today on Frizztexts A to Z challenge, we are on the letter E…. in my travels, I have visited the East End of London, Eisenach, Elend…and actually, not that many more ‘E’s.
But I have been to Erfurt,the capital of the Thuringia region of Germany. the medieval centre of this city has some wonderful timber-framed buildings. And a point of historical note – Martin Luther attended the university here from 1501. More on this city here.
So onwards to a couple of images of the most important landmark in Erfurt, the Krämerbrücke (Merchants’ Bridge) an arched stone bridge over the river Gera. It was constructed in 1325…
On the Krämerbrücke
View across to the Krämerbrücke
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That’s a fascinating bridge which I didn’t know about. Nothing like that in these parts.
I’ve tried to pick places that are off the beaten track to a lesser or greater extent in my A to Z choices, and perhaps inspire one or two people to visit…who knows?
Elend?? In German, that means ‘misery’. Wouldn’t want to live there 😉
Nice unpeopled pics!
Was it you who commented on my use of invented words ‘unpeopled’?! Glad you like the images… Oh, and I’ve only been through Elend on the train, and certainly wouldn’t want to live in a place with that name…Sorge (sorrow, I think) is just up the line…. Those places were on the border between East and West Germany in the communist era
Oh my!!! I need to look at a map…
Yes, we’ve had that conversation re. pics with no/few people on them, I also prefer taking mine that way.
Elend and Sorge are in the Brocken region…. And apropos unpeopled, I like no people unless they are part of the scene, eg a lively market. And, of course, I like to have just one person in shot at times. I have been going through potential shots for my ‘one’ series, and I might have to increase the frequency of posts!!
Yeah, sometimes people is what makes the picture. Depends on the context. A deserted market would be eerie 😉
Hmmmm….make a good start for a set of eerie, horror mages… First,find your deserted market
This looks like a very interesting place architecturally. Nice photos!
Thanks Jude… I would love to go back to that area, but suspect it probably won’t happen. These images are more than a decade old, scanned from slides. I was pleased I managed to give them a bit of ‘verve’ after scanning (they can look rather flat sometimes).
Interesting photos and dialogue, Sue. I also like your ides for series shots … 😉
Thanks, Lynne…
Simply beautiful Sue!!!
Well, thanks, Kathryn….I’m going to have to keep up the good work!
YES YOU ARE : ))
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Looks a wonderful place Sue – how is it these German towns always look so much neater and tidier than our own.
Must be something in the psyche…they don’t seem to drop litter
What a fascinating looking place. It looks like something out of a fairytale.
A lot of these German towns wit medieval buildings do…..
Pardon my ignorance, Sue. I thought you were purposefully misspelling effort 🙂
!!!! Love it!
the town Erfurt (not effort) is now for me unforgettable connected with the awful school massacre there, what an Elend! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_massacre
It is sad when we associate a place with one incident, I think…..
It has a very medieval look about it. You must’ve been out and about early to get a photo with no people Sue.
Well, I don’t remember, it was more than a decade ago….I suspect it might have been a Sunday.
Yes it did have that Sunday morning look about it.
I’ve been to the Krämerbrücke so many times! I used to live in Weimar, just up the road.
Aha, at last, someone who knows it!