Moscow, Russia - 15th November 2009
By: Katisha
Hello!
I have not written for a long time)) But this time I got acquainted with two remarkable TV Mishook and Precious)) C Mishook we met at the Manege Square near the Kremlin. We even staged a mini-picnic. And he gave me a wonderful scarf that I am not frozen in Moscow. A Precious came to Kate yesterday. She is very nice cat))
Mumu and Kate))
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Posted Nov 15, 2009, 5:39 pm
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Bruchsal, Germany - 14th June 2010
By: fam-united
After a long time in Russia I arrived safe and sound in Bruchsal. I think, I will stay here for a while and then travel on.
Greetings, MuMu
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Posted Jun 14, 2010, 11:34 am
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Bruchsal, Germany - 14th June 2010
By: fam-united
I had been asked, if I would like to go on a little walk with my host and her daughter through streets of Bruchsal and of course I said yes.
This is the baroque church St. Peter, which is only a few meters from our home.
Here's what I read on the sign, which is fixed next to the church entrance: The Church of St. Peter is an original building of the 18th century and was not destroyed during World War II. The church was designed by the world famous baroque architect builder Balthasar Neumann.
The cementary (we will go there another day) behind it is a beautiful place for peaceful , contemplative walks and its numerous memorials also provide an insight into the history of Bruchsal and its people.
This is a view into one of the few streets with old houses. Peter and Paul guide the street.
This time we walked down the stairs to go to the Saalbach.
There are beautiful houses along the way. Most old houses were destroyed during the world war, but there are still some left. Do you see the house in dark red? There is a beer garden.
My hosts love to sit in this beer garden on summer evenings, although they say, that they don't get the chance to go there really often.
That's a nice house, isn't it?
This building complex is the former slaughterhouse of Bruchsal. It was built in 1908. It is built in art nouveau stile and is under monument protection. Since several years there is a restaurant and stage for cabaret and music events.
Now I see the Saalbach. It flows from Maulbronn to Philippsburg, where it flows into the Rhine.
Every now and then I take a look at houses and streets.
This is the holy Nepomuk in the middle of a small bridge.
Let me read, what's written on the sign:
Images of St. John of Nepomuk , the patron saint of bridges, can be found throughout Europe either on bridges themselves or nearby. The Bruchsal statue of Nepomuk was created around 1780, possibly by Tobias Günther, a well-known artist of his time.
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Posted Jun 15, 2010, 11:01 am
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Bruchsal, Germany - 15th June 2010
By: fam-united
This evening we had a barbeque. You see me with Kari, Precious, Mustang Monkey, MuMu and Brinda sitting next to the grill and with a Paulaner wheat beer.
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Posted Jun 16, 2010, 8:12 pm
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Bruchsal, Germany - 18th June 2010
By: fam-united
Today we went to the Bruchsal palace. It is colder again, but still we have sun. The weather phenomenon we have right now is called Schafskälte (sheeps cold). It is a cold spell around 11th June (between 4th and 20th June) in Middle Europe, which affects especially Germany. The Schafskälte doesn't occur each year. Due to cold and moist air from north west the temperature drops to 5 to 10 °C. So far about the weather
The palace of Bruchsal was residence of the prince bishop of Speyer. It was built on request of prince bishop Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim from 1720 on in baroque stile. It was destoyed on 1rst March 1945, when about 80% of Bruchsal was destroyed and many people lost their lives. It was reconstructed in the years around 1970, but the church part was created in modern stile
There are several interesting museums in the palace: City Museum, Stone Age Museum and the
German Museum of Musical Automata
There are two long alleys with chestnut trees.
On the right side is the church part of the palace complex. You only see a small part of the shadow, but it looks like the opposite complex with the chamber music room.
I will read, what's written on the sign: This fountain was built in memory of Marchioness Amalie von Baden (1754 - 1832), spouse of margrave Karl Ludwig von Baden. She found her place in history as "mother-in-law of Europe", because she managed to marry five of her six daughters off to the most powerful prince's palaces of Europe. When she was widowedshe made Schloss Bruchsal one of her homes in the year 1806. She died there in 1832.
The fountain was planned by Prof. Dr. Fritz Hirsch (1871 - 1938) in 1912. He was in charge of the redecoration of the Schloss Bruchsal in the early days of the 20th century.
Here you see the plan of the palace area.
Here you see the county court and the fountain called Schneckenbrunnen (snails fountain).
Just turning around you see the main entrance of the palace.
At the same place we took a photo of the church part.
At the one entrance of the church you can see photos of the destroyed palace and church.
This is the backside of the church and the church tower. The other buildings also belong to the palace area.
Here we are at the backside of the palace. There are three nice fountains.
Here's one of four guard statues with halberts.
There's a nice pond with many ducks
In the main way of the palace garden you find many statues. This one shows the element water. There are also the elements air, fire and earth.
There are also the statues of the four seasons winter, spring, summer and autumn. This one shows autumn.
We have to hurry now, because we have to fetch our host's daughter from her choir. I hope, you enjoyed the photos.
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Posted Jun 19, 2010, 4:43 pm
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Bruchsal, Germany - 8th July 2010
By: fam-united
It is so hot here, that my host took some duvet cover to fix them behind those windows, which have no shutter.
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Posted Jul 20, 2010, 9:31 pm
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Bruchsal, Germany - 14th July 2010
By: fam-united
Take a look at the black roof. If you look well you can see some hail on it.
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Posted Jul 21, 2010, 11:41 am
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