Of cliffs, grandparents, hunters and cholera

Of cliffs, grandparents, hunters and cholera

This sunday we are on the move in the Nördliches Harzvorland. We want to expand our stamp collection and decided on the stamp stations around Lutter am Barenberg, Wallmoden and Bodenstein. On our way we take a seat on a stone sofa, visit grandma and grandpa and take up the track of the hunters, make a stopover at the cholera

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Of Baroque, stud work and the Weser cycle path

Of Baroque, stud work and the Weser cycle path

The first bicycle tour of the year is always something special. There is the spring-like breezing in our face on the one hand. On the other hand we enjoy the early bloomer and the delicate green around us. The feeling of freedom, the first warm sun beams on our face and just to enjoy life as it is: flowing like

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Between Himmelsthür and Giesener Teiche

Between Himmelsthür and Giesener Teiche

I like Hildesheim and its environment consistently better. I have been to this area several times during Corona. For example, I visited the Hildesheimer Wald and the beautiful Tosmarkamm. This time we are about to walk along the river „Innerste“ and the Giesener Teiche. We are especially surprised by the landscape around the nature reserve „Giesener Teiche“. Between the grassy

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Facing Britain

Facing Britain

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

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A birdhouse coloured red, white, yellow

A birdhouse coloured red, white, yellow

Are you looking for play, fund and excitement without having to buy the famous Kinder Surprise? If so, I have something for you. Here comes the extra: collecting stamps in the Wolfenbüttel area. Sounds boring to you? It’s not at all. Play: collecting stamps. Fun: drinking coffee at Willeckes Lust. Excitement: a hike along the former german-german border between Hornburg

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Stamp fever – over and over again

Stamp fever – over and over again

I thought I closed this chapter, the collection of stamps. But then I came across the „Nördliches Harzvorland“ and everything started afresh. This time the track leads to Kissenbrück, more precisel to the manor of Hedwigsburg. Later on we walk into the Asse, where the ruins of the fortress are luring with stamp number two. Discoveries at the palace garden

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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 Ottifant of the stone chamber of the Dorm

The Ottifant of the stone chamber of the Dorm

With our trip in the forest Dorm around the village Groß Steinum we enjoy a journey into the geological past of the region. Two so called megalithic chambered tomb are on our list. The biggest tomb of the area which is still located in its original place is the Lübbensteine close to Helmstedt. I visited them 1,5 years ago with

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New Year’s Eve on the Leineberglandbalkon

New Year’s Eve on the Leineberglandbalkon

The New Year’s hike becomes in its second year slowly but surely an inherent part of the last day of the years. Next to the Wilhlem Busch excursion in 2020 we hike in the Leinebergland this time, more precisely on the Duinger ridgeway. The hightlight on this 20 km-trip is the visit of the Leinebergland-balcony. High above Marienhagen Our tour

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