Archive for the 'Städte' Category

Digitize time – a smart balance spring

To divide time in small parts, you may use balance spring or pendular. Another solution is presented by a clockmaker in Straßburg:

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wildflower meadow, lilies of the valley and cedar

A meadow, which was not cut, in the cultivated palace garden in Bad Homburg. A beautiful sight. – Just in time to see the lilies of the valley. – This huge Cedar of Lebanon was planted in 1820, 190 years ago.

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Happy New Year

A happy New Year to all relatives and friends.

A photo of the Frankfurt Cathedral after years of restoration, now without scaffolding.

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Intake

This amazing glass-metal-construction in the shopping street “Zeil” in Frankfurt acts like a big intake for visitors and consumers.

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Düsseldorf at the end of october

Duesseldorf, with the largest Japanese community, was our base to go to Muelheim and  to Dortmund by regional express trains. The trains were crowded as in Japan. Here, some local peculiarities:

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