Cathy Dobson's Blog, page 2

And the Planet Germany award for the best named German Imbiß (snack bar) goes to….

Spotted today in Mönchengladbach…

Travelling near the Dutch-German border this morning…

… I was pleased to see this expression of civic pride from the village whose name we all know so well….

Yes… that really is the name of the village, not a comment on the weather, or a rude word in Latin….

Beautifying the German countryside

I do like the way that some of our local farmers fill in any spare scraps of land with flowers or odd rows of beans and courgettes. It makes a much prettier view than just one solid single crop. I imagine it also attracts more bees and butterflies.

A few flowers and vegetables growing alongside the maize