Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
We were looking for a hotel not far away from the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as we wanted to attend a concert there. Our requirements were low but we were pretty late and therefore had to take the Astoria City Resort hotel in Altenessen, a city quarter of neighboring Essen, Germany. It was at least 45 minutes on foot away from the concert location. Continue reading “Somewhere at Altenessen”
The Ratsbrauhaus in Hann. Münden, Germany is a restaurant located under the old town hall of the city. It is a nice place which offers also enough space for groups of different sizes. You can enjoy a nice buffet with various kinds of meat, vegetables and fish – but they also have a menu you can always choose from. They offer the traditional German meals you’ll find in breweries: meat loafs, burgers, steaks. Continue reading “Ratsbrauhaus”
It is said to be the most wonderful day in a lifetime. And it is a day you’ll have to prepare a whole year long. After our engagement at the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and our civil marriage at the old townhall in Göttingen, Germany it was time for our wedding ceremony and party at the Tierpark Sababurg within the Reinhardswald belonging to Hofgeismar, Germany. Continue reading “Once in a lifetime”
The documenta is one of the biggest exhibitions for contemporary art held every five years for 100 days in Kassel, Germany. At more than 30 locations indoor and outdoor you can discover art works and temporary restaurants and bars enhance the city. In 2017 the 14th documenta is held in Αθήνα, Greece and Kassel, Germany – the central exhibition hall Fridericianum is filled with exhibits from museums in Greece.
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The AquaPark in the small village Hemfurth belonging to Edertal, Germany is a water playground next to the dam of the Edersee water reservoir. If you arrive at the village you’ll have to park your car in a large car park outside the village (for a small fee) and walk five minutes to the dam. There a fountain creates a small artificial river that cools down dogs and the feet of children. Continue reading “AquaPark”
The second largest water reservoir in Germany with a water surface of 11.8 squarekilometers can be found in the federal state of Hesse. The river Eder is stopped by a 48 meters high dam built between 1908 and 1914. It is used to supply the Mittellandkanal with water to assure that ships can transport goods from the Ruhrgebiet to Berlin, Germany. The area around the Edersee belongs to the natural reserve Kellerwald-Edersee which offers different opportunities to have a nice time. Continue reading “The Edersee”
If you want to enjoy good views on the Edersee water reservoir – use the TreeTopWalk as a viewing platform. It is a metal walking path up into the treetops giving you also the opportunity to learn more about the forest and the animals living within. The TreeTopWalk is located directly at the Edersee in a region belonging to Edertal, Germany and the natural reserve Kellerwald-Edersee. Continue reading “Baumkronenweg”
If you’re looking for a place where you can have a barbecue with family, friends or an organization, every village seems to have a location for that – often maintained honorary by the local community. One of the nicest places I’ve seen is located in the remote village Speele, belonging to Staufenberg, Germany. You can reach it by car on the one and only road connecting this place to the outside world or by regional train from Kassel or Eichenberg. Continue reading “Köhlerhütte”
In the year 1540 the reformation hit Hann. Münden, Germany and Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen and Antonius Corvinius turned the former Catholic church St. Blasius into a Protestant one. At the end of the 18th century new Catholic citizens arrived to work for the military and the local industry – therefore a new Catholic church was needed. Continue reading “New catholic church”
There are some words which you really dislike if you’re a frequent user of trains in Germany: “Weichenstörung” (switch point failure), “Stellwerksausfall” (railway control center failure), “Personenschaden” (damage to persons), “Signalstörung” (signal failure), “geänderte Wagenreihung” (changed order of rail cars) and of course “Schienenersatzverkehr“. It means that you’ll have to go by bus – usually with a longer travel time and missed connections. Continue reading “Schienenersatzverkehr”