Tales of a Technogypsie

The Story of Kaspar Hauser(April 30, 1812 – December 17, 1833) Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany In the 19th century, around the streets of Nuremberg, Germany there appeared a small teenage boy with no family, little ability for speech, and no caretaker. From what could be determined was this poor child had grown up in the isolation [...]

Part A Leaving Christian’s Family’s Farm Monday, 6 April 2009Ansbach, Germany Rustled up by Lord Christian the explorers got their gear together and departed the farm. Today was the road trip to Wurzburg and the Castle Marionburg to accomplish the quest for the sacred key. Sir Thomas Leaf having some revelations overnight is realizing insight [...]

Club MateWhile in Ansbach had the privelege to try a friend’s favorite beverage called “Club Mate”. I don’t think its available in my part of the United States yet, but I look forward to its arrival. Club-Mate is a caffeinated carbonated Mate-extract beverage made by the Loscher Brewery near Münchsteinach, Germany and is apparently extremely [...]

Cathedral, Ansbach, Germany Ansbacher MarkgrafengruftAnsbach, Germany Underneath the Gumbertuskirche is a crypt called the Grablege der Markgrafen or Ansbacher Markgrafengruft. Here some very important people are buried, with their caskets/coffins available for you to view during set hours with a custodian present to tell you the histories. The Solms-Laubach: Sophie (1594-1651) – spouse of Joachim [...]

Ansbach, Germany Ansbach, Germanywww.ansbach.deAnsbach or Anspach is a town of roughly 40,512 people in the Bavarian state of Germany (census 2004). It was originally called Onolzbach. It serves as the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. 25 miles southwest of Nuremberg and 90 miles north of Munich, Ansbach has been an important center [...]

Ansbach Residence, Ansbach, Germany Ansbach Residence, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany * Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Ansbach * Promenade 27 · 91522 Ansbach * Tel. (09 81) 95 38 39 -0 · Fax (09 81) 95 38 39 -40 * sgvansbach@bsv.bayern.de * RESIDENCE AND COURT GARDEN OF THE MARGRAVES OF ANSBACHOPENING TIMES OF THE RESIDENCE: April – September: [...]

Part C Keys in the mural decoration Sunday, 5 April 2009Ansbach, Germany From the Veste Lichtenau, the weary travellers headed over to Ansbach. It was quickly discovered that “Sir Christian” was indeed not just a knightly “Sir” but rather a “Lord” as we soon met his family and their estate. A new family member recently [...]

Veste Lichtenau (Castle Lichtenau)Staatsarchiv Nürnberg * Von-Heydeck-Strasse 3 * 91586 Lichtenau * Tel. 09827/92790 Along the Castle road, down in Bavaria, lies an impressive fortress that now holds the state archives of Nurnberg. This is “Veste Lichtenau”. Massive walls with formidable towers, this fortress served as the model for the Nuremberg Castle and reminds us [...]

Lichtenau, Germany ‘Palmbosch’n’ On Palm Sunday, April 5th, while walking through the village of Lichtenau and the city of Ansbach, we noticed spread across the threshholds to a cafe/restaurant (Lichtenau) and a dining hall of a Protestant parish courtyard (Ansbach) (both primarily Protestant communities) from afar looked like fresh cut flower greens (not the flower [...]