We’d had a late night at the Opera, with the Premiere party afterwards and having said goodbye to our friends, we chose to have a quiet day “recovering”. The blue sky and sunshine made simply being here a joy and enjoying people watching as we do, there was absolutely no problem in spending time here. Added to which, I had my camera.

Here’s a few of the sights around the city.

It’s market day and the brush stall seems to have a brush for every purpose you can think of and probably many that you didn’t.

Some sights are very temporary.

Others seem to have been here for some time.

An oriel window that reminds me of St Gallen.

The fountain in the market place

from where the horse drawn carriage leaves every half hour or so.

The word SALVE above the door to the tourist office, and isn’t that a great door frame?

There’s a fabulous row of buildings on this side of the market.

The peach and eau de nil seem just right for the setting too.

I love the detail.

The number of police cars around this entrance makes me think that it might be their HQ in the city.

Along by The Elephant hotel there’s a plaque to yet another well known inhabitant of the city.

In the bookshop, I spotted a new Steiff character, Mikhail the Bookworm.

Of course…

I’m not quite sure where I spotted this!

Maybe it was near to this interesting doorway?

The Gooseman fountain is there by Giancarlo’s Gelateria, by the entrance to the Schiller Fashion Store.

Yes, of course I took a look around. Some pretty Autumnal colours here too.

As this cycle-cab drove past, I heard the driver’s commentary doing a sightseeing tour for the couple squeezed in the back.

We never found out what the orange crabs were all about.

Weimar has been an important city for so long, there are some lovely details here and there.

There’s also one or two strange things here and there. Is this an elaborate clock, or weather station or?

Schiller and Goethe are everywhere.

Especially here in front of the National Theatre.

And above the shopping centre.

As well as advertising products.

The Weimar Republic is remembered here and there.

Volker tells us that Weimar is the only city in the former DDR to increase in population, since many choose to retire here. There does seem to be a higher than average number of elderly people, we agree.

Perhaps that’s why the Eiscafe Venezia is pretty full every afternoon?

Turning back along Schillerstr I notice an example of the uniform architectural style along here, when I pass one of the rubbish bins…

and notice that it’s the same shape as the street lights.

One last reference here in the name of the Goethe Fountain.

Another lovely old door.

And finally, just near our hotel, a little open skylight in the glass dome. I keep looking in the hope that someone might pop up there!