tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post637279730334428804..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: KoblenzRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59414535731756980932012-08-02T15:08:27.287+01:002012-08-02T15:08:27.287+01:00Thank you for your visit and your lovely comment L...Thank you for your visit and your lovely comment Lisanne.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-87049804021318555052012-08-02T12:08:19.726+01:002012-08-02T12:08:19.726+01:00wonderfull!wonderfull!Zwischen den Meerenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298087032453679540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71094137295141880932012-07-31T19:53:03.475+01:002012-07-31T19:53:03.475+01:00Dear Perpetua - I really feel I need to return to ...Dear Perpetua - I really feel I need to return to Germany again having been delighted with the wonderful architecture seen on this trip. Glad that you enjoyed the post, you are always so appreciative.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-52824955932538047702012-07-31T18:27:10.948+01:002012-07-31T18:27:10.948+01:00Another fascinating and informative post, Rosemary...Another fascinating and informative post, Rosemary. The basilica looks truly wonderful and I did enjoy the historical background.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-33489208609468683912012-07-31T18:18:55.937+01:002012-07-31T18:18:55.937+01:00Dear Marica - glad that you enjoyed the lovely arc...Dear Marica - glad that you enjoyed the lovely architecture of Koblenz. You certainly get a good birds eye view from a cable car. The cars look a bit precarious hanging on their cables, but do hope you have an opportunity to go in one some day.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-7802415017870777932012-07-31T17:51:40.000+01:002012-07-31T17:51:40.000+01:00Wow, what wonderful buildings … and pictures of th...Wow, what wonderful buildings … and pictures of them : ) I would love to take a cable car!!! How utterly lovely :)Wasabi Honey Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300236672240766588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-20323449687568980842012-07-31T10:16:27.240+01:002012-07-31T10:16:27.240+01:00Dear Yoko - the reconstruction has been beautifull...Dear Yoko - the reconstruction has been beautifully achieved, you would not realise unless told. <br />Yes, the division in the rivers is very clear, but I do not know whether it always is. It may have been caused by heavy rain conditions many miles upstream, and earlier in the summer.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78831621609803070382012-07-31T07:03:16.958+01:002012-07-31T07:03:16.958+01:00Hi, Rosemary! Beautiful architectures and intere...Hi, Rosemary! Beautiful architectures and interesting history. Glad to know these historical assets have been reconstructed or renovated without neglect. The different colors of the two rivers is clear in your photos. <br /><br />Yokostardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24877456778736151012012-07-30T14:57:56.433+01:002012-07-30T14:57:56.433+01:00Dear Mark - I had to look Buckminster Fuller up, a...Dear Mark - I had to look Buckminster Fuller up, and it brought me to his lovely geodesic sphere - so thanks.<br />Yes, I think someone with a rather heavy hand and a love of terracotta red did the painting!!!<br />I am not sure if the delineation of the two rivers is always so pronounced, or whether it was because they had recently had a lot of rain. It may have washed sediment down from the mountains on the Rhine side.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78590500679358023442012-07-30T14:39:52.075+01:002012-07-30T14:39:52.075+01:00Dear Rosemary,
Like your other commenters, I find...Dear Rosemary,<br /><br />Like your other commenters, I find the graphic meeting of those two rivers so interesting. I wonder if the merging is always so well delineated?<br /><br />The red areas of the star vaulting look very modern to me, like something Buckminster Fuller would design.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-7867910001530310612012-07-30T14:17:23.620+01:002012-07-30T14:17:23.620+01:00I am pleased that you are learning so much about y...I am pleased that you are learning so much about your original homeland from these posts Gina. Their medieval history and architecture is extraordinary, and I loved finding out so much about it myself. We were lucky enough to have a wonderful guide with us who was a fountain of knowledge and knew exactly where to take us.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41293872903017153752012-07-30T14:08:26.676+01:002012-07-30T14:08:26.676+01:00Dear Rosemary, I was raised in East Germany when ...Dear Rosemary, I was raised in East Germany when history about Germany was not taught in schools. I am learning so much from your beautiful posts. Thank you. ox, GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-6093296693429617112012-07-30T14:08:22.042+01:002012-07-30T14:08:22.042+01:00When thinking about Charlemagne the name conjures ...When thinking about Charlemagne the name conjures up someone from the mists of time, but to actually see the centre of his empire and so many of the buildings he had built really does makes it a reality.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-63646811280935755562012-07-30T13:58:00.799+01:002012-07-30T13:58:00.799+01:00I do not think you would be disappointed Nat - rea...I do not think you would be disappointed Nat - really enjoyed your Olympics portrayal, very well done.