Baroque balcony
2011-03-25
Charles de Wendel
This statue is located in Striring-Wendel. The steel magnate did much for the town and the workers in his factories, and thus the town bears his name (Charles de Wendel - French Wikipedia).
2011-03-21
French blinds
A typical façade in the French villages surrounding Saarbrücken. The German villages almost never have such weathered wooden blinds as these.
2011-03-18
Purple waves
On the path beside the Saar from Saarbrücken to Sarreguemines there is no sign telling you that you have crossed from one country to another. But, by the time you see these railings, it is clear: only the French could put up something so purple and so wavy.
2011-03-14
Old mining village
In Saarland, this red-brick style of building is only to be found in mining settlements such as this, dating back to the end of the 19th century.
2011-03-02
Frauenfußball / Women's Football
Whilst the male football team in Saarbrücken is languishing at the bottom of the 3rd league (putting it at number 50 overall), the women pictured above are amongst the top 12 German teams.
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