"It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered  dismally against  the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of  the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature  open . . ."  'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley
Driving in the district of Kaiserlautern Rheinland-Palatinate region of western Germany, I happened upon the village of Frankenstein, population a little over 1000. Curious, I stopped to explore.....
