Humor

Walking in Weimar, Germany I came by this sign which says that the "Women Square is locked".

Somebody made a joke of it and taped the word "square".

Linking this to signs signs.

The Bauhaus tour

In Weimar we visited the Bauhaus Museum with some examples of the designs of the art academy as this chair from 1926 by Erich Dieckman. The Bauhaus people wanted in a new 20th century something complete different as the pompous furnitures and buildings of the 19th century. It had to be more straight and simple,  so this was very revolutionary in those times.

It is always a bit disappointing when you expect to see the Bauhaus university 

and discover it looks likes this all covered up. But it will be great after the renovations I am sure.

Inside were some nice decorations in the hallway.

Then we went to the students workshops building.

With beautiful decorated stairways.

And a very sweet German student guide at the left side, who did an excellent explanation in very clear German language that everybody could understand.

Weimar

The problem when you go together on a holiday tour and both have a blog, you make a lot of  the same photos. So to avoid a replica of hubby sccollections post I will show some different images. We made a theme tour about the Bauhaus art school in Germany, known as "School of Building". Our tour started in the city of Weimar that was a focal point of the German Enlightenment and home of the leading characters of the literary genre of Weimar Classicism. Here you see a statue of the two writers Goethe and Schiller.

This was the living House of Schiller.

Weimar is a pretty place with lots of old buildings.

The market place with the City Hall.

The composer Bach also lived in Weimar.

The carriage driver was dressed in style.

When we were having an icecream a young girl asked us to have an interview for her school about experimental movies. We didn't know much about the subject but were filmed and interviewed and had a lot of fun together. Look at sccollections blog about the Bauhaus subject.