It rarely happens, but when it does: snow in the pre-Christmas season. Right on time for the beginning of the Christmas month of December, the white beauty falls from the sky. With a powdery layer on the streets, the Christmas spirit sets in. The Advent season couldn’t start any better. And when on the first of December, it’s said, “Magni
This spring will not gather momentum. Sunny and warm days are rare. My recommendation: If you catch one of them, use it. Of course, the best way is a hike in the Harz Mountains. Today we choose the Oker valley. A round course leads us from the town Oker via the Adler cliffs and the Verlobungsinsel (engagement island) to Romkerhall.
Facing Britain is the name of the exhibition which is currently shown at the museum Mönchehaus Goslar. It is a touring exhibition that could be visited in other German cities before. Facing Britain claims that it documents the development of the British society from the 1960ies until today. What has started as documentary photography, our guide tells us, ends with
Have you heard about Mabel? She could have been John Bon Jovis muse when he sang “Oh, she is a little runaway” in the 80ies or she could have been Götz Alzmann’s role model for “Mabel with legs bent like sabre.” Mabel, the vivacious old Englih sheepdog from Wolfshagen that likes to jump over fences and to let off steam
Hiking on the fringes of the Harz mountains can also be fun – that’s what we learned the last time we walked from Vienenburg to the cloister Wöltingerode. Stages like the Harly tower and the Herbal-August-Cave were still kept in good memory. Last Sunday we were up to broaden our knowledge about the “Harzer Klosterwanderweg”. Once again we start our