Twelve degrees and sun shine in December and regardless thirsty for mulled wine? Well, these three wishes cannot be combined with each other. Whereas wish no. 1 and 2 are fulfilled on this saturday, wish no. 3 is neglected. We missed the “Drive-in christmas market” at Rautheim. Since Wednesday we have our second lockdown of the year. Merry Christmas? We
After four weeks at Bad Kösen we have seen a lot! This will be our last excursion today. We have mixed feelings but first of all we want to enjoy this final discovery tour. And it is once more special to us! The wineroute hiking trail is on our itinerary. We are heading for Zeitz and its Moritzburg. The weather
This time it is love at first sight: Upon our arrival at Freyburg/Unstrut on a sunday morning we are immediately enchanted. The town is very nice and above all offers a wide range of different hiking trails. On the parking site for hikers we choose the Schweigenberg-Rundweg which is genuine piece of jewellery! Zscheiplitz with its minster is definitely the
Where are the mills? During our hike this Saturday we kind of wondered where the mills promised are supposed to be. The brochure of the tourist information promised us „nine impressive wind and water mills“ on this walk between Naumburg, Boblas, Wetterscheid and the Kroppen valley. But we saw almost nothing of that. The actual surprise of the day was
Today I walk on a historical path and encounter the count of Braunschweig (CoB). It is about the battle of Jena-Auerstedt. In case you are in doubt whether this hike is worth a visit, let me tell you this much: if Goethe was here it must be interesting. And he was. The so called Goethe cycle path crosses the path
I mentioned it already in my article about Jena that the castles of Dornburg are still on my to-do-list. The beautiful weather on this tuesday invited us to make this trip and visit the castle ensemble with its gardens today. And I can tell you this much by now: No matter if it’s Rokoko, Renaissance or high-medieval architecture: the so
It is cold outside, very cold. The thermometer shoes minus 1 degree. The white frost on the grass and on the trees gives me a first notion of Christmas. The sun beams from a deep blue sky and lures me into nature. Wearing some layers of cloths on my body I get on my bike. The air is very clear,
Sunday morning. The sky is grey, the chance of rain is about 40 %. Time for a short trip to Camburg by bike and maybe further on to the castles of Dornburg. From Bad Kösen I cycle via Lengefeld, Saaleck, Kleinheringen and Kaatschen to Camburg. The weather stays dry. Whereas the outward journey is unhurried the way back is stressful.
You know that: commercial brochures always promise you the best experience ever. The brochure „Naturelebnis Saale-Unstrut“ just told me that visiting and hiking aroudn the Geiseltalsee would be it. The lake is supposed to be the biggest man-made of its kind within Germany. We intend to bicycle around the water body. The circle around the lake is 26 km long.
Friday afternoon the sky is grey and rainy. Not the best conditions for sports activities outside. So why not pay a visit to a city nearbye? We choose Jena, a university town. Jena is home of the Friedrich-Schiller university. Moreover the city of lights of Thuringia has more than 330 historic monuments, which are being renovated time after time since