Lots of visual things going on here, plenty to see. Looks like something out of "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" - one of those kind of weekends! The witches (Hexen) from Walpurgis night and some bats flittering around, a beautiful sword and crown motif, an elf, and a fanciful flower character. There's a great old French (I think) book illustrated with lots of beautiful flower-people paintings. I agree, it looks like Rotbart Barbarossa sitting there rather than Wotan, but then some ravens just to remind us of the All-Father's intelligent, wonderful birds? Finally capped off with a military monument like the Völkerschlachtdenkmal, or one of the other large architectural masterpieces? Simply things German? Maybe a panaramic view of Friedrich's sleeping chamber hidden away somewhere in middle-earth, complete with a look at the creepy things found at the lowest-depths..? Quite an illustration, great card ...
Are you going to Pittsburgh next week?
Thanks for the post.
B~
Ps just saw the posts of the reverse, yes, Kyffhäuserdenkmal, isn't that from the opening ceremonies, hench the nice stamps?
