Well, it has been a long time ago updating this blog...

It will start with a impression of New Years Day seen at Flensburg Adelbyheck towards Stephanhof.

Thats a German thing: Everybody likes to hab a party - no one cares about littering. Even not ecological questions about clima and firework. Germany is not the only ignoring country, but one who should be able to discuss it.

However, Happy New Year!

:-)))

Progress runs at a snail's pace. But it runs...

One of those progress things is - comparing to the 70s - the pedestrian underpass construction. Was is at the 70s a dark hole to walk through, so it's today a a bright way under wide streets.

Comming from Schottweg walked under Nordstrasse torwards Engelsby.

A winter view to Matthias Claudius Strasse

Urban culture means buildung houses. For humans, animals and german humans best friends, cars. We take care of our cars in special garaging facilities.
As seen at HC Andersen Weg.

As yesterday written nature returns if buildings aren't used any longer. The building with 12 floors between Nordstrasse, Schottweg and Wasserlooser Weg won`t be used more.

But what to do? Demolition is quite clear, but not who will pay for it and how to care in future of a area with a high load of street noise.

In fact it`s politics to to decide it. At the moment ist seems to a decision between buildung there a supermarket or green space. By the reason of noise pullution building up new accommodation options doesn't make much sense.

No longer used garages in Engelsby.
It seems like nature comes back. It 's interesting what will happen when spring starts...

A lot of people are saying that Germans aren`t child-friendly.
But see this this lovely children`s playgrund in a tremendous green environment at Wasserlooser Weg! Creativ playing is forced by rich variety. And see the great infrastructure to leave the playground by car!
What else do children need?

Noise reduction is quite important in urban areas.

The point is how to get this aim. It might be simple and clean to build a wall. But even wooden compartments wouldn`t get it beautifull. This example seen in Engelsbyer Str. is anything else than a gem. Living opposite of it it daily remindes of loosing the structure of a nice village.