28 Sept. Appt. Seespitz – Hintersteiner See

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Early start today.

What is he looking at?

In the blue depths of Hintersteiner See.




Look! A cloud.

29 Sept. Home

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Limburg

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/may/07/sculpture-from-the-saddle-a-cycling-and-art-tour-of-belgium?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://www.visitlimburg.be/en/what-do

https://www.routeyou.com/nl/group/view/7773/themafietsroutes-fietsparadijs-limburg

Dear Kim

Thank you for your request. Via the following link you can find information on all installations from the art in public space project in the city of Borgloon:http://www.janboelen.be/pit-art-in-open-space/

Cycling through the water is located in the city of Genk, Bokrijk. http://cyclingthroughwater.com/

This year the open air museum (not contemporary) Bokrijk has a new unconventional exhibition on Bruegel.https://www.dewereldvanbruegel.be/en/

Eline Kempeneers
Partnerwerking
eline.kempeneers@limburg.be
T +32 11 30 59 00 | +32 471 80 55 30

Toerisme Limburg
Universiteitslaan 3 | 3500 Hasselt

https://www.z33.be

PROJECTS

Gijs Van Vaerenbergh: Reading Between the Lines (2011-permanent)
Architect duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh’s (B) see-through church ‘Reading Between the Lines’ in Borgloon is a 10-metre-high structure that weighs 30 tons. It is made of 100 stacked layers of steel plates in the shape of a church of Loon. The structure enables seeing the surrounding landscape through the church both from far away and up close; the church is both present and absent in the landscape.

Fred Eerdekens: Twijfelgrens (2011-permanent)
Wooden-like sculpture by Fred Eerdekens (B) appears as a folded line in the landscape; from the right angle, the line forms a word ‘twijfelgrens,’ a ‘doubt border.’ The work continues Eerdekens’ use of language as a medium.

Tadashi Kawamata: Project Burchtheuvel (2011–2017)
Tadashi Kawamata’s (JP) wooden sculptures in the open space can be labeled social constructions, as he lets the local community help build the sculptures. In Borgloon, Kawamata built a wooden sculpture around and on top of Burchtheuvel, a historically significant place. He worked with twenty visual arts, architecture and interior design students, who researched how Burchtheuvel could again play a full-fledged role in the city centre.

Dré Wapenaar: Tranendreef (2011-permanent)
Tear-shaped sculptures by Dré Wapenaar (NL) are hanging from the trees and provide an alternative form of accommodation in Haspengouw. Situated on the border of architecture and sculpture, Wapenaar’s sculptures are often temporarily placed tent structures. Social interaction around the work is of great importance for the artist.

Ardie Van Bommel: Pure Nature (2011-permanent)
Ardie van Bommel (NL) brings a sitting, washing, toilet and barbecue unit to Tradentdreef, at the tree tents by Dré Wapenaar. The units are based on the palettes of fruit chests often seen in the Haspengouw landscape.

Paul Devens: Proximity Effect (2012-permanent)
‘Proximity Effect’ by sound artist Paul Devens (NL) is located at the Servatius church in Groot-Loon. Through speakers and sensors, the site-specific sound installation in the 12th-century church plays a game of tones, sounds of outside recordings, acoustics, echo and space.

Wesley Meuris: Memento (2012–permanent)
‘Memento,’ a sculpture by Wesley Meuris (B) at the Central Burial of Borgloon, is an anchor point in the sloping landscape. The architectural structure of the work provides an experience of looking and dwelling. The experience of intimacy reflects the memory of the sculpture’s surroundings. The sculpture is initiated by De Nieuwe Opdrachtgevers.

Aeneas Wilder: Untitled #158 (2012–permanent)
Aeneas Wilder (UK) builds an architectural structure in the landscape near the Monastery of Colen in Kerniel. The round construction with a magnificent 360-degrees view is aligned with uniform vertical wooden slats.  According to the artist, the work functions as a lens where the visitor can focus his thoughts and emotions with the landscape of Kerniel as a background.

Nantes 4 July Arrival

 


 

 

 

See everything on one long page here, or choose a day.

Our fine, tiny apartment for the next two weeks

Gerhild and her nice flea-market hat.

 

The evening view over the river Erdre

 

Nantes 5 July Jungle

 

 

 

There is a bridge over the river Erdre, but where does it go? No not Japan, l’île de Versaille, Nantes.

Lots of picknicking going on here and whyever not?

The unicorns have found their way here too

They like strange things over the streets here.

The locals describe this as an enigmatic bas relief. Google offers this.




The „jungle“ art installation in the middle of the shopping district.

 

Nice update to the Sainte Croix church added in 1860, even if Kim was disappointed that the bells rang, but the trumpeters neither trumpeted nor moved an inch.

 

Nantes 6 July Maker Campus

https://nantesmakercampus.com




What an amazing show, the Nomad Men and their BATT MOBILE. Batter is what French musicians do to drums, nothing to do with flying rodents.

