Das Schloss im Nebelmeer (The Castle in the Sea of Fog)

As autumn moves toward to winter, a predominant feature in the landscape of Marburg is fog. On many mornings, the fog will, at least to some extent, sit in the forests and areas around the dormitories, if not also down in the city itself, until mid- to late-morning. There are days where the fog seems to do nothing more than rise up into the sky, covering the heavens in a light grey blanket. The fog does not typically roll back in until early evening – about five or six p.m.

Here I have included a picture that I took last week, which I thought you might enjoy. This is a view of the castle here in Marburg during one of the particularly foggy days. The title of this blog post was inspired by an oil painting that I happen to like, entitled “Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer” (Wanderer above the Sea of Fog). It was composed by Caspar David Friedrich, a German Romantic artist in 1818. A picture of the painting is below the picture of the castle.

It should also be noted that I have added a weather widget to the right side of this blog, so that all who are interested can see how the weather is behaving here in Marburg. (I also made it so that it displays the temperature in Fahrenheit, despite Celsius being the system of temperature that is used here in Germany.)