juergen_hubert

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A surprisingly large part of my research of old German folk tales is trying to identify the places mentioned in these details. They are often not mentioned on Google Maps, although Open Street Maps in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

@hanktank61 I'm really fascinated by how local folk legends form a "supernatural landscape" - real world places you can visit that have supernatural associations.

A surprisingly large part of my research of old German folk tales is trying to identify the places mentioned in these details. They are often not mentioned on Google Maps, although Open Street Maps in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@[email protected] They do have some locations that OpenStreetMap has not (and vice versa), and they are more friendly for finding places with alternate spelling. There is a reason I check both.

Also, their linked images are useful for visualizing these locations. Though I think I saw an OpenStreetMap version with geotagged images once, but I can't find it again.

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A surprisingly large part of my research of old German folk tales is trying to identify the places mentioned in these details. They are often not mentioned on Google Maps, although Open Street Maps (thefolklore.cafe)
 

A surprisingly large part of my research of old German folk tales is trying to identify the places mentioned in these details. They are often not mentioned on Google Maps, although Open Street Maps frequently provides better results.

But a particularly useful resource has been Arcanum Maps, which uses old survey maps from the 19th century or earlier as Google Maps layers - and these often do have period names for locations that have vanished from modern maps. This has been especially important for Silesia and other regions where German place names were common, but which now only use Polish names.

If you are interested in historic maps, then check this site out!

#cartography #history
https://maps.arcanum.com/

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We got lucky on our birdwatching trip to the coast. (fedia.io)
 

We got lucky on our birdwatching trip to the coast.

#wildlife #photography

One of my compulsive habits is visiting local little free libraries and taking any #travel books or books about #history in the hopes of reading them one day and using them as inspiration for #ttrpg in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Depends a bit on the neighborhood.

While romance novels predominate in all of the six or so little free libraries within easy bicycling distance, only two are filled with them entirely.

The very best (for my purposes) is the one next to our local city theater - it almost always has books on history, culture, or travel.

One of my compulsive habits is visiting local little free libraries and taking any #travel books or books about #history in the hopes of reading them one day and using them as inspiration for #ttrpg in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Hmmm. Hannover is my usual layover city when I travel by train to visit my father. Is the store you are referring to the one at the Limburgstraße 1?

If so, I might be able to check it out.

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One of my compulsive habits is visiting local little free libraries and taking any #travel books or books about #history in the hopes of reading them one day and using them as inspiration for #ttrpg (thefolklore.cafe)
 

One of my compulsive habits is visiting local little free libraries and taking any #travel books or books about #history in the hopes of reading them one day and using them as inspiration for #ttrpg #worldbuiling .

But the main tangible result is that I have run out of bookshelf space. Again. 😭

https://bookrastinating.com/user/juergen_hubert

There's the "Creepy Amusement Park" vibe so beloved by horror movies, and then there's the "Creepy Amusement Park set in a Never-finished Nuclear Power Plant" vibe where I have ended up today. in c/[email protected]
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There's the "Creepy Amusement Park" vibe so beloved by horror movies, and then there's the "Creepy Amusement Park set in a Never-finished Nuclear Power Plant" vibe where I have ended up today. (fedia.io)
 

There's the "Creepy Amusement Park" vibe so beloved by horror movies, and then there's the "Creepy Amusement Park set in a Never-finished Nuclear Power Plant" vibe where I have ended up today.

#photography #NuclearPower

The mascot of the park, possibly some duck thing.
The exterior of the cooling tower, which now has a free-climbing installation.
The interior of the cooling tower, which now hosts a carousel.

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One of the high points of my visit to the Harz Mountains was a visit to the Teufelsmauer ("Devil's Wall"), a massive sandstone ridge stretching east of Blankenburg, and parallel to the Harz mountains (fedia.io)
 

One of the high points of my visit to the Harz Mountains was a visit to the Teufelsmauer ("Devil's Wall"), a massive sandstone ridge stretching east of Blankenburg, and parallel to the Harz mountains themselves.

There was a footpath right on top of the ridge, which provided a spectacular view in both directions - although it required some climbing, and it was definitely nothing for people who are afraid of heights!

#hiking #mountains #photography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsmauer

A narrow footpath, with rock formations on the right and a steep slope to the left.
A stony footpath across a ridge, with steep drops towards both sides.
Another stony footpath on top of a ridge, with a handrail to the right providing some security.