Rediscovering old trails — that, or something similar, could be the title of this post. Although the hiking trail around Elfenstein wasn’t new to us, we still discovered some new things along the way. One example was the Hofcafé im Schwalbennest in Bettingerode, a real hidden gem well worth the trip. These days, I’m more focused on enjoying the surroundings
Autumn is also exhibition season. Why? Well, somehow, life starts taking place indoors again rather than out in nature, weather permitting. 🙂 Last Friday afternoon, we found ourselves drawn to Salzgitter-Ringelheim. Really? Yes! Alongside the opening reception for Bernd Weise’s exhibition, “Through the Years, Through Time,” we were also tempted by the chance to take a look inside the mausoleum,
In his final work, entitled The Troubled Man, the Swedish author Henning Mankell has his novel’s protagonist (or is he an antihero?) utter sentences such as these: “‘I feel old,’ Wallander said. ‘Every day I wake up with the feeling that everything is moving so unbelievably fast. I don’t know whether I’m chasing after something or running away from something.
With the feeling that this might be our last mountain bike tour of the year — at least one with summer-like autumn temperatures — we set off by car for Bockenem on Sunday around noon. From here, we plan to ride the Nette Valley Circular Route. Our excursion promises to take us past several local attractions and, at 40 kilometers
Ascent to the Harly Tower Sometimes, after a long and exhausting week at work, you simply don’t feel like getting into the car and driving a long way for a hike or bike ride. Fortunately, there are some really good alternatives right on your doorstep. The Harly, a ridge of hills, is one such option. Especially in autumn, when the
Autumn has really turned things up a notch weather-wise: temperatures climbed as high as 26°C last weekend! More than enough reason to hop on our mountain bikes and head out for two beautiful rides. On Saturday, we headed into the Weser Uplands, more precisely to Bückeburg. The plan was to explore the countryside around this beautiful half-timbered town in the
What could be better than a retreat in the Allgäu? Well, perhaps a retreat in the Allgäu with picture-perfect weather! 🙂 The Allgäu is without a doubt one of my favorite regions in Germany. The landscape is simply beautiful, the food is delicious, and the hiking trails and views are spectacular. And when the program of the retreat is just
Last weekend was once again all about sports and culture. However, the rather gloomy weather on Friday, which mostly presented itself in various shades of grey, did not exactly encourage us to go hiking or cycling. Still, we wanted to stretch our legs a little, so we decided to take a short walk around Lake Vienenburg — only 2.7 km,
There is always something going on at the weekends during the summer months. And that makes perfect sense: here in Germany, you should make the most of the warm season and get outside, because from October onwards, we will all be huddled around the heating again anyway. 🙂 This weekend, the town of Bad Harzburg invited everyone to its traditional
Last autumn, we discovered the Deister. The hike near Nienstedt had convinced us of the qualities of this 405-meter-high ridge in the Calenberg Uplands, along the northern edge of the Lower Saxon Hills near Hanover. On Komoot, I found an interesting hike that was supposed to combine nature and culture. It has the rather lovely name “Garden Art and Woodland