The Zeitungsmuseum in Wadgassen is located in a beautiful former abbey building. The building allows for generous exhibiting of both … More
Tag: Saarland
Industrial becomes urban
The preservation of unused industrial sites always brings along a conundrum – what to do with this space? Having the … More
Lantern, lantern,
sun, moon and stars… German readers may translate that in their head into the song commonly sung while walking through … More
Blowing hot air
Choosing where to start describing a continuous process is always a bit of a challenge. It doesn’t quite make sense … More
Silent furnaces
Ever since I started visiting the western Saarland, I have been intrigued by the industry along the Saar river. The … More
Floating above
A painter friend of mine recently offered up one of his paintings as a raffle prize and asked others what … More
Cathedral of the waves
Why the authors of the article in “Die Denkmalpflege” magazine of 2016 chose the first part of this title is … More
The vote to change country
Yes, not a vote to change the country, but to join a country. That’s what happened in 1955 in the … More
The best things come in small packages
The Saarland is the smallest of the “area states” in Germany. The Federal Republic is made up of 16 states … More
May Day
I didn’t want to cause any alarm with the title of this blog so separated the two words, which in … More