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Benches at the Wall
Recently I have visited an ancient city in China. As usual when in China, I was impressed first about how such real cultural gems are closely surrounded by the modern Chinese way of building. Almost impossible for a German villager to understand, why there must be a highrise building in close vicinity to such a…
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Cochem Mosel
We got a new bencher on board. Welcome Mike. Mike has sent this nice roundabout bench. The tree in the middle is giving the back rest for all sitting on the bench. The bench is located in a wild garden above the beautiful city Cochem at the river Mosel. Cochem is known for its Castle and…
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What makes the difference?
All the while we have written about ordinary benches. Benches which all of us have expected to be shown and written about. First thing what comes into mind, when talking about benches, is the ordinary park bench or benches which we can find in nature along hiking tracks. But not all benches are meant to…
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Helmut 2008
A walk in the park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. We were taking the tour from St. Emmerams Mill to Schwabing crossing the northern part of the English Garden in Munich. Beautiful weather, sunshine, 28 C. When we wanted to enjoy a bit the park life and rest on a bench we picked one accidently. Well, as…
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A view on Lake Spitzing
How can you deeply enjoy a view at nature, if there is no bench around, to rest and look and watch without being disturbed by the discomfort of standing along the shore. As you may have assumed, this is a very traditional bench, which allows us to sit and rest and look over the shores…
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What makes a German bench feel good in an English Garden?
It is a simple question to answer, but only as long as you are familiar with the city of Munich. Most people know the German city of Munich because of its famous soccer club, “1 FC Bayern Muenchen”. But not as many people around the planet would know, that Mumich’s biggest park is called the…
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The TOP 5
Just have a break and watch some of the most amazing benches in the world
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5 Reasons to Look with different eyes on benches
If someone would have asked me one year back, why it makes sense to write about benches, I would have scratched my head and referred him or her to at least a counsellor. I am not sure if I still would do the same as of today. There are valid reasons why it could make…
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Green Auditorium
I have not counted the number of times I have been in one of the greatest Botanical Gardens on earth. The Botanical Garden of Singapore has the flair of an old Grande Dame. The Grande Dame still looks good and matured. She is always worth a visit, just to walk through from one end to…