Tag Archives: Bavaria
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Bismarck

At the end of our short street is a boulevard that separates our neighbourhood from the moat canals and the parks down below.  On the boulevard there is a massive statue dedicated to Bismarck.  It is quite old and a bit damaged, undoubtedly by both wars.  This place is great for either getting to the […]

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St. Klara

St. Klara is a small church in the Old Town district of St. Lawrence on the King’s Road between St. Lorenz Church and Frauentor Chruch. Dating back to  1270, St. Klara is  one of the oldest preserved sacral building in the city.  During the Second World War, the church was badly damaged in a bombing raids […]

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Get Informed

Let your voice be heard. On the anniversary of Aaron Swartz’s tragic passing, leading internet groups and online platforms announce Day of Activism Against NSA Surveillance Mobilization, dubbed “The Day We Fight Back” to honor Swartz & celebrate the anniversary of SOPA Blackout  

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Spring Warmth

There are more and more signs of Spring.  Flowers are springing everywhere, buds on the trees are coming out and shrubs are starting to bloom.  Also the local beavers are out of their dens and out in full force sharpening their teeth.   We are up to mid teens in temperature which makes these outings […]

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St. Jacobs

Across the square from St. Elisabeth Church is St. Jacobs Church.  The Gothic old-Franconian Church of St. James was originally  the hospice church for the German Order. The original building was erected in mid to late 14th century. The Church was badly damaged during the war and was rebuilt with some alterations. The nave houses some […]

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More Snow

Apparently it snowed last night, not much but enough to leave residue of  some white sprinkling on the roofs.  I think today was the coldest day that we can remember  pushing +2C maybe +3C.  It was actually chilly.  We did not find a lot of snow but we did find more signs of spring which […]

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Summer Plans

We are slowly thinking of what our summer might look like and here is our wish list.  We did not include the cities we already visited because Google Maps is very difficult to deal with when it comes to dropping pins in the same city. A quick calculation shows: 9214 km and about 99 hours […]

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St. Egidien

We have walked past this church many times on many walks to the old town.  The kids walk by it everyday, twice a day, going to and from school. The church is  considered a significant contribution to the baroque church architecture of Middle Franconia.  The original medieval church was started in the early 12th Century, and was […]

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