A walkabout in Büdingen - DPChallenge Forums

08/03/2008 04:56:27 PM · #1

I remembered that Barbara wanted to see pictures of BÃ¼dingen, Germany, so this afternoon I stuck the GPS in the car, programmed in BÃ¼dingen and headed out. I spent most of my walkabout in the Altstadt, the old city, since that's where my GPS took me and that's where I found a parking space. Any time you find a parking space in Germany anywhere near your destination, you take it, then figure out how to get from there to where you're going afterwards.

Anyway, I started out at the Schloss and just wandered about for awhile. The pictures are pretty much in the order of my wanderings, and some have additional information in the comments. Since this wasn't a guided tour, I don't have as much information to share about the city as I do when I take "tours", but it was a lovely day to walk about and to see the sights. For those of you who are DPC-critical, please note that it was indeed mid-day, with the accompanying mid-day sun at times, and these are just tourist shots. :-)

The folder is here.

Some of the shots:

BAMartin

Apple iPhone 5

08/03/2008 05:13:24 PM · #2

Thank you so much for doing this Deb. I am all of a sudden a teenager again! I remember so many of these places, you have done a marvelous job of documenting a huge part of my past. I can not thank you enough.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

08/03/2008 05:22:32 PM · #3

You're most welcome! I enjoyed the afternoon wandering about. It was delightful, and it wasn't packed like some of the other towns can be this time of year, so I appreciate the recommendation!

BAMartin

Apple iPhone 5

08/03/2008 07:16:56 PM · #4

Deb, thought you might be interested in the tale of the frogs.

The City of the Frogs, BÃ¼dingen Germany

drydoc

Canon EOS-7D

08/03/2008 07:36:15 PM · #5

From Valley City, The Frog Jump Capital. . . fascinating. I forwarded the story on to our Chamber of Commerce president.

Melethia; I love your tourist shots, especially the window shots. Those are always my favorite. When traveling I seek those kinds of shots out myself.
As for DPC-critical: I haven't seen too many shots coming from you to be too critical about! Please share your walkabouts more often.

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

08/03/2008 08:10:20 PM · #6

Another little "tour" I thoroughly enjoyed, thanks Melethia.

I can't believe those frogs, though. On their own, and on some modern building they could be quite charming. But I have a big problem with defacing beautiful historical buildings with such an eyesore.
Even the castle, for crying out loud!

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

08/03/2008 08:15:35 PM · #7

Originally posted by Beetle:

But I have a big problem with defacing beautiful historical buildings with such an eyesore.
Even the castle, for crying out loud!

Perhaps they are a temporary display and certainly mounted in such a way as to not do any permanent damage. Also,I think that what for many of what is old historic buildings, is just the everyday city for these folks.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

08/03/2008 08:55:42 PM · #8

That's REALLY nice work, Deb. A fine sequence of images, I tracked through the whole portfolio.

People, don't WORRY about the frogs! That's obviously a temporary installation. Here on the Cape we've had the same thing done with whales...

R.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

08/04/2008 12:09:11 AM · #9

Very cool story about the frogs, Barbara - thanks for posting that! I suspect there are more and I just didn't find them.

It's interesting - they're not just "historical buildings" here, they're homes, offices, hotels, museums, and living buildings, with regular upkeep and upgrades. I've become a bit more used to seeing all these wonderful old buildings with very modern cars parked next to them. Or as the case of one in Trier, a wonderful old building with no access built on the first floor in its day (you climbed a rope or ladder to the door on the second floor - interesting security system) which currently houses a coffee shop on its now accessible first floor.

Glad you enjoyed the trip!

tamatama

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

08/04/2008 12:31:30 AM · #10

A very nice tour!!!

BÃ¼dingen seems to a really nice place to visit! I love the colorful frogs and the funny story about them - well, not funny for the frogs :))

Melethia, we will be relocating to the Rhein-Main area later this year and it is nice to know of some interesting places to visit. I am from the extreme south-west corner in Germany originally, but as I have live most of my adult life abroad, I don't know many other areas in Germany and love reports like yours!

08/04/2008 02:42:51 AM · #11

Originally posted by tamatama:

Melethia, we will be relocating to the Rhein-Main area later this year and it is nice to know of some interesting places to visit. I am from the extreme south-west corner in Germany originally, but as I have live most of my adult life abroad, I don't know many other areas in Germany and love reports like yours!

Let me know when you get here and we'll have to plan a get together!!

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II

08/04/2008 12:14:22 PM · #12

Bump for the NA crowd surfing at work. :-)

Alicia

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

08/05/2008 10:32:21 AM · #13

Excellent photos, Deb!!

I guess Barbara was excited about Buedingen like I was about the Kassel photos.

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

08/05/2008 10:55:02 AM · #14

Originally posted by Beetle:

I learned on my first trip to Germany that buildings aren't really "historical" if they're only 4-500 years old.