Karlsruhe is celebrating its son - the inventor of the first bike

Karl Freiherr von Drais - the inventor of the first bicycle, the very first
where men sat on a wheel but had to push themselves with their own feet
like the bikes of very small children today

named for his inventor: Draisine

This was in. the year 1817 - This gentleman lived from 29 Aprl 1785 - till 1851

in Karlsruhe but also in Mannheim where he worked,

a town ca. 60 km north of Karlsruhe. 

Karlsruhe is celebrating the 200 years of bicycles for a few days 

and installed two "Big Wheels"

(as I read in my dictionary also called Ferris wheels) representing a bike.

We did not ride it - it is a long and slow affair - stopping and going

good for young people in love.

We saw wonderful  bikes exposed in the park

This one - you see the petals on the front wheel

or this with two large wheels - it could have been for elderly ladies

Wooden wheels and spokes -  The owner posed the wheels himself as a replica

and he carved the seat from wood

He has a museum near Magdeburg (Germany).

and loved to pose for my photo

Another oldfashion-dressed lady

Many people were dressed in the fashion of old times 

It must have been difficult to ride with a long skirt on

Those dressed up people were nice to see

An expert explaining things - also men had old-timer cloths on them

They are on their "walking machines"

A group from France

(Three last photos from Karlsruhe Newspaper).

There was a parade through the town with many people watching

two bikers from Indonesia, Djakarta and Java

About 20 nations took part

People watching the start of the parade - we thought they were waiting 

for something - tickets or entrance - and we came a little late to watch

A bike as high as me ...

Are you biking? We are.....

Here it is - the hanging house

In Karlsruhe -

It is in the frame of Karlsruhe's (Germany) 300th birthday celebration

an artist whose name I don't know made this installation.

You see the roots ....... out of the bottom

Ich kenne den Namen des Künstlers dieser Installation nicht.

Die Wurzeln hängen aus dem Hausboden heraus und es schwebt

ca. 15 m über der Strasse.

Was es bedeuten soll? Keine Ahnung. Sicher sollen die Leute von

den grossen Baustellen abgelenkt werden und lieber in die Luft gucken.

I can't tell anything about the meaning of it

It is hanging about 15 m above the ground. Passers-by are

staring up and probably hope that the crane will hold it safely.

And they are distracted from the great construction sites which are

all over Karlsruhe.

 

 

 

 

It is February

In Karlsruhe

We walk to town - it is about 2,5 km. Here we are on our way back.

The trees are being cut every year

Another fabric bin with Chinese horses

Impression of what I am working on

 

Lace - hiding a seam with French knots and buttonhole stitches -

cross stitch letters.

Don't ask me what it is going to be - just a sample perhaps.

 

Mit Blogsy veröffentlicht

Karlsruhe and a crazy bird

Wild flowers in nature on our walk to the park

... and inside the park the Botanical Gardens ....

 

 

and in the area there is a well-known art manufacture of ceramics

"Staatliche Majolika Manufaktur Karlsruhe"

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Owls watching

more owls watching

This might be a bird bath - at the moment without water -

it is about 80 cm high.

 

It was morning in the park.

 

Next day:

A meeting with my patchwork friends and I was offered this

very funny crazy bird by Angelika -

I love him!

He is so very friendly funny.