Georgs Photos Corner

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Bad Urach Germany, Schwäbische Alb

[Patricia Lotte]

Provins, the medievil town in France where I was born

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Hi Patricia

Your mum and dad showed me that place and we walked the ramparts, lots of old stones.......nice

Funny, you in Arabia, your parents in France , me in Germany talking via Namibia over a server in Texas.

Thats globalizing LOL 

[Michael Alexander]

Nice photo's you two..... the buildings look very similAR, HOW far apart (km's) are these two towns?

[Patricia Lotte]

Did a quick google maps search and it's around 600km.

[Michael Alexander]

That's amazing, almost the same from here to CPT, but the buildings look as if they could have been in the same town...

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

That's amazing, almost the same from here to CPT, but the buildings look as if they could have been in the same town...

Yes indeed, what you must know Mike, France and Germany were once a big empire under Charlemagne (French) Karl der Grosse (German) he resided in Aachen-Germany the french call it Aix la Chapelle, we claim he belongs to us, the french however claim he is french.

The truth is he is french with no doubt. Had his empire continued, Europe could have stayed united already in the 9 th century, but as it turend out, we all know....

Here in my country he is called a Frank. Mistaken as a province from Bavaria. The history of that time always kept me very interested. In fact he comes of a so called housekeeper family and made it to the very top. Thats a carrer !!!!
Those Froggies knew how to do it.   bling1

[georg ruf jr.]

Beautiful place to go on holiday. Clean air, forests, clean water, spa....AAAHH!!!

[Patricia Lotte]

That's amazing, almost the same from here to CPT, but the buildings look as if they could have been in the same town...

Yes indeed, what you must know Mike, France and Germany were once a big empire under Charlemagne (French) Karl der Grosse (German) he resided in Aachen-Germany the french call it Aix la Chapelle, we claim he belongs to us, the french however claim he is french.

The truth is he is french with no doubt. Had his empire continued, Europe could have stayed united already in the 9 th century, but as it turend out, we all know....

Here in my country he is called a Frank. Mistaken as a province from Bavaria. The history of that time always kept me very interested. In fact he comes of a so called housekeeper family and made it to the very top. Thats a carrer !!!!
Those Froggies knew how to do it.   bling1

Hey Georg, I think my parents would be thrilled to hear you finally admit that 'IT IS OURS' ...  grab

[Michael Alexander]

Hey Georg, I love the history part, heard about the Franks.... wonder if Europe will ever actually be one again..... and one wonders what a different world we would all be living in today, if there had only been a single Europe...

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Hey Georg, I think my parents would be thrilled to hear you finally admit that 'IT IS OURS' ...  grab
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He he he your dad said that standing in front of the Charlemagne monument on Notre Dame, i thought that was great, we both recognized him as ours, that was one of the nicest things i experienced.

I hope you have watched that video

[georg ruf jr.]

I know that story to Patricia. He was , sorry, is proud of that moment...

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Hey Georg, I love the history part, heard about the Franks.... wonder if Europe will ever actually be one again..... and one wonders what a different world we would all be living in today, if there had only been a single Europe...

That history was twisted to often and i take a strong point on that, after all, i am tought in a french school learning the truth which older generations here were told lies and are manipulated by that big assh..... you know who i mean. That remains in the mind of people.

Chris Jenny and i took part in that play oh what a lovely war, for me an eye opener. Now my Grandfather is burried there near Verdun. The Lottes also have relatives there as far as i know. We can today meet as friends , thats the most important thing after 2 WW.

[georg ruf jr.]

I think that's one of the most important things we have in Europe today oldman.
All countries that were at war with us are our "freinds" today. Not always being the same kind of freindship, surely. But it's so great traveling through Europe today without anybody controling you at borders.
I was once worried people might loose their identity in a united Europe. But history shows, that things will always come the way they must. We're on our way to a cosmopolit thinking future. Here in Europe I believe we are a very speicial part of it.

[Michael Alexander]

What about the Arabs now? are'nt they filling up Europe?