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Wanderlust
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Everything in life is a bridge – a word, a smile that we give to the other.
– Ivo Andrić –
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Wanderlust: The discussion that keeps going on and on. Don’t remember a thread with a life this long. Have learned a lot. Thanks!
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Hi Christopher,
I am glad that this topic has somehow become an evergreen. On the other hand: when is the right time to end it? This question has come up before in another context here in the forum. I don’t know. Maybe things don’t always have to be finished, but can just rest. As long as I get feedback and above all new suggestions, I assume that there is still interest. I enjoy researching and sharing knowledge with others. I especially like the fact that I constantly experience new things from other members. We are an international forum here and I think that’s a great chance. When do I ever have the opportunity to exchange ideas with dear people from all different corners of the world? I have received a lot of new suggestions and knowledge in the last months and years. Not only on the subject of music, but also on living habits, cultural peculiarities and new points of view. I want to thank you all for it, it enriches my own life.
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Wanderlust 🔔🎺„Christmas Special“ 🎺🔔
– Why wander far and wide when the wonderful is so close at hand? –
What comes to mind when you think of Christmas, snowy landscapes and open fires? Sure: the Mona and Lisa Christmas album. I would like to talk about two of the songs from this album that are particularly close to my heart, because they are traditional Christmas songs from the German-speaking countries and I associate them with wonderful childhood memories. But to get you in the right mood, let’s start with some beautiful winter impressions from Austria:
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“Leise rieselt der Schnee” (“Snow falls softly at night”) is probably one of the best-known Christmas carols in the German language. It was written by the Protestant pastor Eduard Ebel in 1895 in Graudenz (a town in former West Prussia) and was published under the title „Weihnachtsgruß“ („Christmas greeting“). Eduard Ebel himself originally described his poem simply as “a children’s song”. I would like Mona and Lisa to record this song completely in german language at some point. In my opinion, a translation is not absolutely necessary, as the melody of the song speaks its own language.
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“Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” (“Silent Night”). This Christmas carol was first performed on 24 December 1818 in the church of St. Nikola in Oberndorf near Salzburg. The song has been translated into around 320 languages and dialects and was recognised by UNESCO in 2011 as an intangible cultural heritage in Austria.
I have chosen the following video as a tribute to Mona’s and Lisa’s birthplace Vienna. The presentation of the Christmas carol “Silent Night, Holy Night” took place in the Vienna Hofburg („Wiener Hofburg“). The Vienna Hofburg is one of the largest palace complexes in the world. The oldest parts date back to the 13th century.
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And speaking of Vienna, here are a few impressions of the wintry city:
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Let’s stay in wintry Austria for a last moment. Of course, the Christmas Market on Vienna’s Town Hall Square should not be missing:
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Just like a romantic horse-drawn sleigh ride through the snow-covered landscape, which is rewarded with a delicious Kaiserschmarrn (a special Kind of pancake):
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Jurgen, thanks for the escapes to those beautiful places in Austria in the winter. I can smell the pancakes and syrup in the sleigh ride video. Would love to visit there.
Here is a little train ride in my neck of the woods from Vancouver to the Rockies.
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Hi Jung,
thank you for the beautiful train ride through the snowy Canadian winter wonderland. I enjoyed it much. If the train went a little further north, you could almost visit Daryl, who is probably shoveling snow somewhere there. I find the aluminium-colored railway carriages very interesting. They remind me of the Airstream caravans and mobile homes. They look like spaceship designs from the 1950s.
Matching the winter special topic some real cool music (on a more serious topic):
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Hi Jurgen
This is quite amazing, it is literally the sound of the arctic with instruments made from the ice there. I am really impressed with that ice cello. It’s beautiful yet sad seeing those majestic Sea Lions on the ice, that perhaps in the not too distant future, this whole place will be melted. A great message through art/music to raise the awareness of this fragile threaten ecosystem.
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Once a year, a world of ice and snow grows out of the ground in Harmin:
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Some beautiful, icy impressions from Iceland:
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This thread will never die!
My YouTube recommendations list has hooked me up with a live webcam that I’ve become addicted to: the airport at Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Obviously not terribly busy, but it’s fun to watch tiny little planes in the snow loading and unloading passengers, taking off and landing, and to ponder the idea of flying around Greenland.
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Hey David, I’m glad this thread is becoming an evegreen. Fine! Thanks for the video link. A very nice idea. You’re right, the little red planes on the runway make you want to explore the island. When I opened the live link this morning it was 5:00 am local time in Nuuk. There really isn’t much going on at this time, but I’ll check back later. Oh yes, a sightseeing flight over Greenland? No problem:
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