Obviously, this selection, prepared for
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In Britain, England and Scotland alike, I'm told, witches were mostly hanged. In my hometown of Bamberg, and in a great many of the German principalities during the worst waves of persecution, they were burned. Our most infamous era of town history, not counting More Recent Events (i.e. 1933 - 1945), was smack in the middle of the Thirty-Years-War ( Read more... )

The towers of our cathedral usually aren't open to the general public, but on very rare occasions, you get a guided tour. I got to be 43 years old before managing this, but today, I succeeded. Of course, I made photos. After all, the cathedral stands in the prettiest square of Germany, and it's this cathedral we're talking about:


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Somewhat belated, because the combination of my Aged Parent having a severe cold and bad weather on Christmas Eve meant we did our annual walk from one Bamberg church to another to admire the nativity scenes in same on the 26th instead. Said bad weather, which keeps going, ensures that you're not getting any outside pictures of Bamberg this year. ( Read more... )

At first I thought this was a big practical joke and/or a fannish prank, but apparantly it is for real: Joss Whedon used his spare time (?) between Avengers directing to film Much Ado About Nothing at his house with various of his favourite actors from pretty much every show he ever was involved with. *blinks* I remember first hearing about the ( Read more... )

New Three Musketeers Trailer. I am completely distracted from complaining by the sights from my pretty hometown and assorted other Franconian locations. ZOMG swordfights in the Bamberger Alte Hofhaltung! The Würzburger Residenz doubling for the Louvre! I tell you, Franconian France is the prettiest AU France ever ( Read more... )

Seen all over the net and so very true:

Copy and Paste if you have enjoyed the blessing of meeting people online that you never would have met any other way. This is an end of the year shout out to the many friends I have never been in the same room with but who have inspired, amused, comforted, encouraged, and touched me in so many ways. Here's ( Read more... )

Today we had sunshine and blue sky in addition to the snow, which means my hometown was literally sparkling. Clearly, this called for another pic spam.

( Soon to double as Paris and various other French towns in your local cinema )

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it and season's greetings to those who don't! (Also, thank you for the lj gifts, various friends, and
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Remember Schloss Weißenstein, where the summer concerts take place? We went to another, and this time got a tour of the palace as well, which is really something to behold. Prince Bishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn wasn't stingy with his summer house. There's a Rubens inside you might not know, too.

( Baroque Interior Design: Not Believing in Understatement )