Tag Archives: Germany
Small Town Church
From time to time on a Sunday I share some pictures from a church I have visted on my travels. Today we look at St. George’s Church in Ehrenstetten, Germany. Ehrenstetten is a place you probably have never heard of before. It is like a thousand other small German towns, rich in history but not […]
Have Times Changed?
In Germany in the 1930s it was the Jews who were the government scapegoats. They were portrayed as being responsible for all the ills of society. Get rid of them and Germany would be a paradise. History tells us what happened. Jews in Germany saw their rights being abridged by the state. Politicians, starting at […]
Christmas All Year Round
How many shopping days left until Christmas? I haven’t a clue. Nor am I going to look it up. But I know where to shop. Back in 2009 I discovered Käthe Wohlfahrt’s Weinachtsdorf (which I think translates into English as “Christmas Village”) in a visite to Rothenburg, Germany. I was impressed enough to snap a […]
2021 In Review: Language Lessons
When I wrote in 2018 about the two actors featured in the German language lessons millions of immigrants to Germany study, I didn’t expect the post to be more than a curiosity. I know the adventures of Tim and Lara made my classes a bit more fun, and given that this post was the sixth […]
Speaking of Castles…
Six years ago today I offered you a photo essay of the castle in Badenwiler, pictures I took on my first visit there the previous month. At the time in never occurred to me i would spend four years living just a few kilometres away, and the Badenweiler castle would be one of those go-to […]
Jogging The Memory
You think you will always remember. But you don’t. I took this photo in the summer of 2009. Summer vacation in Germany. Exactly where? I haven’t a clue. I know it is within a couple of hours of Heidelberg, because the photos before and after include members of my wife’s family from that area. I […]
The Last Sunset
Hard to believe that our time in Germany is over. Took a couple of pictures on our last walk through the vineyard. PCR test came back negative, which means there should be no problems getting home. The goodbyes have been tough, and there are so many mixed emotions. So very sad to be leaving, happy […]
Wasn’t That A Party?
Four years later I realize how special an evening it was. A chance to say goodbyes. Something that isn’t going to happen in 2021. Before moving to Germany we had an “open house” at our home in Ottawa. Anyone who wanted to see us one last time could do so. The place was packed. It […]
Like Them Ore Not?
I finally made it to the museum in Sulzburg. Only took three-and-a-half years. Mind you, the museum was closed for the past seven months, indeed for much of 2020, due to the pandemic. It seems ironic that the place reopened the day we moved out of town. However, since we were in the area, we […]
Revisiting St. Paul’s
I find myself once again in Badenweiler for a few days before heading home to Canada. I thought it would be appropriate to share again some thoughts from my first visit here in 2015. As you have probably noticed if you have been reading this blog for a while, I am interested in churches. It’s […]
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