Fairy tale fountain

This is about aone hundred yards from St Thomas Church. It depicts various fairy tales and its a test of your knowledge to guess which ones.

Nibelungen Ring

I took this photo from a building site hoarding. It shows an estate built from 1929 to 1930 by architect Hubert Ritter. This link takes you to Google Maps http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

fountain detail

This is just part of the Mende fountain in front of the Gewandhaus, was inspired by Bernini's fountain on Piazza Navona in Rome. It was paid for by the estate of a Leipzig citizen, Marianne Pauline Mende in 1886. It's the only really old part of the square that is left.

older Leipzig

Work has started on the next stage of surrounding the Art Museum with smaller more human buildings. First of course the buried foundations of old cellars need to be investigated and dug out.

childhood dream dog

wow!

childhood dream car

wow!

arcades and passages

Although we have very acceptable North European weather it is often very nice to be able to enjoy walking through and shopping in the many arcades that characterise Leipzig's shopping scene. Some are famous, others have some artistic sights, and some just offer a way to the next major street. The range of shops is not too heavily dominated by "chain stores" which make so many cities just a copy of each other. The city centre is almost completely free of traffic.