Blaubeuren and the Blautopf

[dellwak]

I visited the Blautopf at Blaubeuren today.
Here is a link for more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blautopf

I swear I have not retouched these pics, the water really is this colour.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/2506/200806150146ia8.jpg

And again
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/2804/200806150141xa8.jpg

[dellwak]

One more
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9551/200806150143rz1.jpg

The Blautopf Nymph
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/2545/200806150148ip7.jpg

[wifie]

Really interesting Dellwak - thanks for that!

[Sporran]

Wow, Dellwak, your photos are wunderbar! :cool: My avatar must have taken a swim there, by the looks of it! ;)

The Blautopf is a beautiful, magical looking place. I also enjoyed reading the Wikipedia article about it. Thanks so much for sharing with us, Dellwak! :)

[North Light]

Excellent photographs, there's a pool very like this in Dorset, I have some photographs somewhere, slide or colour negative.

Here's some links for more information and some photographs.

http://www.isleofpurbeck.com/bluepool.html

http://scottma.com/blue_pool.htm

[dellwak]

Here are some of the town.

Never heard of a plumb line here
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7369/200806150129af8.jpg

A row of "Fachwerk" houses
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7256/200806150130pn3.jpg

[dellwak]

Transport is laid on
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9104/200806150133xr5.jpg

The water powered smithy
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7789/200806150142hg2.jpg

[dellwak]

Blaubeuren Abbey
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/862/200806150145xw9.jpg

The Abbey Door
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/8655/200806150155on9.jpg

[Sporran]

Blaubeuren looks so quaint, dellwak. I really love the fachwerk buildings in Germany - they have so much character and charm. :)

[dellwak]

I have often thought of buying a small fachwerk house Sporran.
You can pick them up for a song. Unfortunately, it costs a bomb to renovate them and bring the insulation up to a modern standard. Sadly, some people find it cheaper to knock them down and put up a modern breeze block and steel shoe box in its place.

[Sporran]

Let's hope that not too many get knocked down. I would hate to see them disappear altogether! :(

[Rheghead]

Looks like an illustration from a ladybird book on fairy tales.:D