Twins recently joined the family, a boy and a girl.
Today we walked the „Panorama“ path. I wonder why they called it that?
A bit steep for Gerhild‘s first day.
Farm gate politics. That‘s a snake at the left.
When the sun goes down, the moon takes its turn.
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St. Peter, dem Hauptort des Villnösstal
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The view from the east balcony.
The view from the south balcony. Gerhild just hanging out.
12:45 Fly back to Schönefeld
Nantes Atlantique Airport, 44346 Bouguenais
Last trip to the Jardin des Plantes. Found some funny text about the pots in the garden https://jardins.nantes.fr/En/Accueil/Ponti/2015/WTEnQrc.asp?c=9
…on our way to LA NUIT BRETONNE – CONCERTS ET FEST-NOZ in the chateau
https://www.levoyageanantes.fr/agenda/la-nuit-bretonne-2018/
Starting with an Irish band, the Four Winds
Ending up with traditional Breton dancing on a huge wooden dance floor.
We walked to the Jules Verne museum today.
Cup of tea anyone?
To encourage people to read at the library, provide some comfy outdoor seating
and wheel the books out to the readers! Believe it or not, Gerhild is reading, in German, about the “Vegetable Orchestra” found in the book truck.
Writer’s block in stone
How to liven up the marking for the pedestrian part of the path next to the Loire.
Great carved trees in the Quai des Plantes.
Old school skateboarder without a battery.
Today we went to the old LU biscuit factory to see a Richard Mosse exhibition. Funny to travel all the way to Nantes to see a huge infrared picture of Berlin’s old Tempelhof airport.
The video “Incoming” was very impressive.
Then we prepared a picnic, split a nice bottle of French red into two plastic water bottles and found a good spot behind the cathedral for the free concert.
Tables for your picnic, lamps hung from the trees, two great bands and a mild Nantes evening.
We took a boat to Saint-Nazaire today and on the way –
Not a planning disaster but a work of art…
Erwin Wurm having fun
Exclusive place to live.
Mum, please mum, can I take it home!
Nice additions to these buildings, if some head scratching is called for.
Never seen a lock with a bomb-proof roof before
What to do with a useless submarine base
Japanese style garden of the stars with a boys’ and a girls’ tower.
Kim and his keep-kool hat.
It took us a while to discover that this shop sign is of a “Gouty Rat” which was the eccentric name of a shop familiar to the young Jules Verne.
21:30 Choeur Mikrokosmos in front of Museum d‘histoire naturelle. Sat on comfy shop step until we got bored and drifted off to find this nice little rhyme, loosely translated if rhyme-free as “life is beautiful, just like you”.
Which was also used in “les enfants de paradis”… Go on, try out your French comprehension!
What’s that?
A nicely planted street pissoir – only in France.
On the “Arty” walk. Nantes waiters are so friendly!
What is Gerhild doing in that basket in the galerie des machines?
Waiting for takeoff with Heron airlines.
You’ve never seen a hummingbird like this.
A wooden goose.
Testing the plants for the Heron Tree.
On our happy way home.
Today we went for a pretty walk along the river Erdre, accompanied by Sunday joggers, a few bicycles and people looking for a picnic spot.
Creative use of bits of tree to make a nice picnic area.
One way to paint your boat.
There’s a message in this somewhere.
Kim likes this skeleton tag which we have seen on a few pieces of black street furniture.
Where the path is blocked by posh gardens they built a nice boardwalk.
Strolled along the green line today, after buying a baguette for lunch.
The park opposite is reflected in this pierced facade.
Nice signs for the butcher‘s shop
Cheeky fellow stepping on Gerhild‘s head.
Bookshop sign!
In the evening we took the ferry to Trentemoult.
Where there are some great paintings lurking behind the ivy.
Not to mention this large clock with no hands.
As it got dark, the rings on the île de Nantes lit up (les Anneaux -Daniel Buren)
Which looked good from the ferry on the way home.
Had a look at the Chateau today.
Anne and her royal namesake, the Duchess Anne.
Lunch on board a boat on the Erdre (Pépé Guingette). In the foreground „Amours“ by Karina Bisch.
We went to visit the elephant today.
Children, large or small, love it.
Then we went to the giant carousel des mondes marins.
