About Monika & Otto
Wir planen wieder mit Bleistift, spitzen an und radieren aus. Ideen sollen wieder gedacht und Gefühltes wieder gesagt werden. Ein Strich darf Anfang und Ende sein. Zwischen dem Viel und Wenig, dem Groß und Klein, dem Ja und Nein ist eine Menge Zeit, um etwas Schönes und Aufregendes zu suchen.
Anderswo ist nicht weit von uns, denn. ..
"Heute ist morgen schon und die gute alte Zeit von gestern - das Leben ist zu kurz für später"
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- 4 days ago
It had rained heavily during the night. Just in time for the start, however, the rain stopped abruptly. Although it was still cloudy, there was no rain in sight.
The two Rhine ferries ("Rääße Pöntje" in Rees and "Keer Tröch II" in Bislich) don't operate on Mondays. So we crossed the Rhine bridge in Rees…
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- August 13, 2025
The Deelerwoud Nature Reserve in the Veluwe region has everything that makes the Veluwe so charming. Located between two well-known neighbors – the Hoge Veluwe National Park and the Veluwezoom – the Deelerwoud showcases the best of the Veluwe.
This nature reserve is a wonderful hiking area characterized…
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- August 2, 2025
De Draai is the oldest part of the Heerhugowaarder Polder and lies higher below sea level than the polder itself.
Near the Draai, on the other side of the Ringvaart Canal, stands a polder mill. It is located on the edge of Hensbroek to drain the Hensbroek Polder. There is also a picturesque footbridge…
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- July 30, 2025
Pure nature, dune feeling and open landscapes, expansive forests... and even Scottish Highland cattle - where can you find all that? Today we were out on the LandStreifer "Die Berge" (The Mountains) trail between Borken and Velen. By Münsterland standards, the climbs were even incredible: the Tannenb…
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- July 17, 2025
We took the ICE 640 from Berlin Hbf to Duisburg at 10:48 a.m.
From there, we continued our bike ride back home and were once again impressed (even after so many kilometers on the R1) by how beautiful the Lower Rhine is. 😉
But best of all, today we found out we're going to be grandparents!
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- LudgerTi, Mike Gigengack, and others like this.
- July 16, 2025
Before taking the ICE train to Duisburg tomorrow, we downloaded the komoot track "The Center in a Tour" from the Visite Berlin website and used it to visit many Berlin highlights.
visitberlin.de/de/das-zentrum-einer-tour
For example, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Breitscheidplatz, Tiergarten, the…
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- July 14, 2025
We set off today at 9 a.m. in glorious weather for the final leg of our journey from Schermützelsee, where we had spent the night. It's the largest lake in Märkische Schweiz and lies in the center of the nature park of the same name.
Upon leaving the nature reserve, the R1 once again leads across open…
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- Ex-Altherrenpöhler, Malibri, and others like this.
- July 13, 2025
Our penultimate bike ride started today in light drizzle at Müggelsee and immediately continued east on the R1 through forests and along small lakes. Beyond Erkner, the drizzle ended. The trails were mostly well-paved, some paved, some paved forest paths.
The Märkischer Schweiz nature reserve is also…
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- July 12, 2025
Today, some of us took the train again.
Reason 1.
We haven't had any rain on our 13 stages so far, but today the much-needed rain came pouring down.
Reason 2.
Today marks the 4th edition of the "Rave the Planet" techno parade. Organizers expect approximately 300,000 participants on Straße des 17. Juni between…
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Last night, I was still wondering about all the cycling travel brochures in our room, but that was cleared up at breakfast. Our host casually talked about his cycling tours in Morocco, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ireland, the tours from the Netherlands to Rome, Barcelona, and so on...
All WITHOUT an e-bike or…