Door handle

The door handle to the Lateinschulhaus (Latin school house) in Brugg. I'll be posting more photos of this building over the next few days.

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Justice

Justice towering upon yet another Brugg fountain in front of the old city hall (Rathaus). The window in the back is really diamond-shaped, perhaps it's a stairwell that it lights.

The column is from 1563. The octagonal fountain was built in 1824. The statue was carved in 1928 by Eduard Spörri of Wettingen. (Source: Brugg Bilder einer Stadt 1984)

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Detail fountain 1808

Another small fountain tucked into the old town of Brugg. The towers seems to have gone on a diet compared to the one from 1696.

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Fountain 1696

One of the fountains in the old town area of Brugg. The design on the shields is the emblem of Brugg, showing the tower and the old bridge. Related posts here: Red locomotive and here: The tower and the bridge.

Location: Spiegelgasse.

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Ironwork detail

Detail of the iron gate to the building that used to be the property recording office (Landschreiberei/Grundbuchamt) in Brugg.

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Kirchgasse

Kirchgasse (church alley) in Brugg.

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Frosted

We've had snow the last few days.

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zum Hirschen II

Back in Villigen the restaurant Hirschen has this iron sign. One of several old posts about Hirschen here. Sadly, the dessert sampler I had mentioned back then is no longer on the menu.

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Optik

An optician's shop. The warm reception that the previous two posts received made me go look through my old photos for interesting signage. I don't remember for certain, but I think this is in the old town area of Solothurn. If I could do it over, I'd try to get the building to the right out of the image.

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Rotes Haus

The Rotes Haus (red house) in Brugg is a hotel and restaurant. Apparently the building was already used in the hospitality service in 1448. Other than this factoid, I haven't found out much more about the history.

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zum Pfauen

Der Pfau = peacock. Yesterday roast chicken, today peacock. The building this belongs to has a late-Gothic facade, according to a plaque marking it as a historic building.

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zum Gueggel

This is the other side of the Güggelgässli alley from yesterday's photo. Güggel is the word for roast chicken in Swiss-German according to the online dictionary I consult: Leo. Gässli means small alley.

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Alley

An alley in Brugg called Güggelgässli. The building visible at the end is the Roter Bären, seen here earlier this year: Roter Bären.

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Balcony

Moving closer to Villigen, this is a house in Brugg. Many of the buildings in this part of town are mixed-use, with offices and shops on the lower levels and apartments above. Balconies are put to good use with even the smallest ones pressed into service with cafe tables.

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The back of the Bernerhaus

The advertising might distract one from appreciating the historic significance of the building, but the Bernerhaus (completed in 1678) in the old town area of Baden served as the residence of the Bernese government respresentatives who came to Baden to attend regional meetings. This is also where the French envoys stayed in 1714 when the Treaty of Baden (Wiki) was signed.

The building was recently restored with the financial help of this Swiss coffee giant who have a 'boutique' on the main floor. The upper floors are rented out as office spaces and apartments. I'll get a photo of the front of the building to show soon.

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Wood shutters and eaves detail

A little different compared to the house in yesterday's photo. Here the features are easy to distinguish.

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The signs of the zodiac

Back to Baden to peek under the roof overhangs again. Other related posts (recent) here:
Eaves series

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Colors of the fall VIII

I forgot about this one, yesterday's post wasn't the last in the series, though we are in a different category now and this color probably remains the same year round. The lichen covered branch seen here reveals lots of detail on a closer look. If I'm not mistaken, this is a type of foliose lichen, possibly the Xanthoria parietina.

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Colors of the fall VII

From the tiny to the large. The last of the colors series, at least for the moment.

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Colors of the fall VI

Another seemingly common garden plant, but I haven't figured out its identity yet.

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Colors of the fall IV

These bear a striking resemblance to the blueberries I know from the US, but what are they? The serrated leaves belong to the plant.

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Colors of the fall V

Possibly Callicarpa bodinieri (native to China) or japonica (native to Japan). The leaves drop off after turning brown, leaving the bright purple berries on bare stems.

Here's a photo on my overflow blog of what I think is the same plant, but from about a month ago:
Purple berries

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Colors of the fall III

Pyracantha (Wiki), as far as I can determine.

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Colors of the fall II

These berries are no more than 6 mm (less than a quarter of an inch) in diameter. I hadn't noticed until just recently that they're this pinkish color.

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Colors of the fall I

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Der Wechsel ist angekommen

"Change has arrived."
And now the hard work will have to begin.

A recent screenshot of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The NZZ dates back to 1780 - it was known as the Zürcher Zeitung until 1821 - and is the main German language Swiss newspaper. NZZ Online.

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Under the eaves IV - the stage

Here's the setting, though these particular examples are not the most interesting.

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Under the eaves III

It would be such a shame if most people didn't notice these decorations. This building has particularly vibrant illustrations.

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Under the eaves II

Following from yesterday, how about a little series of photos of the details under the eaves? This is on a house named zum weissen Wind (to the white wind), dated 1483. What remains of the original building other than the ground it stands on, is difficult to say.

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Tools represented

The eaves of old buildings in the old towns are often decorated with designs corresponding to the concept or object to which the buildings are dedicated. I got a crick in my neck along with many strange looks as I walked along the alley with my camera pointed up at the sky. This particular building on Mittlere Gasse in Baden has designs depicting tools of all sorts.

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