This morning we walked to the Nantes Musée d‘art. Nice buildings but modest art apart from Mircea Cantor who I liked.
In the „cube“
Two Englishmen, Bevis Martin & Charlie Youle, who live in Nantes, made Planet Man. Nice.
Breakfast on the balcony again today. Gerhild feels observed from the other side of the river!
Echoes of the fantastic Jacques Tati and Mon Oncle.
Are we going up there?
Yes we are. You can see our flat from the top.
This is called Nid (nest).
Boat passing just as we arrived home.
Today we took the train to Pornic which is about 43 km away on the Atlantic coast and was the favourite seaside village of the nice woman in the tourist office.
Cooler than Nantes it was still too hot to be in the sun for long.
And a beautiful view from the garden while we enjoyed our crepes, after a strawberry and rosé wine aperitif. Hence Kim‘s strawberry nose.
La Crêperie de la Fraiserie in Pornic
Some shop signs in Nantes, like in the rue de Maréchal Joffre are mechanised! As trend setters they all have tattoos if you look closely.
Fish & chip shop
Ladies clothing
Hamburgers
Bar
All on the way to the amazing Jardin des Plantes.
Which is completely potty!
The little sign says DO NOT FEED THE PLANTS! The cage ensures your safety from this carnivorous collection.
If you pump hard enough on the stand next to the path, the kinetic sculptures rise up out of the water.
This is one cool cat. Despite the heat he just kept snoozing on the lawn.
Nice sequence of 25 Claude Ponti pictures here https://jardins.nantes.fr/N/Accueil/Ponti/Claude-Ponti-Album.asp
What an amazing show, the Nomad Men and their BATT MOBILE. Batter is what French musicians do to drums, nothing to do with flying rodents.
Kim played with a giant cardboard Tamagotchi dancing and cleaning up after it.
African robots
French, wire-operated robot
Just outside we found this beautiful roundabout http://lesmanegesdandrea.com
Let’s celebrate in the streets for the opening night of the Voyage à Nantes!
How to liven up old bronzes in the Cours Cambronne, an elegant park right next to the opera.
Is she getting on or getting off? Philippe Ramette.
Gerhild next to a theatrical theatre.
What a lot of statues – 750 of them as a selfie park in Place Royal
There is a bridge over the river Erdre, but where does it go? No not Japan, l’île de Versaille, Nantes.
Lots of picknicking going on here and whyever not?
The unicorns have found their way here too
They like strange things over the streets here.
The locals describe this as an enigmatic bas relief. Google offers this.
The „jungle“ art installation in the middle of the shopping district.
Nice update to the Sainte Croix church added in 1860, even if Kim was disappointed that the bells rang, but the trumpeters neither trumpeted nor moved an inch.
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Our fine, tiny apartment for the next two weeks
Gerhild and her nice flea-market hat.
The evening view over the river Erdre
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Dear Kim
Thank you for your request. Via the following link you can find information on all installations from the art in public space project in the city of Borgloon:http://www.janboelen.be/pit-art-in-open-space/
Cycling through the water is located in the city of Genk, Bokrijk. http://cyclingthroughwater.com/
This year the open air museum (not contemporary) Bokrijk has a new unconventional exhibition on Bruegel.https://www.dewereldvanbruegel.be/en/
Eline Kempeneers
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eline.kempeneers@limburg.be
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PROJECTS
Gijs Van Vaerenbergh: Reading Between the Lines (2011-permanent)
Architect duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh’s (B) see-through church ‘Reading Between the Lines’ in Borgloon is a 10-metre-high structure that weighs 30 tons. It is made of 100 stacked layers of steel plates in the shape of a church of Loon. The structure enables seeing the surrounding landscape through the church both from far away and up close; the church is both present and absent in the landscape.
Fred Eerdekens: Twijfelgrens (2011-permanent)
Wooden-like sculpture by Fred Eerdekens (B) appears as a folded line in the landscape; from the right angle, the line forms a word ‘twijfelgrens,’ a ‘doubt border.’ The work continues Eerdekens’ use of language as a medium.
Tadashi Kawamata: Project Burchtheuvel (2011–2017)
Tadashi Kawamata’s (JP) wooden sculptures in the open space can be labeled social constructions, as he lets the local community help build the sculptures. In Borgloon, Kawamata built a wooden sculpture around and on top of Burchtheuvel, a historically significant place. He worked with twenty visual arts, architecture and interior design students, who researched how Burchtheuvel could again play a full-fledged role in the city centre.
