200 Pieces
"Two Cats" - by IFA-Bilderteam R. Maier
A Schmidt 'finger exercise'
2016-02-27
2016-02-23
Finished 22nd February 2016
600 Pieces
Pyramids of Giza
29° 58′ 45.03″ N, 31° 8′ 3.69″ E
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
"World's tallest structure"
c. 2570BC—1300AD
146.6 m
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.
"World's tallest structure"
c. 2570BC—1300AD
146.6 m
a vintage F.X. Schmid Jigsaw Puzzle
2016-02-21
2016-02-19
Finished 19th February 2016
260 Pieces
Pisa
this is the last of 12 vintage jigsaw puzzles I collected in the past years.
They all date back to the early 1970ies.
Here we go
2016-02-14
Finished 14th February 2016
A happy Valentine's day
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1000 Pieces
a birthday present with views from a special french region
Manufacturer: fotopuzzle.de
2016-02-12
Finished 12th February 2016
1000 Pieces (-4)
Pisa
unfortunately 4 pieces are missing from this jigsaw puzzle. I bought it several years ago 'used'
Manufacturer: Party Puzzles, Italy
2016-02-10
Finished 9th February 2016
240 Pieces
My dear Dog
Picture by Pictor International
Jigsaw Puzzle by F.X. Schmidt, 1980ies
2016-02-08
Finished 7th February 2016
500 Pieces
"Vue de Lyon et de la colline de Fourvière, 1523"
View of Lyon and the hill of Fourvière, 1523
45° 45′ 45.19″ N, 4° 49′ 18.24″ E
Painting by Guillaume II Le Roy (?-1528/1529)
Pierre Sala: Les Prouesses de plusieurs roys
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Illuminations/Manuscrits
Fourvière is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum (43 BC). The hill in the west of Lyon contains many religious buildings including convents,
monasteries and chapels. It is known in Lyon as "the hill that prays".
Cathedral St. John the Baptist of Lyon, view from the River Saône
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
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assembled during 4,5 hours
2016-02-07
I visited the Stadium "Signal Iduna Park" in Dortmund today
Since 2 years I'm a fellow-traveller of the BVB, a famous german Bundesliga team.
Today I took advantage of a christmas present and visited the officially named Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund. The distance is just 30 minutes by car.
The lady who guided the tour did a very good job! She's a fan with a seat in the special area "Süd"
The 'grand tour' takes 2 hours and allows to visit areas prohibited to the public (in general - and especially during matches). In fact, visiting an empty stadium is like exploring a ghost town... ;-)
The famous 'Süd' (south stand) - once filled with more than 20.000 fans, they create the so-called 'yellow wall'
The soul rushes in the stadium when more than 80.000 people take their seat.
This is Norbert Dickel, speaker in the stadium (photo taken from a video shown during the grand tour)
In any case, it's a great opportunity to see how a stadium 'works' without 80.000 people singing and screaming ;-) *check this link for a unique experience*
Your blog mistress assorting her lanyard
When the players enter the stadium 90 min. before the match starts, the BVB-players use a stair with 12 steps, the opponent has to walk down a stair with 13 steps....
They pass the 'mixed zone' and enter the locker room
The mascot named Emma, the busy bee :-), has her own place!
The players enter the tunnel, a very narrow tunnel indeed.
The guide said that it is named after Jan Koller, to commemorate the special size of the tunnel. Jan Koller was about 2 m high and hit his head several times. Strange humour, I know ...
From this point the players meet their opponents and of course they can hear the fans screaming and singing.
The lawn - a holy grail. We were allowed to watch it, but we were not allowed to touch it!
Four gardeners are working on the lawn - fulltime!
In winter, the lawn is irradiated with sepcial UV-lights.
A view around
After the match, the players give short interviews in the mixed zone.
The coach has to leave comments in the official press conference room
the VIP-Zone with an amazing view on the match.
Okay, it's steep and high and your blog mistress doesn't like height very much,
but it's a very impressive experience.
At the end of the tour we were able to visit the official fan-world, filled with thousands of articles of BVB-merchandising for every aspect of life.
I visited the so-called BORUSSEUM, too:
The Treasury:
Champion of the German soccer league 1956, 1957, 1963, 1995, 1996, 2002 und 2011 + 2012 (+DFB Cup)
UEFA Cup Winner's Cup 1966
Champions League Winner Cup 1997
DFB-CupWinner 1965, 1989, 2012
International participation and success
At least I would like to show you some fan-based art
The stadium made of sugar-cubes, marzipane and fondant
The stadium made of LEGO-cubes (c)
A quilt made of 140 square cloth pieces, artistically sewed by 62 participants during a quilting-event in 2010. Made of old football shirts, flags, household and bed linen and other fabrics in the colours black and yellow. Size 3,40 x 2,4 m
We left the 'hall of memories' and found a quote of BVB player and coach Alfred Preißler (1921-2003):
"All that theory in life is grey - essential is what happens on the football ground." - roughly translated
Actually the BVB team is 2nd in the German Bundesliga.... :-)
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