Kim played with a giant cardboard Tamagotchi dancing and cleaning up after it.

 

 

African robots

French, wire-operated robot

Le Manège d‘Andréa

Just outside we found this beautiful roundabout http://lesmanegesdandrea.com




LA NUIT DU VAN

Let’s celebrate in the streets for the opening night of the Voyage à Nantes!

How to liven up old bronzes in the Cours Cambronne, an elegant park right next to the opera.

Is she getting on or getting off? Philippe Ramette.

Gerhild next to a theatrical theatre.

What a lot of statues – 750 of them as a selfie park in Place Royal

Nantes 7 July rue Maréchal Joffre

 

 

 

Some shop signs in Nantes, like in the rue de Maréchal Joffre are mechanised! As trend setters they all have tattoos if you look closely.

Fish & chip shop

Ladies clothing

Hamburgers

Bar

 




All on the way to the amazing Jardin des Plantes.

Which is completely potty!

The little sign says DO NOT FEED THE PLANTS! The cage ensures your safety from this carnivorous  collection.

If you pump hard enough on the stand next to the path, the kinetic sculptures rise up out of the water.

This is one cool cat. Despite the heat he just kept snoozing on the lawn.

Nice sequence of 25 Claude Ponti pictures here https://jardins.nantes.fr/N/Accueil/Ponti/Claude-Ponti-Album.asp

Nantes 8 July Pornic

 

 

 

Today we took the train to Pornic which is about 43 km away on the Atlantic coast and was the favourite seaside village of the nice woman in the tourist office.

Cooler than Nantes it was still too hot to be in the sun for long.

And a beautiful view from the garden while we enjoyed our crepes, after a strawberry and rosé wine aperitif. Hence Kim‘s strawberry nose.

La Crêperie de la Fraiserie in Pornic

Nantes 9 July le Nid

 

 

 

Breakfast on the balcony again today. Gerhild feels observed from the other side of the river!

Echoes of the fantastic Jacques Tati and Mon Oncle.

Are we going up there?

Yes we are. You can see our flat from the top.

This is called Nid (nest).

Boat passing just as we arrived home.

Nantes 10 July Musée d’Art

 

 

 

This morning we walked to the Nantes Musée d‘art. Nice buildings but modest art apart from Mircea Cantor who I liked.

In the „cube“

Two Englishmen, Bevis Martin & Charlie Youle, who live in Nantes, made Planet Man. Nice.

Nantes 11 July the Elephant

We went to visit the elephant today.




Children, large or small, love it.

Then we went to the giant carousel des mondes marins.




Nantes 12 July Chateau

 

 

Had a look at the Chateau today.

Anne and her royal namesake, the Duchess Anne.

Lunch on board a boat on the Erdre (Pépé Guingette). In the foreground „Amours“ by Karina Bisch.

Nantes 13 July Trentemoult

 

 

 

Strolled along the green line today, after buying a baguette for lunch.

The park opposite is reflected in this pierced facade.

Nice signs for the butcher‘s shop

Cheeky fellow stepping on Gerhild‘s head.

Bookshop sign!

In the evening we took the ferry to Trentemoult.

Where there are some great paintings lurking behind the ivy.

Not to mention this large clock with no hands.




As it got dark, the rings on the île de Nantes lit up (les Anneaux -Daniel Buren)

Which looked good from the ferry on the way home.

Nantes 14 July Erdre walk

 

 

Today we went for a pretty walk along the river Erdre, accompanied by Sunday joggers, a few bicycles and people looking for a picnic spot.

Creative use of bits of tree to make a nice picnic area.

One way to paint your boat.

There’s a message in this somewhere.

Kim likes this skeleton tag which we have seen on a few pieces of black street furniture.

Where the path is blocked by posh gardens they built a nice boardwalk.

Nantes 15 July Galerie des Machines

 

 

 

What’s that?

A nicely planted street pissoir – only in France.

On the “Arty” walk. Nantes waiters are so friendly!

What is Gerhild doing in that basket in the galerie des machines?

Waiting for takeoff with Heron airlines.

You’ve never seen a hummingbird like this.

A wooden goose.

Testing the plants for the Heron Tree.

On our happy way home.

Nantes 16 July la vie est belle

 

 

 

It took us a while to discover that this shop sign is of a “Gouty Rat” which was the eccentric name of a shop familiar to the young Jules Verne.

21:30 Choeur Mikrokosmos in front of Museum d‘histoire naturelle. Sat on comfy shop step until we got bored and drifted off to find this nice little rhyme, loosely translated if rhyme-free as “life is beautiful, just like you”.


Which was also used in “les enfants de paradis”… Go on, try out your French comprehension!




Nantes 17 July Saint-Nazaire

We took a boat to Saint-Nazaire today and on the way –




Not a planning disaster but a work of art…

Erwin Wurm having fun

Exclusive place to live.

Mum, please mum, can I take it home!

Nice additions to these buildings, if some head scratching is called for.

