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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

art, Europe, Germany, ironworks, Saarland, travel, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, urban art, Urban Art Biennale, Völkinger Hütte, Völklingen

Lantern, lantern,

sun, moon and stars… German readers may translate that in their head into the song commonly sung while walking through … More

Germany, lantern procession, Laterne, Laternenzug, Saarland, St Martin, travel

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

blower hall, Gebläsehalle, Germany, iron works, Saarland, travel, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Völkinger Hütte, Völklingen

Silent furnaces

Ever since I started visiting the western Saarland, I have been intrigued by the industry along the Saar river. The … More

Europe, furnaces, Germany, Hochöfen, iron works, pig iron, Saarland, Stahlwerke, travel, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Völklingen

Floating above

A painter friend of mine recently offered up one of his paintings as a raffle prize and asked others what … More

ballooning, hot air balloon, Pascal Kreins, Saarland, travel, Warsteiner

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

Europe, Europe1, Germany, Radio, Saarland, Sendehalle, travel

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

Germany, Protectorate, reunification, Saarland, travel, Wiedervereinigung

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

hiking, Saarland, Saarschleife, woodland walkway

May Day

I didn’t want to cause any alarm with the title of this blog so separated the two words, which in … More

Maibaum, MayDay, Saarland

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