Posts under ‘Five Senses Friday’

Smelling The dust from the grain that was harvested around us this week. Tasting Yummy Riesling at our favorite wine garden. A great night meeting new friends! Seeing The beautiful vineyards gently sloping down to the Rhine south of Mainz. Feeling Melancholy that my German summer is over, overlaid with a yearning excitement to see [...]

Smelling Damp, earthy forest. Tasting Johannisbeere (red currants) for the first time. Seeing Thuringia: The yummy ice cream colors of the buildings in Weimar. The gorgeous landscape of trees and hills. The weirdly funny Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha, with its curious cabinet of wonders including one of Napoleon’s hats, Egyptian mummies, and portraits of people [...]

I’ve been following the Five Senses Friday posts on No Apathy Allowed and decided to try it myself. It’s a great way to reflect on the experiences of your week. Smelling: Fresh rain – like earth and salt. Tasting: Homemade quiche at the Schirn Museum Café, Frankfurt Seeing: Two wonderful sculptures at the Liebieghaus in [...]