You’re right Tim, I took about 30 photographs in the hope of finding something to give the construction dates but found nothing. However, a bit of googling revealed that “The first record of the house dates from 1479…” 
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I love crazily old places, they basically blow my mind!
I remember being on a night time ‘ghost tour’ of York years ago, and the guide mentioned that the little alleyway we were walking along had been proven to be a well used byway for around 6,000 years! I could feel time, and the passage of countless people over the ages, just swallowing me up…
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I visited Wuppertal many times during my working life. The “suspension railway” is an amazing spectacle when you see it for the first time. I guess every local person knows the story of Tuffi the elephant. 
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Yes, and we use the Schwebebahn just as naturally as others the bus or the subway.
In case someone doesn’t know the Schwebebahn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuppertal_Schwebebahn
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You do get out on some great walks
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I try, I’m in the process of getting my friend to go hike up Mt Katahdin In January 
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Wouldn’t mind doing that myself, it’s a beautiful looking mountain 
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The UK is having a splendid year for Bracket Fungi, this lot observed on the morning stroll…
Non-Fungal photos to follow…
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Off topic, but that reminds me that Mycellium from the latest King Gizzard and the Lazard Wizard album is a great track.
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No fungi were harmed in the creation of these photos 
They’re edible apparently, but still unharmed 
I come to view the beautiful world here and escape the twisted world i see on the news. Thank you
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Just visited the Treaty Oak in downtown Jacksonville, a little oasis in a concrete jungle.
One of the largest and oldest live oak in Florida.
Me and Big 
!
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Such big and ancient trees are rare (sad 
) and awe inspiring to see in person! 
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