Dré Wapenaar: Tranendreef (2011-permanent)
Tear-shaped sculptures by Dré Wapenaar (NL) are hanging from the trees and provide an alternative form of accommodation in Haspengouw. Situated on the border of architecture and sculpture, Wapenaar’s sculptures are often temporarily placed tent structures. Social interaction around the work is of great importance for the artist.
Ardie Van Bommel: Pure Nature (2011-permanent)
Ardie van Bommel (NL) brings a sitting, washing, toilet and barbecue unit to Tradentdreef, at the tree tents by Dré Wapenaar. The units are based on the palettes of fruit chests often seen in the Haspengouw landscape.
Paul Devens: Proximity Effect (2012-permanent)
‘Proximity Effect’ by sound artist Paul Devens (NL) is located at the Servatius church in Groot-Loon. Through speakers and sensors, the site-specific sound installation in the 12th-century church plays a game of tones, sounds of outside recordings, acoustics, echo and space.
Wesley Meuris: Memento (2012–permanent)
‘Memento,’ a sculpture by Wesley Meuris (B) at the Central Burial of Borgloon, is an anchor point in the sloping landscape. The architectural structure of the work provides an experience of looking and dwelling. The experience of intimacy reflects the memory of the sculpture’s surroundings. The sculpture is initiated by De Nieuwe Opdrachtgevers.
Aeneas Wilder: Untitled #158 (2012–permanent)
Aeneas Wilder (UK) builds an architectural structure in the landscape near the Monastery of Colen in Kerniel. The round construction with a magnificent 360-degrees view is aligned with uniform vertical wooden slats. According to the artist, the work functions as a lens where the visitor can focus his thoughts and emotions with the landscape of Kerniel as a background.
Early start today.
What is he looking at?
In the blue depths of Hintersteiner See.
Look! A cloud.
Blue sky today, all day.
Elevenses at 1630 m.
Look at that blue.
There are plenty of places to sit and have a rest, even if Austrians seem to be a bit taller than average.
Did I really order all that? (Tanzbodenalm)
Every morning is different.
Local walk today around Achleiten.
Magic forest.
Bit of culture in Söll this evening.
Nice meal in Auf Da Mühle with a glorious sunset.
Nice start to the day.
We accidentally got on the wrong lift today and went right up to the peak of the mountain Hochsöll. It was pretty cold, so we had to wrap up warm for the walk down.
Someone put a nice little church right on the top.
Someone else scattered reservoirs over the mountain.
At the end of the walk the serious business of eating some delicious apricot crumble cake begins.
You know that feeling that the way back is much faster than the way out. This time it was really true.
I found this beautiful basket of bread in front of our door this morning and we watched the farmers harvest the plums yesterday. That’s the way to have breakfast!
It rained today, so apart from shopping we had a lazy, luxurious, literary day.
Atmospheric start to the day from our balcony.
Just like England.
If you go down to the woods today…
Lost in the mist?
No way! On top of the cloud we can see the sun.
A short while later.
Time for a glass of Almdudler.
Today we left Bozen for Hintersteiner See, stopping off in St. Peter to find somewhere to stay for next year.
This is the splendid view from our balcony. Quite a step up from the camp site.
Appartement Seespitz
Interaktive Karte
Wilder Kaiser Touristen Info
Panoramic path
Kaiserjet Bus
Today the GPS route tried to send us up a nearly vertical rabbit hole so we turned it off and took another free cablecar ride up to Jenesien.
In the forest on route 32A we bumped into this war memorial.
No, not that one, but the “French” battle of 1797 and remembering the death of 7 soldiers and their captain in 1809.
This is Gerhild’s latest great idea – a shadow selfie! We take them around with us most of the time this week, so it’s only right that they get into the picture too.
Well she says it’s this way but SHE says its the other way.
Gerhild said she needed a sit-down!
Now that’s what I call a sit-down.
Schoolchildren in green T-shirts with rucksacks filled up the lift on the way down. A school trip, walking through the mountains with one pupil presenting a “mountain” book on its literary merits each evening. I can’t remember doing that in my schooldays… might have been quite a lark.
