2010-04-29

garden, leaves,

Golden leaves

Looking into the secluded garden of the Johanneskirche church.

2010-04-28

franco-german garden, stage, lights

Illuminated shell

A shell-shaped stage in the Franco-German Garden is now lit up at night.

2010-04-26

pylon

Future electricity pylon

Soon this view will be only for the birds.

2010-04-22

steel mill, saar,

Blue steel

Most of the steel mills I have shown in this blog have been disused. This one is still functioning, seven days a week.

2010-04-20

bürgerpark, red brick,

Red brick oasis

Another sunny scene from the burghers's park (Bürgerpark).

2010-04-16

franco-german garden

1960

Fifty years ago Saarbrücken was the centre of attention, when, in the spirit of post-war cooperation, France and Germany put on a jointly-hosted garden show just on the Saarbrücken side of the border. This mask in the garden leads to an open-air theatre (2009-08-27).

2010-04-08

golden letters

Rats...keller

Every German town has one: the restaurant within the town hall.

2010-04-07

town hall,  architecture

Bürgeramt - Citizens' Bureau

A modern extension juts from the neo-gothic town hall.

2010-04-04

ladybird, marienkäfer, ostern, easter

Marienkäfer - Mary's beetle

Strange things can be found in German gardens at Easter

2010-04-02

trees, sun,

End of the day in the forest

Actually taken on more or less the same spot as 2010-04-01.