There was a bit of excitement today in the area as two WW2 unexploded bombs were made safe after years of being in the Rhine. Now if you were listening at the beginning of this week (and why not?) you would have read me going on about how low the water level is in the River Rhine at the moment - so low in fact, that a couple of bombs were discovered when they were made visible by the low water.
They were found at Koblenz, where the Moselle flows into the Rhine. It was the biggest bomb disposal operation for many years and over half of the population had to be evacuated. But everything worked out O.K.
Normally Koblenz is a busy place and at the confluence, where the rivers merge together (on a good day you can see the two different colours of the water) is a place called the Deutsches Eck - the German Corner. It's shaped like the prow of a ship and is a great place to stand and watch the boats and barges.
It has the flags of the German Länder flying along either side and a big equestrian statue of Wilhelm I behind them. When the rivers flood, all this is covered with water..... The opposite problem today though, even though it has rained.....
Still, all this was a good hour's drive from Ediger-Eller, so I kept an eye on the news and carried on painting.
Did some more detail on Wilbur's white fur. Still wondering about the background....So, soon.
Tschüss
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