Author: Doris

This has turned out to be a most effective theme for the tour. To remind you of the nominations, which had to be both Kind and Ingenious:

Sighted in the cloakrooms at the Bellevue hotel in Boppard – a creative handwashing reminder.

In order for something to score highly on the #kindnessandingenuity scale, it needs to be kind as well as ingenious. And “kindness” in this context can include a desire to educate or reach or bring together a wider audience.

Augsburg seems to have more than the usual number of wheelchairs, which we suspect is because the town is very wheelchair-friendly.

Today’s candidate for the #kindnessandingenuity award is a piece of social housing set up in 1516 by Jakob Fugger who combined massive business acuity with a very strong religious and social conscience.

Inspired by a particular fire station in Vipiteno, this is a more general celebration of people’s delight in their local fire stations.

We spotted this stream by the side of a children’s playground above St Martin’s in Eppan.

Today’s award for #kindnessandingenuity goes to Alpenverein Südtirol, (www.alpenverein.it) who seem to be responsible for the beautifully-engineered footpaths round here.