Logs for West468
10-Nov-05
03-Nov-05
Very impressive indeed! I wish I could see it personally.
Great location for a VC! Thanks for the quick
permission to log.
Regards,
West468
(Find #278: Thu, 11/03/2005, 09:13)
13-Sep-05
This [url=http://www.allwetterzoo.de/tierhaeuser/aquarium.php?id=2&subid=2]aquarium[/url] is part of the [url=http://www.allwetterzoo.de]Allwetterzoo[/url] ('all weather
zoo') in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Like the rest of the zoo the aquarium is highly impressive,
thus I enjoyed today's visit thoroughly, despite the
high entrance fee. But it goes without saying that the zoo
is always worth a visit. The last time I was here was
during my childhood, so it was high time I came back...
West468
(Find #258: Tue, 09/13/2005, 15:15)
zoo') in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Like the rest of the zoo the aquarium is highly impressive,
thus I enjoyed today's visit thoroughly, despite the
high entrance fee. But it goes without saying that the zoo
is always worth a visit. The last time I was here was
during my childhood, so it was high time I came back...
West468
(Find #258: Tue, 09/13/2005, 15:15)
04-Sep-05
This is St. Paul's church in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany, one of the oldest and most important landmarks of
the town. It was built in the 13/14th century.
In 1741 and during WWII, it was heavily damaged. Both times
the tower was destroyed. My grandparents actually witnessed
the burning tower collapse in 1944.
Today the tower is about 79 meters high. Usually it is not
open to the public. When I had lessons as a candidate for
confirmation some 15 years ago, I was on top with other
confirmands and our pastor.
Now I had another chance to see parts of my home town from
above. My mother had told me about a special seminar for
adult education organised by the protestant parish. Thus,
we joined a guided tour around and through the church,
which we enjoyed a lot (we spent more than two hours there)
and during which could also get access to the tower.
At the moment, no church services take place because the
inside is in need of restoration. This gave us the one-time
opportunity to see parts of the building from very unusual
perspectives since we were allowed to climb the scaffolds.
They were quite high actually!
As the parish needs more money for the restoration works,
some 16 companies from the region were allowed to organise
an exhibition within parts of the church this weekend.
On September 11, there will be an open day for monuments
nationwide; then the tower of the Pauluskirche, as
we call it, will be open to the public again.
TFTC! I liked the idea!
West468
(Find #252: Sun, 09/04/2005, 17:53)
Germany, one of the oldest and most important landmarks of
the town. It was built in the 13/14th century.
In 1741 and during WWII, it was heavily damaged. Both times
the tower was destroyed. My grandparents actually witnessed
the burning tower collapse in 1944.
Today the tower is about 79 meters high. Usually it is not
open to the public. When I had lessons as a candidate for
confirmation some 15 years ago, I was on top with other
confirmands and our pastor.
Now I had another chance to see parts of my home town from
above. My mother had told me about a special seminar for
adult education organised by the protestant parish. Thus,
we joined a guided tour around and through the church,
which we enjoyed a lot (we spent more than two hours there)
and during which could also get access to the tower.
At the moment, no church services take place because the
inside is in need of restoration. This gave us the one-time
opportunity to see parts of the building from very unusual
perspectives since we were allowed to climb the scaffolds.
They were quite high actually!
As the parish needs more money for the restoration works,
some 16 companies from the region were allowed to organise
an exhibition within parts of the church this weekend.
On September 11, there will be an open day for monuments
nationwide; then the tower of the Pauluskirche, as
we call it, will be open to the public again.
TFTC! I liked the idea!
West468
(Find #252: Sun, 09/04/2005, 17:53)
08-Aug-05
My find is the nature monument "Hockendes Weib" ('cowering
woman'), which is a landmark of the town Ibbenbüren in
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the
"Dörenther Klippen" where you can find a wonderful multi
cache with the same name.
Legend has it that in former times, the floods of the sea
sometimes even reached the mountains. When this happened
once, a woman who lived in a cabin at the foot of the
Dörenther Klippen took her children and carried them
uphill. She was horrified to see that the water continued
to rise. When it reached her feet, she squatted, ordered
her children to climb up her shoulders and started to pray.
