Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Sächsische Schweiz is the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains (Elbsandsteingebirge) in Lohmen, Germany – not far away from Dresden. Once there was a sea in this region which created beautiful sandstone rocks. Both parts – in Germany as well as in the Czech Republic – have been declared as nature protection areas. Continue reading “Sächsische Schweiz”
The Loschwitzer Brücke (König-Albert-Brücke until 1912) is a 280 meters long metal bridge spanning the river Elbe in Dresden, Germany. It is an example for German engineering art as to allow ships passing unhindered it was not allowed to have pillars in the water. It is therefore commonly referred to not by its name but by the title Blaues Wunder (blue wonder). Continue reading “Blaues Wunder”
The soccer world championship 2010 in Germany created enough revenue and therefore the German football association (DFB) decided to create a national soccer museum – the Deutsches Fußballmuseum. Dortmund, Germany was selected to be the best location and it opened its gates in 2015. Continue reading “Soccer history”
Somewhere in the Czech Republic close to Skalná and not to far from the border to Germany you can find the nature protection area Soos – which means swamp in the local dialect. It is a special area because nearly 200 hot mineral springs come up here what makes the area beautiful in all seasons. Continue reading “Soos and Císařský pramen”
Loket, Czech Republic is an extraordinary beautiful city because of its location: it is situated on a rocky mountain that is nearly totally surrounded by river Ohře that floats around it. On the highest point you will find the castle Loket (“Elbogen” in German) from the 12th century CE. Continue reading “Hrad Loket”
In the Ore Mountains belonging to Germany and the Czech Republic there was more to find than ore – also silver, cobalt and uranium for example. One place where miners digged down deep into the earth was Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany. At the Markus-Röhling-Stolln they gathered silver and cobalt between 1500 and 1857. Continue reading “Markus-Röhling-Stolln”
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic is visited by a vast amount of Russians each year. They get here for a treatment at a health resort and to drink the mineral water from the numerous hot springs. Therefore it is no wonder that there is a also a Russian orthodox church in the city. Continue reading “Chrám svatého Petra a Pavla”
The Fichtelberg-Schwebebahn is a teleferic leading from the Kurort Oberwiesenthal, Germany to the top of mountain Fichtelberg (1210 meters). It is the oldest one in Germany and was opened in 1924. Since than it has been repaired and replaced multiple times and is a modern teleferic. Continue reading “Schwebebahn to the Fichtelberg”
The Fichtelbergbahn is a narrow-gauge railway (750 mm) operated with steam engines that transports passengers from Cranzahl, Germany to the Kurort Oberwiesenthal – the highest city in Germany. From there you can get by a teleferic or a chairlift to the 1210 meters high Fichtelberg. Continue reading “Fichtelbergbahn”
If you want to increase your health you might come to Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. A lot of Russians do and you can watch them walk through the city with special mugs that are beautifully and golden decorated and their handles are used as straws. Now and then they get some new water from the hot springs and drink it. Continue reading “Mlýnská kolonáda”