Is it Hannover or Hanover? (ou Hanôver)

(Texto em português abaixo)

Easy. With one 'n' it is English; with two 'n' it is German.

Hanover is a lively city of 500 thousand inhabitants. Heavily destroyed during WWII, it was rebuilt. Its historic centre is very nice. A few pictures of the city are presented after the Portuguese text.

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Como chamar a cidade? Bem, em portugês é Hanôver. Mas em inglês e alemão é quase igual, a única diferença é que em alemão usam-se dois 'n' e em inglês apenas um.

Hanover é uma bela cidade de 500 mil habitantes. Fortemente destruída durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, ela foi reconstruída. O seu centro histórico é muito bonito. Algumas fotos da cidade são apresentadas abaixo.

Historical centre of Hanover (photo: Denise Puget)
Centro Histórico de Hanôver

We stayed at hotel in the historical center. Even Churchill enjoyed the view
Nós ficamos em um hotel no centro histórico. Até o Churchill gostou da vista


Church Die Aegienkirche, left partially destroyed as a remenbrance from WWII
Igreja Die Aegienkirche, deixada parcialmente destruiída como lembrança da Segunda Guerra Mundial


  Hanover by night (photo: Denise Puget)
Hanôver à noite

New City Hall (it is old but there is another one even older) (photo: Denise Puget)
Prefeitura Nova (é velha, mas existe uma outra mais velha ainda)


Main university campus (photo: Denise Puget)
 Campus principal



 German Pork Knuckle (Schwein Knöchel) at restaurant Broyhan Haus
Joelho de porco no restaurante Broyhan Haus

Churchill and the giant leaf (photo: Denise Puget)
Churchill e a folha gigante

 Moonlight over Old Hanover
Luar sobre a cidade velha


Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 8, 2017 at 4:28 PM

    Very picturesque, nice pictures Denise :)

    Cheers,
    Lorry

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