Winter here in Allensbach on Lake Konstanz was thankfully not particularly hard.... but it was loooong! Then spring arrived last week - with GUSTO!
That first lovely spring day that came to us in Allensbach, I took photos of my route to and from work. - See if you can beat this for a view on your going to and coming from work.
The
house, rather the house that was, in the photo above is more of interest for things other than beauty. But, it is en
route so I can legitimately include it in this group of photos; I
marvel at German building practices for their technique and efficiency.
O.K. O.K. I am not the first to make note of German efficiency, I KNOW
that!
Anyway! This is a semi-detached house. One half of the house was carefully and
speedily deconstructed in the course of about 5 days. All the while
people were living in the other half of the house. I don´t know about
you, but if I had lived next door I would move into the local B&B
when work was in progress. But from what I can surmise, the German
people take their own efficiency so much for granted, that the
neighbors were quite happy to stay put when the other half of the house was
being demolished next door.
Last week winter coats, this week, swim suits and sun shades. Oh joy oh joy.
In 1998 the book was ranked 79th on a list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by Modern Library. And more FYI: James Joyce´s Ulysses was no. 1 on the same list, and his Protrait of the Artist as a Young Man was no. 3 on the list.
Who says you don´t get a bit of culture here with your Irish Stew!
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