2009-05-31

colliery, pit head, rust

Rusty twins

As much a symbol of Lorraine as of the Saarland. And the economics would appear to be similarly unrosy.

3 comments:

  1. It is always amazing what you do with a phone cam - nice composition with the trees framing the building and the - hm, I do not know even the German word for these two things.

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  2. I do not know even the German word for these two things.

    Förderturn
    fördern: mittelhochdeutsch vürdern, mittelniederdeutsch vörderen, althochdeutsch furdiren, altenglisch fyrđran
    eigentliche Bedeutung: "Weiter nach vorn' bringen."

    Turm: aus dem Lateinischen: turris

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  3. Of course! Now I feel stupid - sometimes, arrrgh!

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