Tower in the rose garden
Observant viewers will note that the railing in the foreground is the same style and colour as the lights in 2010-01-09. In the background is the most famous emblem of Mannheim, the water tower.
2010-01-10
Tower in the rose garden
Observant viewers will note that the railing in the foreground is the same style and colour as the lights in 2010-01-09. In the background is the most famous emblem of Mannheim, the water tower.
2010-01-09
Lights in the rose garden
I try to keep the photos in my blog local to Saarbrücken and surrounding area. This shot is some 130km away in Mannheim. It is still, I think, a valid photo for the blog, as Mannheim is to some extent Saarbrücken's link into the wider world. It is the closest big city and represents the crossroads to the major rail and road traffic arteries that run along the Rhine.
2010-01-04
Fast and muddy Saar
This is the Alte Brücke, the Old Bridge, built after Emperor Charles V turned up in Saarbrücken in 1546 and could not cross the river because of high water.
I learn a lot about Saarbrücken as I produce this blog. When I checked the date for Charles V on the German Wikipedia page, I noticed that the bridge used to have a monument to Kaiser Wilhelm. When the bridge was rebuilt after WWII, he was deemed surplus to requirements.
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