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.