Schweinfurt is on the easterly end of the Fränkisches Weinland, franconian wine country. All along the river are lovely little…
Fording the Main with pigs
Despite having crossed the river Main in Frankfurt countless times while living in the area, I never gave the source…
Inside the outside of Christ Church College
Most of the colleges in Oxford have restrictions on visiting. Their current purpose is as homes for students, who should…
St Frideswide
While visiting the cathedral, I noticed this stone of rememberance. My friend talked about Frideswide with such familiarity as though…
Small cathedral
Most colleges that make up the University of Oxford have their history as monasteries or convents. I only learned this…
Leaving Bonn for one of its partner cities
The next stop on my journey was well signposted in Bonn. Next to this post pointing at the three partner…
By the river Rhine
Having been the palace, the yellow university buildings stretch to the point on the banks of the river Rhine where…
University palace
The colour of the building behind the Studentenbrunnen has become the iconic colour of the University of Bonn. The building…
Full of fountains
Below the Bonn Lion, on the column which supports it, there is a small fountain in the shape of another…
Stargate
Rather than being a science fiction artefact that connects researchers and warriors with distant planets, the Sterntor (Star Gate) now…
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