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As you know, the festivities for Freiburg's 900th anniversary have come to a halt. Nevertheless, some events couldn't be stopped, as there are:

Aircraft Christening

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At the beginning of Juli already, the last Airbus A350 that Lufthansa had accepted from the aircraft manufacturer was christened "Freiburg." This is a small consolation because, in the anniversary year, many events had to be postponed on canceled due to Corona.

The airline, hard hit by the pandemic, has a total of 360 aircraft. The new Airbus A350 will be the 17th of this model in the Lufthansa fleet. Presently the airline plans to sell 100 jets (to whom?) of its modern fleet. Until October, the Lufthansa Group would like to regain 50% of its air traffic before the Corona crisis. Good luck!

The Coin

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The 900th anniversary of the city of Freiburg is worth 18 tons of silver needed to mint one million 20-euro commemorative coins that are legal tender in Germany.

The actual one was selected among the many designs because "the citizenship of Freiburg is placed in the center of attention in front of the city's coat of arms." Besides, "the striking historical buildings are shown on the right-hand side and the nature-loving elements of the ecological city on the left-hand side. The view opens up to the Schlossberg tower, and below, it focuses on Freiburg's brooklets". Note the Historic Kaufhaus on the bottom left, the houses with solar cells, and the grapes on the right.

A remark coined by Freiburg's second founder, Otto Winterer, is written in capital letters on the coin's edge. His maxim is found above the entrance to Freiburg's town hall, "The citizen's welfare is the highest law."

The Stamp

The commemorative 80-cent stamp shows St. Martin's Gate upside down, the historical Kaufhaus on Minster Square, the Freiburg minster church, and the new university library in lateral positions. The design was much criticized by the citizens of Freiburg. Red Baron just wondered why the yellow color was omitted.

Killing Two Birds with One Stone

When Red Baron went to his EDEKA supermarket the other day, he noticed a stroke of a genius.

To protect the shop assistants working behind, the manager had simply placed crates of beer in front of the counter, assuring the necessary distance and the promotion of barley juice. Who doesn't like a beer together with the sausage he just bought?

Pre-Lunch Jazz and Drink

Last Sunday, Toni Schlegel invited to pre-lunch jazz and drink at the Kastanien-Biergarten above the Greiffenegg-Schlössle. Mouth-nose-covers were worn while walking and getting food and drink.

Distance rules were observed, but mouth-nose-covers were taken off enjoying a cold beer.

The overjoyed Red House Hot Six (they were actually seven) performed at their best. After four months of starvation, playing again in front of grateful listeners was overwhelming.

Cabaret

These days artists try their best to perform in front of a paying audience. The city of Freiburg made the inner court of the Basler Hof available to soloists and small groups.

The entrance to the Basler Hof on Kaiser-Josef-Straße.

A blue Poseidon at the inner court near the stage

Red Baron went to a presentation of a musical cabaret.

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 An educated concert pianist, Anna Folger, turned her other talent, that of a cabaret performer, to the outside. It was an enjoyable evening.

Dry Dreisam

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Last time I reported that due to the lack of rain in the Black Forest, the water level of the Dreisam River was extremely low.

The latest photo shows the Dreisam has dried up a few kilometers downstream of Freiburg. Although the weather people announce rain from time to time, keeping the farmers quiet but not happy, only a few drops fall unto hot and dry surfaces evaporating instantly.

Bach Forever

St. Jean at the end of the street

To commemorate Johann Sebastian Bach's 270th date of death, an organ recital occurred at the nearby St. Jean's Church.

St. Jean's main organ

Although knowing the master's great works quite well, Red Baron was surprised by the music he had not heard before. That is what one of my washed-out T-shirts suggests:

Freiburg Archeology

House to the beautiful corner. In the back, the historical Kaufhaus.

Saturday morning Red Baron had a guided tour of an exhibition called Freiburg Archeology at the Museum of City History. The museum is in the Haus zum schönen Eck (House at the Beautiful Corner) on Minster Square, built by Johann Christian Wentzinger.

The exhibition wasn't dat Jelbe vom Ei (the greatest thing since sliced bread).

Here is what I later had at Toni's place to console me watching the vivid market life and looking at the Minster church.

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