Dünaer Rötzelkamm: A landscape like a dream

Dünaer Rötzelkamm: A landscape like a dream

It is THE insider tip on the edge of the Harz Mountains between Osterode and Ührde. That’s where you’ll find the Dünaer Rötzelkamm. An absolute highlight, especially for hikers who have already explored everything in the Braunschweig region and the Harz Mountains. The Rötzelkamm is part of the Karst Trail (Karstwanderweg). For stamp collectors, the 15-kilometer circular hiking tour offers

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Bollywood at Hörden am Harz

Bollywood at Hörden am Harz

Admittedly, Hörden am Harz is not exactly known for its international charm. And yet, we were able to discover it yesterday. It is located in the garden of a very lovely café and invites you to relax. It is a Hollywood swing of a special kind, namely Bollywood style. Presumably, this piece was not imported from the subcontinent. Still, with

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Where heroes are hiking

Where heroes are hiking

I learned about it from an acquaintance: There is a nature reserve (NSG) in the Leine Valley. It is called Leinpolder. There are supposed to be sea eagles there as well. I was immediately hooked. I noted the name and planned to Google the address after the conversation. Through the continuing education program for nature scouts, I found the area:

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State Museum Behind Ägidien: A Place of our own

State Museum Behind Ägidien: A Place of our own

Was it pure coincidence or destiny? Friday evening, I was scrolling through the internet, thinking about what I could do on the weekend. Then I remembered, didn’t I read something about an exhibition? At the Landesmuseum Hinter Ägidien? I visit the museum’s website and bingo! On the opening weekend at the end of March, the museum is offering not only

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Goslar: Discover the Granestausee anew

Goslar: Discover the Granestausee anew

Saturday afternoon in Goslar. “The Beauty of Bioscience” at the Brauhaus Goslar is on our agenda. With a certain level of expectation, we enter the exhibition space on the first floor. We had imagined that someone would guide us through the exhibition or at least be available for questions. But we are alone. A bit disillusioned, we walk through the

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Book Review: Susanne Abel’s Gretchen

Book Review: Susanne Abel’s Gretchen

It’s not often that the second volume of a duology is as captivating as the first. Susanne Abel has achieved this with her two novels Stay Away from Gretchen and What I Never Said. While the first story focuses on the protagonist Greta from East Prussia, the second volume revolves around the fate of her husband Konrad and an inherited

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