Comments on: Driving thru Brandenburg

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:34:38 +0000

North German guy(Schleswig-Holstein)in Florida.Very well done site.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:54:39 +0000

These houses are not grey painted but locally available flint (Kies) is worked into the plaster. That’s how it used to be done where I was at home too (just outside Berlin). Its not as grey when its freshly done and not located next to a major road as in the pics, then its more of a golden colour. And yes, to me its the colour of home, its part of the landscape (Brandenburg is literally built on sand after all) and certainly not depressing. And frankly, after 1989 painting houses white usually singled out the kind of ‘Western’ newcomers we resented, the kind that even exchanged the soil in their garden for fear of communist contamination …

By: Jan561

Jan561 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:06:27 +0000

we see things from our personal and cultural lenses. If another American with the same attributes goes through the journey she will see the same things differently. The grey painted houses look good the owner of the house but may not so to someone else. This diversity is good and beutiful. Memory of a journeys outside your home is very sweet. I still talk about my journey to Iran, 15th years in USA and a couple of hours on the streets of Frankfurt.

By: heza

heza — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:30:25 +0000

@exexpat Whoa, I didn't know that B-) @Maribeth Ah, I looked up Havelsee. It must be very pretty there despite the brown houses! @Chris I really like your last sentence. Funny how we actually see things. @Ingo That's very sad. Good thing the world is constantly changing. Maybe there will be an influx of people in next 20 years to revive the towns.