Wasserschloss Raesfeld -The watercastle in Raesfeld, Germany

My friend N. and I made a trip to Raesfeld on a sunny summers day in August.
Music: Thees Uhlmann - Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf.

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/thees-uhlmann/id451773656
CD - Version: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0054DLOAS
CD - Special Edition: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0054DLNWM
LP - Version: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0054DLN36

Here is a translation for my English-speaking friends:

I was born in a Vauxhall
A poster of Littbarski* above my bed
In spring '74, Zodiac sign aries
During the Cold war at least we knew what we were still afraid of
* Pierre Littbarski - famous German soccer player

One finger in the air, two crossed behind the back
I'll never forget what you are dreaming of at night
Life is hard but I hazard the consequences
for spawning and dying the salmon swims up the stream

When my first string broke I thought it was completly gone
I cried as if it was never to be mend
Now I have a guitar and I am going to travel
I am not getting tired to praise the things that I love

If there is a lesson I learnt
Life is like fire, it burns and it warms
Life is hard but I hazard the consequences
for spawning and dying the salmon swims up the stream

My life feels like a hunted whale
like a horseskull full of quivering eels
I put my head into the lion's mouth
I go downwind and fly with the seagulls

If there is a lesson I learnt
Life is like fire, it burns and it warms
Life is hard but I hazard the consequences
for spawning and dying the salmon swims up the stream

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ich kam auf die Welt in einem Kadett
ein Poster von Littbarski über meinem Bett
in Frühling '74 Sternzeichen Widder
im Kalten Krieg wussten wir noch warum wir zittern

Ein Finger in der Luft, zwei hinter'm Rücken gekreuzt
Ich werd' nie vergessen, wovon du nachts träumst
Das Leben ist hart, aber das nehm' ich in Kauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf

Als meine erste Saite riss dachte ich, das Ding wär' kaputt
Ich hab' so geweint, als wär' sie Asche und Schutt
Jetzt hab' ich eine Gitarre und ich werde reisen
Ich werd' nicht müd', die Dinge die ich liebe zu preisen

Wenn es eine Lektion gibt, habe ich sie gelernt
Das Leben ist wie Feuer, es brennt und es wärmt
Das Leben ist hart, aber das nehm' ich in Kauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf

Mein Leben fühlt sich an, wie gejagte Wale
Wie ein Pferdeschädel voller zuckender Aale
Ich packe meinen Kopf in das Maul des Löwen
Leg mich in den Wind und flieg mit den Möwen

Wenn es eine Lektion gibt, habe ich sie gelernt
Das Leben ist wie Feuer, es brennt und es wärmt
Das Leben ist hart, aber das nehm' ich in Kauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf
Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf

I

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Wasserschloss
• Raesfeld
• Germany
• thees
• uhlmann
• zum
• laichen
• und
• sterben
• ziehen
• die
• lachse
• den
• fluss
• hinauf
• badbearwatch

[ljped]

Beautiful looking place and fabulous music Bea!

[Honeybea264]

@ljped Thank you,Jack. We have some great new bands in Germany at the moment. Hope you are doing fine.

[badbearwatch]

@Honeybea264 I was very happy with the apple pastry I had, with my friends- and the lovely pictures I have of the reflected castle that was closed :-) It is in the high 60's today and nice but we have had days of cold and rain, until recently. The leaves are starting to turn colors. It is nice now. I had so much happiness during my holidays and I am so spoiled- it's all good , for sure. Really, really , really .... like. :-)) if you know what I mean

[Honeybea264]

@badbearwatch @badbearwatch We stil had loads of wasps here at the weekend. It was so warm here, fantastic. Temps in the 80s and clear blue sky. Great you got your Apfelkuchen, finally. I wish you could have had it during your holidays :-)

[Honeybea264]

@badbearwatch We stil had loads of wasps here at the weekend. It was so warm here, fantastic. Temps in the 80s and clear blue sky. Great you got your Apfelkuchen, finally. I wish you could have had it during your holidays :-)

[Honeybea264]

@badbearwatch We stil had loads of wasps here at the weekend. It was so warm here, fantastic. Temps in the 80s and clear blue sky. Great you got your Apfelkuchen, finally. I wish you could have had it during your holidays :-)

[badbearwatch]

@Honeybea264 I forgot about the wasps :-( but the inside of the cafe is lovely too ! Frank's stepmom made apple pastry btw, the one that I was looking for all that time- had to swim back up the salmon stream here it turned out , to have my apple pastry ha ha what timing... it was exactly the one I was looking for, that was strange to have that and this video at the same time :-)

[badbearwatch]

@Honeybea264 That's incredible to me ! And that's only one video ...

[Honeybea264]

@2darbit Thank you Rachael. There are loads of castles like this in my area but Raesfeld is my favourite. It is only 10 miles away from where I live.

[Suzan4B]

@Honeybea264 it's sounding rally wonderful(I am afraid of Wasps though :9(

Coffee and cake at Schloss Cafe sounds perfect!! Munich for me was the nicest place. I gave only been during December so I only knew the WInter. I remember being in the central town and having sugar coated nuts for the first time in my life! I have heard Oktoberfest is amazing.