Tag Archives: Germany
Rules For Work
It’s Monday. Most of us are starting a new work week. Some of us perhaps not very happily – not everyone likes work. Perhaps your dislike of work is because you are unsure of procedures. You need more structure, to be assured of how things are supposed to happen at work. I can help with […]
Look Who’s Back
For our family, Friday nights are frequently a time to de-stress at the end of the work week. We eat dinner together then curl up in front of the television to watch a movie together. That can sometimes add to the stress as we try to decide what to watch (usually on Netflix). Three people […]
Burg Baden
I promised pictures of the ruins of the castle in Badenweiler, Germany, so I’m just going to shut up and let you enjoy the view.
Welcome to Minas Tirith
Climbing to the castle at the top of the hill that dominates the Black Forest town of Badenweiler I had the feeling that this was h sort of place J.R.R. Tolkein was envisaging when he wrote about the walled city of Minas Tirith in The Lord of The Rings: a castle on a hill with […]
St. Paul’s Church, Badenweiler
As you have probably noticed if you have been reading this blog for a while, I am interested in churches. It’s not just the architecture and artwork, but what they say about the community and the people in it. When visiting the Black Forest resort town of Badenweiler I immediately noticed St. Paul’s Church. Architecturally […]
Bathing Roman Style
I was more impressed by the structure built to house the Roman baths in Badenweiler, Germany, than by the baths themselves. The place though has been a spa town for 1700 years or more, which is also impressive. I think the “baden” in the town’s name means “bathing” but that is a guess on my […]
The Arboretum
I’ve never been to California, but I remember even as a child being aware of the giant redwood (Sequoia) trees. I seem to recall pictures of some so large that a road had been cut through and motorists could drive through the trees. I did not expect to see examples of the trees in Badenweiler, […]
Truth and Fiction
It’s a little unsettling when you discover you are looking at the house where a fictional character died. Fictional characters aren’t supposed to have lived, let alone died. Especially not gruesome deaths and a whispered deal with the Devil. In the German town of Staufen, at the edge of the Black Forest, not far from […]
Staufen Castle II
I thought today we’d let the pictures do the talking – some shots from my visit to Staufen Castle. As you can see, the view of the surrounding area is very picturesque. There are benches at the entrance to he ruins where people can just sit and admire the view.
Staufen Castle I
It’s a pile of rocks at the top of a hill, a nice walk on a sunny Spring afternoon. At one time the castle at Staufen im Breisgau was a pretty big deal. Now it is just pretty. The castle was built initially in 850 (on a site where the Romans had had a watchtower […]
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