Posted by Rainer Beel on January 8, 2020
In religiösen Fragen sei es oft leichter zu sagen, was man nicht glaube, formuliert Mirjam Klein, heute Pfarrerin in Kreuztal, in einer Andacht, die der Kirchenkreis Schwelm in seinem Online-Angebot hat. Dass Gott die Welt in sieben Tagen erschaffen habe, dass Maria Jungfrau war, als sie Jesus bekam, das glaube sie alles nicht. “Und die […]
Posted by Rainer Beel on January 3, 2020
Bremen reminded me to England, I wanted Bremen to remind me so. ð Otherwise: Hanseatic flair, openness and great beer makes the town well worth a visit.
Posted by Rainer Beel on January 1, 2020
It was finally time to go and see Amsterdam, and here it was what it looked like. Amsterdam break in October 2019.
Posted by Rainer Beel on June 15, 2019
Klaus Jens ist Parteipolitiker. Seine Kreisdelegierten haben ihn von Mal zu Mal wiedergewählt. Schließlich verspricht Klaus Jens Kontinuität. Sein Fraktionschef schätzt ihn als sehr loyales Mitglied. Klaus Jens weiß zu gefallen – und er weiß sich zu beherrschen. Auf seinem offiziellen Twitter-Account teilt und begrüßt er im Wesentlichen Stellungnahmen seiner Partei. Nur gelegentlich teilt er […]
Posted by Rainer Beel on February 3, 2019
I have to admit, I’m an addict to Ostend. I’m a stranger to this place but this place has never been a stranger to me.
Posted by Rainer Beel on June 8, 2018
Is it better to renovate or rebuild? In Freudenberg, there’s an easy answer: Let’s bulldoze, baby. Bulldoze and rebuilt from scratch. Unfortunately, it’s all about profit potential. People don’t realise that historic preservation and downtown revitalisation go hand in hand – maybe they don’t care. Abrissorgie geht weiter
Posted by Rainer Beel on June 3, 2018
I haven’t really seen this round here before. But it’s becoming a fashion: demolishing a house the DIY way. This house was neither dilipidated nor damaged. The owners had a sawmill once, and you can still see this by the solid wooden structure. However, the historic home has to go. Property developers want to replace […]
Posted by Rainer Beel on April 22, 2018
Glorious sunshine and splendid spring colours made me mount my bike and cycle down from Freudenberg to Kirchen on the Asdorf Valley Cycle Route. I passed the small railway museum in Niederfischbach and the old locomotive built by local manufacturer Arnold Jung in Kirchen. Have a look!
Posted by Rainer Beel on April 2, 2018
Zwei Tage Regen, dann endlich etwas Sonne, also raus und ein Stück der Sieg entlang … Easter stroll in Siegen
Posted by Rainer Beel on March 30, 2018
Daffodils, milder temperatures and first glimpses of sunshine. A trip to London started my personal springtime.