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To mark the start of meteorological spring, we headed to the northern Harz foothills. Our destination was the Imperial Palace of Werla; and it's truly ancient, having been first mentioned in 926. Even on the way from Schladen along the Oker River, you can see the restored west tower on the Kreuzberg

Well, I guess I was a little too early, because the ice cream parlor in Hänigsen was still closed for the winter. No matter, I'll just do the route again soon...

If the donkey gets too comfortable, he goes onto the ice. But after hearing a suspicious cracking sound, I refrained from further attempts to venture onto the frozen lily pond. Otherwise, it was a pleasant Sunday morning stroll through the frozen forest in (finally!) sunshine and blue skies…

The world hasn't completely disappeared yet, but it's certainly covered in a blanket of snow. That has its own charm, of course, but the highlight today was the splashes of color at the abandoned place I recently discovered. I don't know much about it, but apparently the building belonged to the former

I'm late with my komoot activities this year, but better late than never. And today's sunny but chilly weather was perfect for a walk across the Lahberg hill and along the Wulbeck stream. For some unknown reason, I'd always ignored the Wulbeck pond before, but it's actually incredibly idyllic there

The blue sky this afternoon was obvious, and the autumnal foliage was, of course, to be expected. Rather unexpected, however, was the green spreading where there should have been water. It's hard to believe there was once a boat rental on Lake Würm.

Given the forecast for rain this afternoon, we decided to take a morning stroll with a short commute from Bayreuth. And it was a journey brimming with contrasts: on the one hand, the fine garden architecture of the palace gardens, and on the other, the quaint, rustic landscape of the Salamander Valley

Finally back in Franconia! And since today, unlike yesterday, it was supposed to stay dry, the day was perfect for a hike. The tour, which started and finished in Sanspareil in Franconian Switzerland, actually had two real highlights: the Rock Garden and Zwernitz Castle. Originally created in 1744 by

After the planned father/son hike to the Brocken had to be canceled last year due to the forest fires🔥, now it's time to make up for it. And apart from the one-year delay, the timing was pretty perfect. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., there were still a few free parking spaces at the Ehrenfriedhof cemetery

The megalithic tomb near Groß Steinum is a whopping five and a half thousand years old. And in other ways, Groß Steinum lived up to its name—from the archaeological trail at the Bockshornklippe to the Wippstein in the cemetery. And the Dorm? It was completely unknown to me until recently. It's a wooded