Nothing more beautiful - Rügen, Baltic Sea

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“Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean
refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how
 times it’s sent away.” 

– Sarah Kay

Binz is known and famous for its very well-preserved spa architecture. This term describes the diversity and multitude of buildings created due to the seaside resort life at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. At this time, interested parties from all over Germany purchased land in Binz and commissioned their local architects to build hotels and guesthouses. 

The desire to “go back to nature” influenced people’s lifestyles and architecture. This resulted in houses with bay windows, turrets, and balconies that were artfully decorated with carved ornaments and rosettes and playful Art Nouveau elements. 

The Binz spa architecture combines Mediterranean flair with Nordic clarity and still reflects the charm of the turn of the century today.

April and May are a perfect time of year to explore Rügen. It is not overcrowded and the charm of the island can fully unfold.

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from whence we came

I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back from whence we came.

[Remarks at the Dinner for the America's Cup Crews, September 14 1962]” 

― John F. Kennedy

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The Sea Spirit

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I smile o'er the wrinkled blue­

Lo! the sea is fair,

Smooth as the flow of a maiden's hair;

And the welkin's light shines through

Into mid-sea caverns of beryl hue,

And the little waves laugh and the mermaids sing,

And the sea is a beautiful, sinuous thing! 

I scowl in sullen guise­

The sea grows dark and dun,

The swift clouds hide the sun

But not the bale-light in my eyes,

And the frightened wind as it flies

Ruffles the billows with stormy wing,

And the sea is a terrible, treacherous thing! 

When moonlight glimmers dim 

I pass in the path of the mist, 

Like a pale spirit by spirits kissed. 

At dawn I chant my own weird hymn, 

And I dabble my hair in the sunset's rim, 

And I call to the dwellers along the shore 

With a voice of gramarye evermore. 

And if one for love of me 

Gives to my call an ear, 

I will woo him and hold him dear, 

And teach him the way of the sea, 

And my glamor shall ever over him be; 

Though he wander afar in the cities of men 

He will come at last to my arms again. 

Lucy Maud Montgomery, 1874 - 1942 

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study the past 2015

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- January 2015

New Year's walk along the River Aller, Celle

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

- Confucius

- February 2015

playing with flowers

- March 2015

a year full of watercolor studies - there is so much to learn, so much to enjoy

- April 2015

sunny Easter visit at Timmendorfer Strand, Baltic Sea

- Mai 2015

relaxing days at the famous island of Rügen, Baltic Sea

- Juni 2015

visiting Goethe in Weimar

- Juli 2015

enjoying our Garden

- August 2015

time of the Heidebluete at my North

- September 2015

renewing an old love - the perfect getaway for dreamy vacation Porquerolles,situated just off France’s Mediterranean coast

- October 2015

short trip Tønder, Husum, St. Peter-Ording

- November 2015

celebrating Autumn

- December 2015

Christmas visit in Chicago

I'm so grateful for this marvelous year full of unforgettable moments and I hope that you enjoy 

this review as much as I do. 

All my best wishes for 2016 dear friend. 

Hugs and Kisses

yours isabella 

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cool, quieting thoughts - Island Rügen, Baltic Sea

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"I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought."

— Helen Keller, Writer

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