seen in the post office

This design is about 4 metres in size and probably was installed when the building was constructed in the late 60's

First Advent

this is said to be the world's largest advent calender. The long awaited construction of a building on the second corner of the Picture Gallery has made it difficult to veiw properly, perhaps they 'll find a new wall next year.

a door

I like autumn

when it isn't raining!

morning sky

looking northwest

a few days late

every year on the 11th Nov flowers appear on this small memorial. a Synagogue is nearby. Just behind is the River Parthe which flows through the railway sidings. The little river , actually only a stream has wide stone banks to allow flood water to pass. Here the Jewish Community was assembled and then led along the river bank to the waiting railway trucks.

no sun all day til.....

...this ! Quarter of an hour later it was dark.

Leipzig trade fairs

"built in the time of King Albert -1895-1896 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Emperor Max's authorisation of the Leipzig Messe (Trade Fairs)" I found this behind the Stadtische Kaufhaus or municipal trade centre. The building is fine and renovated but just doesnt seem to attract well-paying tenants.

hibernation time for statues

This is a very old graveyard and many of the memorials are delicate and need to be protected from the winter. There must be at least a dozen here.

not the fox!

If only I had taken my camera! Yesterday evening we saw a beautiful fox in the building site that is right in the centre of the city, not far from a small park but across busy roads with lots of people about, but...
so instead I can only show you these supersize chairs outside the canteen for hospital workers

An egg for democracy?

This sculture appeared on ous main square recently. It has a gong tone inside but there seems to be no other info about it.

"Leipziger" Stadtmusikanten?

Outside a hospital for kids. The fairytale takes place in Bremen.

they moved it back again.

in february (25th) I told you that this arch had been moved so that the tunnel could be dug under it. Well now the tunnel is there and the arch is back in place.
The building behind is the old "Bavarian Station" It has been nicely converted into a pleasant restaurant with lots of different areas that allow for larger groups.

Happy 250th Birthday Frederik...

Schiller.
He lived in the little house on the right. He wrote "don Carlos" here and also started "Ode to Joy" which is now our European Anthem.
The herbal garden is nicely laid out as a period piece.
I previously showed the front of the house in March 2009.

just a piece of paper..9th November 1989

This is the press release that declared to the world that permission to leave East Germany was no longer needed.
The declaration did not run quite as anticipated because when asked to say when the new rule would take effect Schabowski , he re-read the release. In German the present tense is often used for a future event, but with a future date, like "tomorrow ". That was missing so the meaning was clear - "at once, without delay".
On youtube you can watch this event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQiriTompdY

20 years isn't long....

.........enough to get round to removing the old loudspeakers in the middle of this square. But it's somehow rather interesting.

a bike ride along the river

The weather has been dreadful lately, so here's a little sunshine. This the River Luppe, which is very important in local flood control.

Mendelssohn

He died in his house in Leipzig, which is today a museum and concert venue, on 4th November 1847.

PIMU

This is a new cafe nearby.
PIMU is an abbreviation for the German which means Pink Pussy - it has the same double entendre in both languages.