When she wanted to stand up, she had turned into a boulder
which protruded from the water and thus saved her children.
The [url=http://www.ibbenbueren.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=572&topmenu=13]German[/url] version of the legend
Unfortunately, the resemblance is not that eye-catching.
A family who was near me when I shot my pictures (which, by
the way, was not easy at all as I had to look for a good
spot on the cliffs) agreed that the boulder looks like a
sheep...
Still I think it is an impressive and a
popular and well-visited sight and thus deserves to be
logged here as a tribute to the heroine...
A nice [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/9/91/Hockendes_weib.jpg]photo[/url] from Wikipedia
I also include a picture of an interesting tree which I found
in a protected area in Münster some time ago. It has three
somewhat peculiar faces on it, but I was unsure whether the
tree would make a good candidate for this cache. You might
like it anyway.
West468
(Find #230: Tue, 08/09/2005, 16:25)
woman'), which is a landmark of the town Ibbenbüren in
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the
"Dörenther Klippen" where you can find a wonderful multi
cache with the same name.
Legend has it that in former times, the floods of the sea
sometimes even reached the mountains. When this happened
once, a woman who lived in a cabin at the foot of the
Dörenther Klippen took her children and carried them
uphill. She was horrified to see that the water continued
to rise. When it reached her feet, she squatted, ordered
her children to climb up her shoulders and started to pray.
When she wanted to stand up, she had turned into a boulder
which protruded from the water and thus saved her children.
The [url=http://www.ibbenbueren.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=572&topmenu=13]German[/url] version of the legend
Unfortunately, the resemblance is not that eye-catching.
A family who was near me when I shot my pictures (which, by
the way, was not easy at all as I had to look for a good
spot on the cliffs) agreed that the boulder looks like a
sheep...
Still I think it is an impressive and apopular and well-visited sight and thus deserves to be
logged here as a tribute to the heroine...
A nice [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/9/91/Hockendes_weib.jpg]photo[/url] from Wikipedia
I also include a picture of an interesting tree which I found
in a protected area in Münster some time ago. It has three
somewhat peculiar faces on it, but I was unsure whether the
tree would make a good candidate for this cache. You might
like it anyway.
West468
(Find #230: Tue, 08/09/2005, 16:25)
27-Mar-05
This stone bridge in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany,
supports (at least) two lanes of rail. I use it whenever
I commute between Münster and Hamm by train. Never paid
much attention to it until I was on bicycle tour to a cache
and happened to drive beneath it.
West468
(Find #124: Sun, 03/27/2005, 17:39)
supports (at least) two lanes of rail. I use it whenever
I commute between Münster and Hamm by train. Never paid
much attention to it until I was on bicycle tour to a cache
and happened to drive beneath it.
West468
(Find #124: Sun, 03/27/2005, 17:39)
11-Jan-05
The famous 19th-century poetess Annette von Droste Hülshoff
was already introduced by the Sertuerner-Team when they
found Haus Rüschhaus, which is a museum now.
Looking for a memorial to claim this cache, I accidentally
found this statue of Annette von Droste Hülshoff today.
There is another statue of the musician Julius Otto
Grimm nearby. In fact, his one made me have a closer look
at the park, and thus I found AvDH.
Unfortunately, the inscription, which only consists of the
name and nothing else, is hardly legible.
West468
(Find #71: Tue, 01/11/2005, 17:07)
was already introduced by the Sertuerner-Team when they
found Haus Rüschhaus, which is a museum now.
Looking for a memorial to claim this cache, I accidentally
found this statue of Annette von Droste Hülshoff today.
There is another statue of the musician Julius Otto
Grimm nearby. In fact, his one made me have a closer look
at the park, and thus I found AvDH.
Unfortunately, the inscription, which only consists of the
name and nothing else, is hardly legible.
West468
(Find #71: Tue, 01/11/2005, 17:07)
23-Dec-04
Thanks very much for this very interesting, informative
and entertaining cache!
Greetings from Germany,
West468
(Find #54)
and entertaining cache!
Greetings from Germany,
West468
(Find #54)
