Category Archives: German house decoration

Tim-berrrr!

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

On a foggy evening this week, Joe and I visited Bernkastel-Kues on the Mosel River, and I took the above photo of the St. Michaelsbrunnen, or St. Michael’s Fountain, in the middle of the old town square. How old is … Continue reading →

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Lüftlmalerei in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Cynical tourists visiting Bavaria might be tempted to think that the bright murals on the sides of houses there have been painted for their benefit. This isn’t true. The tradition of Lüftlmalerei, or Bavarian mural painting, has flourished since at … Continue reading →

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A Fish out of Water

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

When I was a little girl in Denton, Texas, my brothers and I played with the Goetz boys, who lived around the corner. We were terribly excited when they arrived because they came from Germany. (Our experience of Germans up … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon Walk around Rodenbach

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

The town I live in is like Grandma’s cookie jar: I never know what I’ll find when I shut my front door and walk outside, but I can be pretty sure I’m going to love it. There are lots of … Continue reading →

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More whimsical Germany

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Speaking of that sense of magical fun and good humor that often emerges in German public art, here is a little charmer who resides two doors down from my apartment. She’s peeping out at the world from underneath the mailbox, … Continue reading →

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