Never seen a lock with a bomb-proof roof before

What to do with a useless submarine base




Japanese style garden of the stars with a boys’ and a girls’ tower.

Kim and his keep-kool hat.

Nantes 18 July LU biscuit factory

 

Today we went to the old LU biscuit factory to see a Richard Mosse exhibition. Funny to travel all the way to Nantes to see a huge infrared picture of Berlin’s old Tempelhof airport.

The video “Incoming” was very impressive.




Then we prepared a picnic, split a nice bottle of French red into  two plastic water bottles and found a good spot behind the cathedral for the free concert.

Tables for your picnic, lamps hung from the trees, two great bands and a mild Nantes evening.




Nantes 19 July Jules Verne walk

 

 

 

We walked to the Jules Verne museum today.

Cup of tea anyone?

To encourage people to read at the library, provide some comfy outdoor seating

and wheel the books out to the readers! Believe it or not, Gerhild is reading, in German, about the “Vegetable Orchestra” found in the book truck.

Writer’s block in stone

How to liven up the marking for the pedestrian part of the path next to the Loire.

Great carved trees in the Quai des Plantes.

Old school skateboarder without a battery.

 

Nantes 20 July la nuit Bretonne

 

 

 

Last trip to the Jardin des Plantes. Found some funny text about the pots in the garden https://jardins.nantes.fr/En/Accueil/Ponti/2015/WTEnQrc.asp?c=9

…on our way to  LA NUIT BRETONNE – CONCERTS ET FEST-NOZ in the chateau

https://www.levoyageanantes.fr/agenda/la-nuit-bretonne-2018/

Starting with an Irish band, the Four Winds




Ending up with traditional Breton dancing on a huge wooden dance floor.

 

Nantes Sunday 21 July off home

12:45 Fly back to Schönefeld
Nantes Atlantique Airport, 44346 Bouguenais

15 September Travel

See everything on one long page here, or choose a day.


St. Peter, dem Hauptort des Villnösstal

 

 

 

 

Bahnfahrt

260 km 3h 5 m von München nach Kabishof

Agriturismo Kabishof

Villnöß Brillenschaf Video

https://www.villnoess.com/de/aktivitaeten/wandern/

The view from the east balcony.

The view from the south balcony. Gerhild just hanging out.

16 September – The Panorama walk

 

 

 

 

Twins recently joined the family, a boy and a girl.

Today we walked the „Panorama“ path. I wonder why they called it that?

A bit steep for Gerhild‘s first day.

Farm gate politics. That‘s a snake at the left.

When the sun goes down, the moon takes its turn.

17 September – 3 churches, Peter, Valentin & Jakob

 

 

 

 
Time follows its own rules in South Tyrol. This was when we started our walk today as shown on St. Peter‘s clocktower.

This plain little church in St. Valentin was started in 1090. (webpage)

So this toothy chap might be getting on for 1000 years old.

In 1945 Brazilian bombers just missed the church and the farmer‘s house next door, so the survivors expressed their thanks by setting up two (hopefully) empty bombshells in front of a small shrine.

And here‘s the third church, in St. Jakob.

18 September – Zanser Alm

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Peter‘s while we had breakfast on the balcony today

Off to Zanser Alm today with a huge car park, but plenty of space for the visitors.

For Baron von Münchhausen fans there‘s even a cannonball to swing on.

 

The Geisler range

Time for a rest.

19 September – Teis

 

 

 

 

 

Teis is at the end of our valley, Villnößtal.

This small chapel is bizarrely surrounded by concrete trenches built during the 1st world war, with a bunker underneath.

The tiny chapel shows Mary with the 7 swords symbolising her 7 sorrows.

Our pocket sword comes in handy to harvest some nice parasol mushrooms and cut off the woody bits.

They shrink amazingly when cooked.

Gerhild used her stick to carry the bag full of mushrooms. Stock und Hut, steht ihr gut …

20 September – Lazy day in St. Peter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast on the balcony.

Little constitutional walk around the village.

 

Shopping for some local goodies in Pizak.

Recipe for Vinschgauer bread (Gerhild‘s favourite)

21 September – Halslhütte

 

 

 

 

 

1860 m to start from the Halshütte carpark. What a glorious day!

Walk up through the magical woods.

There‘s something magic here. What can you see?

 

 

 

Fresh fish at about 1800 m on the Rungtscher Wiesen. Looks really delish that fish!

An unflutterable owl.

No idea what it is but it‘s interesting.

As one does, we discussed the art painted on a stone here with a passing couple and the woman said it reminded her of one of Tony Hillerman‘s stories about the Navajo tribal police. Having never heard of him, I will borrow one from the American library in Berlin.


 

Can you believe it, Gerhild ate this work of art and it was quite delicious too.

22 September – St Magdalena

 

 

 

 

 

Today was the day when the cows come home in St. Magdalena.




23 September – Rainy reading day

 

 

 

 

 
Leisurely morning walk around St. Peter.

Hey, where are the mountains?

Hey, where’s the church?

Our books.

When the rain cleared.