Franzl wandert 🥾

This Thursday was quite mild, but also partly sunny ☔️. 😅

Since I had a date in Kassel anyway, the Drusel Trail was a great option for a mixed urban hiking route. I'd had it on my radar for a while, and I really should have done it ages ago – it's so beautiful and varied. 🤗



The trail, created by the

Winter still has our region firmly in its grip. With gray weather and a high of 1°C, I much prefer sightseeing to forest and field paths covered in deep snow or black ice. 😅



So today I set off for Wolfhagen, the westernmost and largest municipality in the Kassel district, which officially bears the nickname

The forecast for all-day snowfall this Thursday wasn't exactly accurate. 🌨

It's definitely better to stay close to home than to travel anywhere. 😉



From Beverungen in Westphalia, I walked through Lauenförde in Lower Saxony, past the valley lakes, to Würgassen in Westphalia, and then on to Bad Karlshafen

A wintry cold, but very sunny Thursday. ❄️🌞



On the northeastern edge of the Solling hills lies the old county town of Dassel. Here, there's a circular hiking trail called the Grafenstieg (Count's Trail), well-marked with the number Da 5, which, however, leads into the southern part of the Amtsberge hills

In 1704, Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg commissioned the construction of a hunting lodge approximately 12 km north of his state capital and residence, Stuttgart. The advantage of the undeveloped landscape for Baroque design became apparent, something medieval Stuttgart with its Old Residence could

On a gray, wintry Thursday ❄️, dry and not too cold, I visited the beautiful cathedral and imperial city of Fritzlar today. It was still adorned with Christmas decorations. 🎄



Over 10 years ago, I was briefly here with my parents. My father had lived here for a short time during his early childhood, as

The first Sunday of the year was a wintry gray. For the past two days, even down in the Weser Valley, winter has reigned with snow and ice. It's even more so in the neighboring uplands. ❄️



Before enjoying a lovely Sunday coffee at the highly recommended Gollarts Landcafé in Kammerborn, I planned a short

New Year's Day here was cold ❄️, stormy 🌬, and partly damp 🌨.



So a stroll through the neighboring villages was enough for me. 😉



First, I explored the old Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn town of Borgholz, founded in 1291. Virtually nothing remains of the town walls or its original urban character over

The start of winter is gray and increasingly chilly. ☁️



After a family celebration on the fourth Sunday of Advent 🕯🕯🕯🕯, some fresh air was welcome today. 😉



From Amelunxen, I hiked over the Bastenberg, which offers beautiful views towards Drenke and across the Nethe Valley.



Near Ottbergen, the historic

The last Thursday of this autumn was mild and pleasant 🌤.



It led me to the easternmost corner of the Holzminden district, where the village of Ammensen, part of the municipality of Delligsen, lies in a valley between the Selter and Hils hills.



I started my hike on the well-marked circular trail, designated