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.


And again

[dellwak]

One more


The Blautopf Nymph

[wifie]

Really interesting Dellwak - thanks for that!

[Sporran]

Wow, Dellwak, your photos are wunderbar! 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


A row of "Fachwerk" houses

[dellwak]

Transport is laid on


The water powered smithy

[dellwak]

Blaubeuren Abbey


The Abbey Door

[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.