tree in Göttingen, Germany
Detail from Rebecca Horn's The Contrary Concert, 1987, which is still running as part of the 2007 Münster Sculpture Project. Hammers tap away at the spiral walls of the small ruin of a 16th century prison tower while water slowly drips into the pool at the centre of the structure.
Sanja Iveković's Poppy Field, 2007, planted in Kassel's Friedrichplatz, along with the intermittent audio broadcasts of revoluntionary songs by Afghan women, as part of Documenta
pedestrian area near Kassel's old central train station
field of bicycles parked outside the train station in Göttingen
 shot through a public kaleidoscope on the street in Göttingen
bus stop that says how long before the next bus shows up, and a bar in a cellar that was built, according to our server, "before Columbus sailed to America" (Göttingen)
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That tree in Göttingen walks aound at night. (looking for small children to eat)
This one too...
nice photos!
Von Bark's Fun Facts about Göttingen, NeiderSachsen.
A nice little central German Mediaeval University Town which was not bombed too much in the war.
1. Fire-trucks are pink.
2. Lots of bicycles and lots of bike-paths. Autos do not rule,
3. Trams and bus stops digitally show the time when the next bus arrives
4. Trains run intercity everywhere all the time.
5. Cobble-stone pedestrian concourse in the town square.
6. Local goods in stores,
7. Plastic bags discouraged.
8. Apothocaries and cosmetic stores are separate entities.
9. Nice buildings,
10. Nice exquisite very old buildings and churchs.
11. Furniture and house-wares are simple, functional and elegant,
12. Windows open two different ways.
13. No flashy clothing. No print shirts. No obvious class distinctions in dress.
14. Little kids run free.
15. Many people have dogs,
16. All beggars have dogs.
17. Beer and hard liquor in kiosks,
18. Cigarette machines on almost every street-corner,
19. Smoking in pubs,
20. Public drinking. Lots of Beers and smokes.
21. Many local tourists, but very few foreign tourists. Heard English spoken in public by strangers only once in five days.
22. Many people can speak rather good English.
23. Most people are very polite,
24. Politeness does not extend to being jostled at the train station.
25. Rains every day,
26. Does not rain all day, every day. The sun comes out, and a nice cool sunny breeze slides by, many days.
I would highly recommend that you visit, if you have the chance.
(Posted by VB via SM).
Forests and Pubs! Yeah!
i wanna see a photo of the pink fire trucks!!!
I was born in Kassel. Seriously. Glad you went there.
Love the tree.
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tree in Göttingen, Germany
Detail from Rebecca Horn's The Contrary Concert, 1987, which is still running as part of the 2007 Münster Sculpture Project. Hammers tap away at the spiral walls of the small ruin of a 16th century prison tower while water slowly drips into the pool at the centre of the structure.
Sanja Iveković's Poppy Field, 2007, planted in Kassel's Friedrichplatz, along with the intermittent audio broadcasts of revoluntionary songs by Afghan women, as part of Documenta
pedestrian area near Kassel's old central train station
field of bicycles parked outside the train station in Göttingen
bus stop that says how long before the next bus shows up, and a bar in a cellar that was built, according to our server, "before Columbus sailed to America" (Göttingen)
- sally mckay 8-03-2007 7:38 pm
That tree in Göttingen walks aound at night. (looking for small children to eat)
- L.M. 8-03-2007 7:53 pm
This one too...
- sally mckay 8-03-2007 8:09 pm
nice photos!
- nanmac (guest) 8-03-2007 10:58 pm
Von Bark's Fun Facts about Göttingen, NeiderSachsen.
A nice little central German Mediaeval University Town which was not bombed too much in the war.
1. Fire-trucks are pink.
2. Lots of bicycles and lots of bike-paths. Autos do not rule,
3. Trams and bus stops digitally show the time when the next bus arrives
4. Trains run intercity everywhere all the time.
5. Cobble-stone pedestrian concourse in the town square.
6. Local goods in stores,
7. Plastic bags discouraged.
8. Apothocaries and cosmetic stores are separate entities.
9. Nice buildings,
10. Nice exquisite very old buildings and churchs.
11. Furniture and house-wares are simple, functional and elegant,
12. Windows open two different ways.
13. No flashy clothing. No print shirts. No obvious class distinctions in dress.
14. Little kids run free.
15. Many people have dogs,
16. All beggars have dogs.
17. Beer and hard liquor in kiosks,
18. Cigarette machines on almost every street-corner,
19. Smoking in pubs,
20. Public drinking. Lots of Beers and smokes.
21. Many local tourists, but very few foreign tourists. Heard English spoken in public by strangers only once in five days.
22. Many people can speak rather good English.
23. Most people are very polite,
24. Politeness does not extend to being jostled at the train station.
25. Rains every day,
26. Does not rain all day, every day. The sun comes out, and a nice cool sunny breeze slides by, many days.
I would highly recommend that you visit, if you have the chance.
(Posted by VB via SM).
- sally mckay 8-04-2007 5:11 am
Forests and Pubs! Yeah!
- J@simpleposie (guest) 8-04-2007 8:05 pm
i wanna see a photo of the pink fire trucks!!!
- anthony (guest) 8-05-2007 12:45 pm
I was born in Kassel. Seriously. Glad you went there.
Love the tree.
- tino (guest) 8-10-2007 8:52 pm