Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a 2.4 square kilometers large vast landscape garden at a mountain belonging to the Habichtswald. It is located at the city quarter Wilhelmshöhe of Kassel, Germany. The Bergpark is designed in the style of an English landscape garden with baroque and neo-classical elements. It is especially famous for its water games that use 200 to 300 years old techniques and work without electricity.
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It is the town’s landmark of Kassel, Germany and visible from nearly everywhere in the city: the octagon with the Herkules monument on top. It is one of the central buildings of the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013. The building is located on the back of the 526 meters high Karlsberg mountain in the Habichtswald.
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The Dönche is a large natural reserve south of the city quarter Wilhelmshöhe belonging to Kassel, Germany. It is one of the beautiful parts of the city and used by the locals to go for a walk, enjoy nature and at the right season of the year also to watch animals.
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The Spiegelburg was a small medieval castle high above river Werra. It was built somewhen between the 12th and the 14th century CE and consisted of a main fortress on 30 x 30 meters for the noble inhabitants and an outer bailey with stables and additional buildings.
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The Nieme is a 16 kilometers long river starting in the Bramwald near Varlosen and running into river Weser near Bursfelde, Hann. Münden, Germany. It then runs through a wonderful valley and sometimes cuts deep into the landscape. At its end the section has been changed by humans multiple times and has now been brought back to its natural look. Continue reading “Niemetal”
At Adelebsen, Germany on a hill next to the city center you can find the remaining buildings of the fortress and castle of Adelebsen. It dates back to the year 1234 and was home to the local nobility. Their line ended in 1957 with the death of Georg Freiherr von Adelebsen, the castle is now owned by a foundation. Continue reading “Burg Adelebsen”
Hidden in the forest between Hemeln and Glashütte belonging to Hann. Münden, Germany you can find the ruin Bramburg. It dates back to the 11th century CE and today you can see the well-preserved donjon and some rests of the walls. You can’t enter the building but it is nice to explore the area and the forest surrounding it. Continue reading “Bramburg”
Most tourists go to the Landungsbrücken at Hamburg, Germany to get some hanseatic flair. If you’re looking for a good alternative just go to the Fähranleger Neumühlen by ship or car. Then you can have old ships at a harbour, moving container cranes, the river Elbe, giant sea vessels, a sandy beach, bars and rolls with fresh fish. Continue reading “Elbufer”
High above the beach of Porto Giunco at Villasimius, Italy you can see an old Spanish tower made of stone which isn’t in best condition. It is a fortification from the 16th century protecting the bay. You can’t enter it but it’s location gives you great views on the coast line around it. Continue reading “Torre di Porto Giunco”