Over the years, we have taken many walks around our neighborhood, Camp King. There is relatively little traffic, and a nice park to walk through.
The left side is the meadow, which slopes down from the Mountain Lodge. The right side shows part of the public park.
We consider ourselves fortunate to be living here in this part of Oberursel.
Over the years, I have been questioned about several issues related to minors’ rights in Germany by ex-pat parents and students alike. Here is a short summary: Germany has a compulsory school attendance law, which requires all children between the ages of six to fifteen to attend school. Germany is a member of the Global…
On one of my daily strolls going past Camp King, I took a few photos the other day. Summer has come early this year (we had temps near 30°C in April), and with the higher than normal humidity, nature is green and luscious. The building wall on the left is one of the two remaining…
Mr. Hartmut Hirsch, working with the Rolls Royce Historical Society in Oberursel (Geschichtskreis Motorenfabrik Oberursel e.V.), is looking for additional information on the identities of the people shown in the following three photos. The photo shows a group of people handing over a key on the front steps of the administrative building. We can assume…
I took another walk around the Camp King area this afternoon. We live so close by (a five-minute walk), but yet so far away. It was a very humid and overcast afternoon . Camp King’s ‘Mountain Lodge’, seen from south. Children still have plenty of room to play soccer on a humid summer afternoon. There…
With the help of the author and Los Angeles Time journalist, Annie Jacobsen, who was granted permission to visit the castle for research on her next book, Mr. Kopp, the Camp King Historian and I were able to gain access to Schloss Kransberg. Ms Jacobsen also visited Camp King as her forthcoming book will include…
In mid-July, I was asked to assist in locating people’s names for a historical research regarding Rolls Royce, Oberursel. Four days later, I found myself sitting on a Lufthansa flight to London and looking out the window, I was reminded of the task – by the logo. Rolls Royce, so close to home right here…
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