Month: August 2016

Just finished Orphan Black Season 4. OMG

Well this is something:http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-37233913

The Harz mountains in the center of Germany are probably not tall, but for sure they are incredible beautiful. I followed the following path along the Bode river:One highlight of the trip was Hexentanzplatz (a very nice place above the world, full of bad and ugly witches 🙂 ).After 13 km and a lot of pictures I declared myself a very happy “hiker”. Please don’t make my mistakes: take some good trail shoes,...

Since some time I am trying to find the longest german word. From my point of view, germans like details and are very specific when they describe a situation. The word that is the longest one that I found so far is: Hottentottenstottertrottelmutterattentäterlattengitterwetterkottenbeutelrattenfangprämie 91 characters. Even if this word is not used normally and I am sure it was created just for fun, to show how cool and flexible  german...

Oppenau is a city worth to visit.The church:Try to find a place that is high enough so you can see the hills:

If you are on the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse don’t forget about Freudenstadt – even if the city was completely rebuilt after it was destroyed during WWII, the city will impress you.The Marktplatz is for sure something that you don’t expect for a “small” city: The church is also rebuilt: And this is how the church used to look like:And some history:The cherrycake in Cafe Bacher (2,6 euro):

On the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse you can find Mummelsee: The mermaid protects the lake: View from the Berghotel restaurant:

Festspiele Theater:You can park in the parking garage near the Theater – it’s just 1km away from the center and for 2 hours you pay 3 euro.In Baden-Baden there are a lot of hidden spots like the one below. Just pick one side street and you will be amazed:The city:The Spitalkirche:The Stadtkirche:The Trinkhalle:

Hornberger Uhrenspiele (on the way to Triberg, in Niederwasser):The biggest waterfall in Germany can be found in Triberg – entrance: 4 euro Be sure that you have a Parkscheibe in Triberg with you, the parking is 2 hours for free if you habe it. If not, you will pay 4 euro if you want to buy one. Ifnot, paid parking place are available.Cherrycake in Cafe Adler (2,6 take away and 3,2 to eat it in the cafe):

One of the most beautiful cities that I visited in Germany:Stadtkirche St. Marien – 1505: The Rathaus:Cherry pie ☺️ (Cafe im Winzerhof – 2,6 euro) :

“Wer nämlich mit h schreibt ist dämlich, du Dumpfbacke.” by Katja

The region is known for the wine that is made here. The hills are covered with grape plants:

The Catholic Church in Ottersweier – first stone in 1517:Karlsruhe – Stadtgarten (entrance to the Zoo):The palace in Karlsruhe – you can visit the Landesmuseum inside the palace (6 euro Kombiticket with the tower included, Friday afternoon is for free):The view from the tower:

The Münster: View from the tower (admission to the tower is 2 euro):Historical shopping place:Black Forest cherrycake (Kolben Kaffee) – 3,40 euro:The city:Close to the church, there are a lot of thin streets: View from the Canon Place – I actually recommend this spot for an overview of the city – just use the bridge close to Schwabentor: The old Rathaus (1558): The new Rathaus:

Parking price per hour is in Schwerin 1,5 euro.Swimming contest in Schwerin: The entrance ticket in the castle is 8,5 euro for an adult. I used the ticket that I bought yesterday for all 7 castles in the area. I just had to show it at the tickets desk.The castle:Inside the castle: The throne: Each throne room door has a different keyword: Integritas Veritas Virtus Lex Candor Honor Sanctitas Serenitas Pax Salus Splendor Decor Castle view:The...

There are a lot of people today in Ludwigslust it seems, the parking lots are hard to find. Finally I could find a free parking 1,1 km away from the castle (Parking in the city is for free for 4 hours). But the weather is ok, so I am happy to walk and maybe I catch one interesting Pokemon.The castle is open from 10 to 18. A normal ticket costs 6,50 euro. I prefered to take the 7 auf einen Streich ticket, which costs 22 euro and can be used for...

See Aurora Borealis (done – 31.12.2016 in Iceland, Höfn) and Aurora Australis Visit Ireland for one month (done – september 2017) Spend a Christmas at Santa Claus’s home in Rovaniemi (Finland) Visit St. Petersburg – White Nights or New Year Visit New York Go one month in Asia with the backpack Meet nice people during travelling See the Grand Canyon Visit Machu Picchu Climb the Everest See the pyramids in Egypt See Victoria Falls Run a...

Wörlitz is a small city, but green and people can relax drinking a coffee under an apple tree.I liked taking a small walk in the park, around the lake: The church: The Wörlitz castle:The gothic house: I made a tour inside the gothic house, it costs 7,5 euro. There are 15 rooms with very old furniture and a lot of paintings (a lot!). Even in the library, there was no place for books, because the walls were full of...

Taking the Gondola seems here a very cool thing to do. I am wondering, do the gondoliers sing for the guests? 

Today is an incredible sunny perfect day, so I decided spontaneous to see also the Wörlitz Park, because … why not?

It reminds me of Barcelona

  yey!

       

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