Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Spreewald (or Błota in Lower Sorbian) is a nice former swamp area where you can hike, ride your bycicle, do canoeing or let yourself be taken around in small traditional ships. But what if the weather is bad? In Lübbenau, Germany there is also a nice spa – the Spreewelten. It is quite a typical indoor and outdoor adventure pool – with artificial waves, a small restaurant and a lazy river. Continue reading “Swimming with penguins”
Especially older people getting to the Spreewald (Błota in Lower Sorbian) want to explore the old artificial channels in small traditional ships. These have benches and tables, often drinks are provided and they are moved by a person with a long bar pushing them forward. It is the Venezia of German retirees. Like it or not, it’s a big factor in local tourism. Continue reading “The right harbour”
The Döberitzer Heide close to Dallgow-Döberitz, Germany is a 5000 hectares large nature protection area not far away from Berlin. From the year 1713 on it was a military training ground and as it was only closed in 1991 there are still some relicts: old buildings and unexploded bombs. Today the Heinz-Sielmann-Stiftung uses the area to reestablish species like the European bison and Przewalski horses. Continue reading “Döberitzer Heide”
When staying in Hannover, Germany I was normally couch-surfing at the home of friends. This time I had to book a hotel and a recommendation was the ibis hotel in Vahrenwalder Straße – a rather cheap one, but it gives you the possibility to reach the main railway station of Hannover within three stops of the tramway. Continue reading “Cheap & easily reachable”
In my youth it was impossible to go by car through Lower Saxony and not to here the radio advertisement for the “Vogelpark Walsrode” with its iconic jingle. But we never went to the biggest bird park in the world in the Lüneburg Heath, located near Walsrode, Germany. Now was the time for that and the park created in 1962 is definitely worth a visit, even though you will find some deterioration here and there. Continue reading “Watching birds”
Morschen is a small town south of Melsungen, Germany. There you can find the cloister Haydau dating back to the year 1235 CE – beautifully preserved and now used for cultural events. You can also book a guided tour or enjoy the nice garden. Attached to it is the modern hotel named after the cloister, often used for conferences. Continue reading “Visiting the cloister”
If you’re looking for a beergarden in Hann. Münden, Germany the list of options isn’t too long. If you go a bit north to Hemeln, still belonging to Hann. Münden, there is a well-known and most-frequented one: the Gasthaus ‘Zur Fähre’. Lots of bikers get here on sunny days for a drink, a piece of cake or a #Strammer Max’ (bread with sausage and egg) under old trees. Continue reading “Zur Fähre”
These days you can get strawberries everywhere. If you don’t want to simply buy them and have the fun of gathering yourself you can get to Göttingen, Germany and visit the strawberry fields of family Mecke. Since 30 years they offer the possibility to collect the fruits of up to seven different kinds of strawberry plants on a large field close to Göttingen. Continue reading “Strawberry fields”
The new Turkish restaurant Istanbul in Hann. Münden seems to exist because of two reasons: first, the Lokanta – a famous Turkish restaurant – closed and second, the Bollywood – a fantastic Indian restaurant had to shut down. The Istanbul now serves the customers of the Lokanta in the rooms of the former Bollywood restaurant. Continue reading “Restaurant or diner?”
The Premier Inn is a hotel at terminal 4 of the Heathrow airport in London, England. It is located next to the Hilton airport hotel and connected to terminal 4 by a footbridge. It offers good hotel rooms and as a special feature it has its own Costa coffee bar in the basement.