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-67897462166485883982012-07-30T13:56:46.069+01:002012-07-30T13:56:46.069+01:00Some wonderful scenery, architecture and history i...Some wonderful scenery, architecture and history in this post, Rosemary.. I am more and more convinced I need to travel to Germany very soon!Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601477827694926858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-42446868415173408462012-07-30T12:17:52.165+01:002012-07-30T12:17:52.165+01:00Fascinating history and architecture. It must be a...Fascinating history and architecture. It must be amazing to be able to visit such wonderful places and have a deeper appreciation of their place in history.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-69534860746438524562012-07-30T10:35:37.660+01:002012-07-30T10:35:37.660+01:00Dear Olympic - the dividing line with the Moselle ...Dear Olympic - the dividing line with the Moselle and the Rhine is surprisingly pronounced. I do not know whether that is always the case or whether it was the result of some heavy rainfall further up on the Rhine. It probably takes a few miles before it finally completely merges. From the ground it was not obvious only when we were on the cable car.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-14413229580470698982012-07-30T09:53:14.094+01:002012-07-30T09:53:14.094+01:00My dear Rosemary
I am impressed by the wonderful p...My dear Rosemary<br />I am impressed by the wonderful photos! Especially those that show the union of two rivers. But should not be mixed the waters and do not seem the sharply dividing line? I am surprised ...<br />Have a nice week<br />Olympiaoldthingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792844004937988499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59291779044765936582012-07-30T09:52:34.492+01:002012-07-30T09:52:34.492+01:00Dear Janice - what a surprise to us our trip was w...Dear Janice - what a surprise to us our trip was with so many memorable and unexpected sights to see. I shall need another holiday to recover from it after I have done the final post - only one to go!!! For us, Germany was a revelation, in a very good way.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-77516659549149866222012-07-30T09:48:59.836+01:002012-07-30T09:48:59.836+01:00Very interesting observations, and I am pleased th...Very interesting observations, and I am pleased that it reminded you of so many different occasions connected with your earlier life. The Rhine is glacial in origin which may be responsible for some of its different colour and also it travelled through a lot of heavy rain few weeks earlier. When standing beside the river it looked perfectly clean, it wasn't until we were in the cable car that the difference became apparent.<br />I shall have a look at the website you recommend.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-40877832892390010112012-07-30T09:42:00.168+01:002012-07-30T09:42:00.168+01:00Loi - the different colour in water only became ap...Loi - the different colour in water only became apparent from the cable car. The Rhine of course has already travelled a long way from the mountains of Switzerland into Lake Constance and on until it reaches this stage - the longest river in Europe. No doubt some of the heavy rain they had been experiencing earlier in the summer had a bearing on the colouration.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76613125256802149602012-07-30T09:22:12.050+01:002012-07-30T09:22:12.050+01:00Lots to see and do in that area of Germany Lise - ...Lots to see and do in that area of Germany Lise - thanks for your comment.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-79647834804117043202012-07-30T07:00:37.748+01:002012-07-30T07:00:37.748+01:00I really love that pulpit. It looks like the sort ...I really love that pulpit. It looks like the sort of thing you could stare at for ages and keep seeing new bits. Your trip does seem to have been filled with some wonderful sights. J.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-10092189113562340352012-07-30T04:53:13.645+01:002012-07-30T04:53:13.645+01:00Interesting article. I remember about Germany som...Interesting article. I remember about Germany somewhat when I was there in 1959 as a child. As a preteen I had a different perspective than I (believe) would be the case now. Having come from desert conditions in Libya I was amazed at the trees and mountains. I remember the buildings as well as a castle we toured but was more amazed at the pretty girls after 3 years of seeing Arabs in clothing that covered them from head to foot (face included of course). Your photo of the confluence of the Moselle and the Rhine rivers is what sparked my interest. My brother and I once took a trip (1970) and I remember when we got to where the Ohio And the Mississippi rivers blended together and there was a distinct blending of the coloration. The Ohio was green colored and the Mississippi was a very dark brown from heavy rains upstream. Here is a photo from NASA showing the rivers confluence however the colors are reversed due to rain in different regions than when I saw the rivers. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=6261 Thank you for the article.Shadowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879739015781190186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62776413006569046542012-07-30T00:57:21.417+01:002012-07-30T00:57:21.417+01:00Rosemary - That is so "cool looking" whe...Rosemary - That is so "cool looking" where the two rivers meet! What a sight. Almost looks unreal. Is the Rhine very muddy in person? Fabulous photos, as usual. Thanks so much for sharing.<br />xo,<br />LoiWoodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.com