Oderwald, this time romanticized

Oderwald, this time romanticized

Somehow I never got close to the Oderwald on the one hand. On the other hand I still visited the forest time after time. And then this Saturday was supposed to be romantic after all? Well, it is Saturday before Valentine’s day on Monday. I prepare myself for it. How? You know by a romantic tour through the Oderwald. Walking

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The Oderwald: Where the coffins have beards

The Oderwald: Where the coffins have beards

The Oderwald is not for the faint-hearted, I said that already. This impression was confirmed this sunday. We are on a tour around the so called Hungerberg, the heighest heigh within the Oderwald. We kind of have an idea how the hill got its name. However the wooden coffin-like cases at the entrance of the forest with its brush-borders on

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Salzgitter-Bad: Tracing the salt history

Salzgitter-Bad: Tracing the salt history

This sunday my wanderlust gets a rest. My plans for today require my mountainbike because I am about to discover Salzgitter-Bad. The old part of the town is supposed to have some nice frame houses, that’s what I learned from the internet. Finally I end up strolling in the footsteps of the salt history. On the way I discover interesting

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Corona-diary: Last Exit Gebardshagen

Corona-diary: Last Exit Gebardshagen

Last exit Gebardshagen. Salzgitter, please do not take offence. I have almost been to every part of the town this summer. Today Gebardshagen was my last try to make peace with the cycle paths around the conglomerate of different towns. Well, I cannot transcend this feeling. I can truley recommend the Heerter See for a visit, that does not hold

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Bicycle touring in the Oderwald: not for the faint-hearted

Bicycle touring in the Oderwald: not for the faint-hearted

On the wrong track It is hot in Germany. Jogging is not fun anymore at most in the early morning hours. That’s why I hop on my MTB and explore the cycle paths around Wolfenbüttel, the Oderwald and Salzgitter. Destinations are Salzgitter-Salder with its castle museum on the one hand. On the other hand I bike to Heiningen with its

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(Deutsch) Corona-Tagebuch: Der Wolfi geht um!

(Deutsch) Corona-Tagebuch: Der Wolfi geht um!

In the Oderwald they say: “Do not turn around, the wolf walks abroad!” Otherwise, the joint community is peaceful, however within the forest you have to be beware of the Lupus upon hiking or jogging according to warning signs attached to some trees. In case you are faced with on of those fierce animals you should not run away but

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