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On Missile Hill

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Cora

In the village of Gessel-Leerßen near the town of Syke, there is an elevation called Hoher Berg (High mountain). “High” in this case meaning 58.5 meters above sea level. Nonetheless, the Hoher Berg is the highest elevation in the area, … Continue reading →

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Photos: Lüneburger Heide

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Cora

Yesterday was the Day of German Unity, i.e. the anniversary of the unification of East and West Germany on October 3, 1990, which is a public holiday in Germany. The official celebrations have become somewhat subdued in recent years and … Continue reading →

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Harvest Festival 2012

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Cora

First of all, Elizabeth Baxter interviewed me for the Sunday Spotlight at her blog Small Blonde Hippy. Come on over and say hello. In other news, this weekend was “Erntefest”, i.e. the Harvest Festival, in my semi-rural suburb of Bremen. … Continue reading →

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Osnabrück Photos

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Cora

As I mentioned in my previous post, I visited the city of Osnabrück last week. Of course, I also took some photos. Lots of churches, medieval architecture and history in this one. For historical reasons (more on that later), Osnabrück … Continue reading →

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Hannover Photos Part 2 – Official Buildings, Monuments and Modern Architecture

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Cora

Here’s the second installment of my series of photos taken during my recent trip to Hannover. Part 1 is here. There’s a lot of official buildings in this post, because Hannover was a longterm ducal residence, an independent kingdom for … Continue reading →

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Hannover Photos 1 – Medieval Buildings, Brickwork and Guerilla art

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Cora

Wednesday, I took the daytrip by train to Hannover. Hannover is the state capital of my home state of Lower Saxony, nonetheless I get to go there very often and if I do, it’s mostly just passing through. I think … Continue reading →

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Sunrise

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Cora

I’m not a fan of our current hot weather at all, but it sure does make for pretty sunrises. For proof, see this photo I took yesterday morning:

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Cora attends a reading and tuckerizes a student

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Cora

I occasionally write at school, in the teacher break room during free hours and sometimes also in class, while the students are completing an assignment of their own, before the lesson starts or during the five minute break between double … Continue reading →

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Random pretty photos from my collection

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Cora

Today is Sherwood Smith’s a.k.a. Sartorias’ birthday, so here are some pretty photos from my collection as a virtual present:

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Photos: Friesland and the North Sea Coast

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Cora

As promised, here are some photos from our Ascension Day outing to the North Sea Coast. Among other things, there are views of the town of Jever, the perpetually troubled JadeWeser Port, the Wadden Sea world heritage site and the … Continue reading →

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