admin January 5th, 2007
A place that I have many fond memories of is the town of Gengenbach, in the middle of Baden-Wurttemberg and the Black Forest. It’s a medieval town that was destroyed by an enormous fire and kept faithful to the original plans when rebuilt. Like it is written in the official site, “in 1955 the part of the city that’s inside the city walls was declared a national monument” and if you have the good fortune to visit it you will be pleasantly surprised.
The above photo is the Kinzig river, taken from the bridge that precedes the entrance to the marvelous town. Coming up are some photos of the buildings themselves.
admin December 12th, 2006
When the streets and highways are congested and the classic Sunday outing becomes more and more of a burden than a pleasure, it’s good to rediscover places right near home that we normally ignore, but that have pleasing surprises. That’s what happened to me today. It was impossible to get on the road: the county fair mobilized herds of people that invaded the streets with their cars. The day, however, was splendid: blue skies without a cloud and a light breeze, an ideal climate for a stroll. And that’s how we decided to “explore” the cycling lane that skirts the river. We had seen it so many times while passing by in the car, we’ve even parked near its entrance but we never had the curiosity, the desire or the time to go for a walk in it. I didn’t imagine that it would be so relaxing, no one was there and the dogs could run free, sniff in freedom and swim in the river. Even the vegetable garden with its shacks seemed beautiful to me, and they usually confuse me with their dumps but today they seemed comically naïve. From one side of the path there were beautiful ripe fruits and sunflowers with bowed heads, the grapevines twisted around the fence, and on the other side was a green field, white pebbles and the clear, fresh water of the river. And we weren’t in Austria or in Tyrol; we were in our own backyard!