esslingen am neckar, DE

well, on our way from the protest camp @ the u.s. air base ramstein back home to munich we've visited the medieval city of esslingen am neckar (in the federal state baden-württemberg in southern germany). just in case you would meet a native from esslingen somewhere, in the local swabian dialect is the city called esslenga. the city was first mentioned in 8th century and became a free city in 1181. quite old, isn't it? 😉

enjoy few pictures below.

neckar river

was esslingen first mentioned in the year 777? probably yes.

the green corona monster came few years later, what do you mean?

esslingen castle from 1314

view from the castle down to the city center

wanna go up or down this steep stair way from the castle down to the city? 

both directions, of course 😂

the old town hall 

i love this timber-framed houses, you know?

market square

speyrer zehnthof on the right. where do you go, dear ingmar?

schelztorturm tower from 1228

another old city gate

just look what a nice travel guide and optimism teacher i've had on this trip.

let's call her jenny here and today.

esslingen as shown in Matthäus Merian's Topographia Suaviae (1643/1656).

few more pictures here.

PEACE. let's STOP NATO & the u.s. military air base ramstein NOW.

PEACE. let's STOP NATO & the u.s. military air base ramstein NOW. will we? or will the U.S. led NATO start the WW3 before? thank goodness that the polish farmer photographed and published the ukrainian S-300 rocket on the internet on november 17th, 2022 that soon. otherwise would not just the ukrainian president zelensky but also NATO blame russia and probably launch an attack on russia .... what do you think?

enjoy my impressions from the peace camp and the peace march to the air base this summer 😄

this picture is 8 years old (~ 2014). today, 8 years later, the same situation. sooo many dead, so much sorrow and the danger of WW III on top. will the steering 'elites' never stop that madness? source: here

ukraine war by ben garrison, february-march 2022

peaceful morning in our peace camp

dr. perin dinekli & friends sing in the evening ...

what a beautiful speech for peace by ex-pastor eugen drewermann in front of the air base

it is over, let's go back to our peace camp

ramstein had a public festival in the city center ... in order to keep the inhabitants away from the demonstration, if you asked me

big emma - dicke emma - a famous restaurant in ramstein

back in the peace camp: next beautiful speech for peace by ex-pastor eugen drewermann + music by kilez more, morgaine and many others ...

waffenvernichtungsmassen? ja, endlich 😉

how the mainstream media propaganda works. west vs. east.

this picture is also 8 years old (~ from 20214). source: here

more pictures here.

impressions from my last (pre-corona) visit in ramstein 2018.

more about peace activism and source of the picture above in my old blog post STOP WARS!

addendum 11/2022:

the war is still going on and worse than ever. there was an ukrainian rocket attack on NATO-member poland which killed at least 2 people few days ago. ukrainian president zelensky tried to blame russia for that attack and western media celebrated this issue. soon was clear it was not russia but the ukraine ... for me it is so obvious the west wants the WW III, so sad ... according the NATO treaty, the NATO should attack ukraine now, isn't it? so sad, there are really powers who want the ultimative war ... so sad, but is there any hope? 💗

YES, if you asked me. MY HOPE ARE WE THE PEOPLE! just watch the following 2 chat roulette videos where two russian musicians play russian, ukrainian and tatar songs for accidental viewers and gape what happens, when there is a listener from ukraine .. soooo touching .... THERE ARE NO REAL PROBLEMS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATIONS, if you asked me ... just the political powers (often wrongly called 'elites') and the economical interests are the real problem, isn't it? 

part #1

part #2

few more pictures here.

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