Guido’s Blog
Journal
Thoughts and Stories
Tales about my home town Saarbrücken, my work place Pforzheim, photography hacks and whatever crosses my mind.
The Wallberg of Pforzheim
Pforzheim’s Wallberg is at once a memorial, a natural experience, and a site of contemplation, located on a hill in the middle of the city.
The Hafnerwiesen in Pforzheim – A Hidden Gem between the Enz and Serenity
The Hafnerwiesen in Pforzheim offer a quiet, almost magical backdrop that reveals new facets with each change of the seasons.
The Miserly Baker: Decoding a Saarbrücken Legend
Hardly anyone in Saarbrücken is unfamiliar with the figure of the miserly baker on the castle wall and the legend behind it.
Leidinger’s Moonlight Tour for Connoisseurs
Anyone interested in the history of Saarbrücken will find the Moonlight Tour for Connoisseurs, organized by Hotel Leidinger, an experience well worth taking.
Hermann Hesse in Saarbrücken: When the “Author’s Evening” Turned into a Fiasco
Hermann Hesse's bizarre reading at the Tonhalle in Saarbrücken in 1912: beer music, a disappointed audience, and an anecdote that made literary history.
George Washington’s Pistols from Saarbrücken
How two flintlock pistols made by Saarbrücken gunsmith Jacob Walster came into the possession of George Washington.
Zwiwwelschmeer
With Zwiwwelschmeer — literally “onion grease” — the name says it all: it’s a wonderfully messy, extremely tasty, and hearty dish.
The Hofer Family and their Saarbrücker Zeitung
The Saarbrücker Zeitung was founded by Bernhard Gottfried Hofer, whose descendants still live in Saarbrücken today.
