientist, astronomer and mathematician … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: SPQWderS
Today on Monday Mysteries we find the reason for a remnant of ancient Rome in the middle of medieval Germany.
Graffiti with Ambition
At the beginning of the path along the Steinlach where we saw the heron is a rather tall hedge; it’s so high that I can’t see over it at all, and Chris can only see over it with difficulty. The … Continue reading
The Heron at the Steinlach
I’ve spotted herons in the past in Tübingen in a few different spots in town, as discussed previously in these posts:
Forecast today: Sunstorms
Forget that “dark and stormy night” idea. Today in Tübingen it was a bright and stormy afternoon. Twice.
Back in Baltimore
I graduated from the Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus which was in the northern part of town, several miles from downtown Baltimore, back in 1984,
A bokeh in the piazza
I took these photos of a street lamp in the Piazza Bra in Verona back in June. At the time, I’d just gotten a new camera, so I was experimenting a bit with some different kinds of ways of representing … Continue reading
Hallgrímskirkja: The church at the top of that hill
As we wandered around Reykjavik on the first day of our visit in May, Chris and I glanced down one of the street and caught sight of an ultra modern church that was looming over all the normal-sized buildings that … Continue reading