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Happy Christmas and a better New Year from Hans of Hannover!
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Dear friends in Bristol,
With this letter I will take you on a sightseeing tour to Hannover’s fountains. This is to maintain the Hannover-Bristol connection in these bad times. I hope you will enjoy the article and you will get an appetite to visit the fountains during your next stay in Hannover.
First I will introduce you fountains in Hannover’s City Centre, maybe you know them from a visit in Hannover.
Let’s start with the Leafs(Blätter)- or Cimiotti-Fountain. Emil Cimiotti created this bronze fountain with different leafs. The water comes out of four wells on the top of the fountain....
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Dear friends,
in these bad days it is not possible to meet friends, but memories can't be stopped by any troubles.
I send you photos of things which remind me every day of my wonderful times in Bristol.
For those who don't know me, I am the cyclist from Hannover who visited Bristol four times by bicycle (1987, 1997, 2003 and 2007).
At first you see my yellow shirt from 1997, I wear it still today when I make little cycling trips near Hannover. This bottle of beer I transported on my first trip to Bristol and another bottle I shared with Lord Mayor Marmeduke Elderson when I reached the Bristol...
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