It was here that in the 12th century, Barbarossa married Beatrix, the heir of Burgundy. … and the colours of the windows are reflecting mysteriously on the wall. Inside are three naves of almost the same height… Apollinaire collapsed in the 17th century, but has been reconstructed true to the original. Then we walk over to the cathedral behind the market. We slender through streets and enjoy the busy market – everything looks tempting here. We enter the old city center, as seen through the heart. Sorry, we are not selfie addicts (the hashtag suggests to make selfies here). Valence – an ancient city with some charming cornersĪfter a quiet night in the sober, but practical IBIS hotel of Valencia, we park our car under the Champs de Mars or Mars Field.Įmerging from under the ground we find this heart of Valence. Along the road, we come across a small wine shop, where I buy a bottle of Mourvèdre from Collioure. We cross the border to France and drive through the steep vineyards of Banyuls. Growing wine on steep slopes above the Mediterranean Sea The monument was erected with support of Germany in 1994. What touched me was to be again confronted with the sadest part of German history. I hope that nothing like that will happen again. Yes, the flow of history is told to us as the series of deeds by famous actors, but in addition it is the result of many more actors that remained anonymous. To the memory of the anonymous the historical construction has been dedicated.” For me, these thoughts are difficult to understand. This is the translation: “It is more difficult to honor the memory of the anonymous persons than that of the famous. Dem Gedächtnis der Namenlosen ist die historische Konstruktion geweiht.” This has been taken from Benjamin’s thoughts about the term “history”. This monument called Passatges reminds us of that drama: Stairs lead into the sea.Īt the bottom there is this thought of Benjamin: “Schwerer ist es, das Gedächtnis des Namenlosen zu ehren als das der Berühmten. Benjamin committed suicide, and the rest of the group could then travel on to Lissabon. But Franconian Spain had just changed the law and would not let the group continue to Lissabon without a valid confirmation that they were allowed to leave France. He and a group of Jews intended to travel on to Lissabon and then to the US. Walter Benjamin succeeded in crossing the border from France to Franconian Spain. Portbou was the scene of the dramatic death of the German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin in autumn 1940. Portbo, the small city next to the border with France, reminds of the drama of Walter Benjamin Now I tell you about the last stage on our way north and home, starting from Cadaqués to Valence in France, with a commemoration stop in Portbou (Catalonia). In November 2018 we spent three weeks near Tarragona.
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