Black Forest: frozen lakes and liquid cherry March 16th 2013 “Black Forest? Isn’t that a cake?”
Tasting the cherry torte at its birthplace was of course on our agenda when we set out for Black Forest, but one of its ingredients held out a special promise. At a little café adjoining the end-of-line railway station at Seebrugg we order kirschwasser, literally translated cherry water. The waiter seems surprised. The liquor distilled from cherries is us ... read more
Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Schluchsee As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more
When the bus came to its final halt in Koomankavu, the place did not seem unfamiliar to Ravi. He had never been there before, but he had seen himself coming to this forlorn outpost beneath the immense canopy of trees, with its dozen shops and shacks raised on piles; he had seen it all in recurrent premonitions - the benign age of the trees, their riven bark and roots arched above the earth. (O.V.Vijayan, The Legends of Khasak)
Somewhere around Chidambaram, I was startled awake as the bus took a sharp turn. It was a hamlet trapped in time; mud huts, hay piles, dung cakes, old trees, e... full info