gnomes

Did you know that Garden Gnomes, or Gartenzwergs were German??

But I think they are Cute.

More Sights in Dusseldorf

We heard a band playing so we went to check it out and found this "club," having a drink.

The clock by the Rhine.

We think it is a statue about the plague, but our German wasn't that proficient!!

Rick, clowning around.

Tragedy.....

Comedy....

One of the many old churches.

The Tower, from the old castle. Now a nautical museum.

Like a german fairy tale.

A Day Sightseeing in Dusseldorf/ Kaiserwerth

Now, I feel like I'm in Germany.
Such a Cute town.

The Castle Ruins from the Rhine River Cruise.

A Romeneque Church from the 12th Century.

St. Suitbertus Church.

He's the Patron Saint of Angina, and his "remains" are in the golden casket.

Kaiserwerth Castle.

Built in the 9th Century.

The TV tower

This is a monument, raised by "East Germany" to show their technology to the west.

The TV Tower.

You see it from every vantage point.
From the Boat Tour.

This is the "Rathaus" or City hall in front of the Tower.

We're going up.

Our Tickets were for later that night. This is the view of the "Rathaus" from the top.

Frederick the Great's "Sans Souci" (without worries)

A Couple of weeks ago, I went to Postsdam, and saw yet another 18th Century Palace.--I think I am a little Baroqued out!! I've seen 4 palaces this summer.."Domanbachi" in Istanbul. "Schloss Charlotenberg" "Sans Souci" and the "Neues Palace" (which is also here in this park) in Germany.

This is the small palace Frederick the Great had built for himself- his wife lived somewhere else.
I love the carvings on the outside.

This is it from the Gardens, the terraces are actually grape vines and Fig plants. They have glass enclosures for the winter.
The Windmill they had built. This is the only "Reconstruction" here after World War II. A german gunner thought it would be a good place to shoot at the planes.. and the alies, bombed it. Luckily the palaces survived.

This is the "Tea House" The people living in the 18th century were fascinated by the "Orient" and "Orientalism" was popular in everything. Clothing, Decor, etc. and TEA was an important import. This Charming little house on the grounds is surrounded by gold statuary like this one.

This is part of another structure on the grounds, it is a very old palace and church Wilhelm Fredrick the IV built to look Italian.

This is the "Neues Place" it is obviously bigger and older that "San Souci"

I love this lamppost-- they are all carved and ornate.


I wish I could have taken pictures inside. They have a room enirely decorated in Sea Shells and things, Marvelous. The building itself is sadly in disrepair. They are working on it but struggle to keep it up.

East Berlin pic of the day.. (a few days late)

so I was riding in a car the other day in the former "East Berlin" and saw this statue.

They took most of this kind of thing down after reunification, but clearly they missed one.

Notice the "Sickel" on the flagpole!!

What I'm really doing in Germany

Heike and Geza in the storefront shop in Berlin.

The Store Front shop in Berlin.. sew faster!!


Ben Hur Rehearsal in a big Arena..

although the scenery is great!

Not much other Scenery to see here.!!

Hi Ho the Glamourous life!!

on the streets of Berlin

Sorry, I can't figure out how to turn the video.. oops.

Jewish People in Berlin

Of course you can't think of Germany without thinking of the Holocaust, at least I can't.
I chose not to go to the camps-- too depressing for this trip-- but I did go to the memorial; plus there are other reminders of the atrocity.

This is a memorial, outside of a jewish school, that is where the people got on the busses, to take them out of the city.

The Brass Markers on the sidewalks show where Jews lived, and what happened to them, these people died in Auschwitz.

These 9 people were taken out of this house..

the brass markers are all over Berlin, but mainly near the Hackescher Markt, because that was the jewish section of town. It is close to the big Synagogue here.

This is the Big Holocaust Memorial.

It is purposly non descript. Are they crypts? boxcars taking people to the camps? headstones?

You decide.

Sculpter

I think I was a Sculpter in another life, or maybe I'm destined to take it up late in this one..

I want to make big stone things that last a long time...

Like these.

Some sights from Germany!!

Enjoy.