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Münster, Germany - 7th November 2011
By: indrarado
Hello there!
Today I had a first trip around Münster.
First I saw was the promenade which encircles the whole inner city. In the late 19th and in the first decades of the 20th Century, the promenade was a preferred site of war memorials which served to glorify the war and heroic death of soldiers. On the north side of the Ludgeri square still is the "train-monument" - made in 1925 in memory of the colonial wars of the German Empire (right part of the picture).
In the background you can see the Ludgeriplatz, the only Roundabout (dönel kavsak) in Münster. It didn't look special to me. But asking the people around I heard that it is the best place in Münster to celebrate or come together for other reasons. Don't believe it? I googled and found this: soccer wm or these: flashmob, another flashmob.
Oh, and notice the German emergency car!
After tearing down the city gate in 1785 the place was redesigned to green space in 1876. The statues behind me ("maid and ox" and "farmer and horse" ) flanked the entrance to the Old Town before they were moved onto the Ludgeriplatz. They symbolize the people of the Münsterland where agriculture is very common.
See the bicycle? Münster is the most cyclist friendly town in Europe. You can see thousands of bikes here every day.
See this side in Turkish!
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Posted Nov 7, 2011, 7:17 pm Last edited Nov 7, 2011, 7:21 pm by indrarado
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Münster, Germany - 9th November 2011
By: indrarado
Hello, again!
I was to Münster city again!
It was quite cool as we had a walk along the promenade. This is a really beautiful way around the city. And it is only for pedestrians and bicycles. It looks great in summer, but also in autumn it is that nice.
And then we came to the begin of the shopping street. But these days there is a big construction area around there. They are renewing the paving. On the left side of my picture you can see the Titus Shop. Titus is the first and biggest Skater Brand in Germany and it was foundet Münster. In Münster it is located in a famous old theater building - the Apollo Theater.
On the right you see the Ludgeri church, a Romanesque building from 1173. In front of that you see the 15m high column that dominates the place. "Madonna and Child" is a replica of the Marian column in Munich city hall.
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Posted Nov 9, 2011, 8:25 pm
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Münster, Germany - 11th November 2011
By: indrarado
Hi there!
Today we saw a quite famous antiquarian book shop. This is the place where detective "Wilsberg" from the same titled crime series lives. In reality it is called "Antiquariat Solder".
And right in the back you see the "Überwasserkirche" ("over water church"), a Gothic church in the western city. Its name is because it is located on the opposite side of the river Aa and stood over water when the rest was flooded. As the entire city of Münster has been hit hard during the Second World War the interior of the church was restored in 1968. And until 1983 the tower was restored from the outside.
The windows were redesigned by glass painter Valentin Peter Feuerstein.
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Posted Nov 11, 2011, 10:31 pm
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Rhede, Germany - 15th November 2011
By: indrarado
Hello again!
My last weekend was great! I had a trip to Rhede, Daniela's small homtown about 90km from Münster.
It is a really cute and quite beautiful city near the border to the Netherlands. Here you can see me looking from a small park up to the Gudulakirche - the oldest still standing church in Rhede on which Daniela's grandpa has helped building the tower.
And we were lucky to be there at exactly the right time when a mass for St. Martin (of Tours) where children were celebrating his generosity together with their (grand)parents. So we had a short look inside.
After that we went on and saw the Castle of Rhede. But as it is on private grounds we weren't able to get too near.
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Posted Nov 15, 2011, 10:20 pm
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Rhede, Germany - 17th November 2011
By: indrarado
Hello!
Here I am again! I told you I saw many things in Rhede. Here are some more:
We saw a soccer game of the local team. They are quite good. Here you can see them coming onto the field after break. See how misty the weather was? We had some difficulties seeing the other side.
And in the break we had a tasty "Waffel" (waffle). Hmmmm...
And in the evening?
Toivo and me met "Willy", the rabbit who lives in Daniela's parent's house. He's got a whole room for himself!
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Posted Nov 17, 2011, 8:03 pm
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