Germany’s past is written across its landscapes ... characterized by its picturesque half-timbered houses and historic ...

After connecting on Instagram occasionally and seeing each other again a few times in Hamburg, they met up a year later at Bender’s place, an old house in the German town of Volxheim near Frankfurt.

During a recent home renovation in Klotzow, Germany, a man stumbled upon something unexpected: a three-foot-long bildstein, or picture stone, dating to the 12th century. The boulder features a ...