Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
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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Hann. Münden, Germany is a small city normally well-connected to the bigger cities Kassel and Göttingen around it. Many people live here that work outside of the city. It’s always good to know how to get there and what the alternatives are when facing extreme weather conditions or strikes.
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The restaurant Anadolu (meaning Anatolia, a region of Turkey) at Kassel, Germany is a mix of a Turkish restaurant and eatery. They serve pretty good original Döner and many other nice dishes. The restaurant is located at the Fünffensterstraße close to the city center.
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A visit to the restaurant ‘Kleine Konoba‘ (‘small konoba‘) at Kassel, Germany is a short trip to the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The owners have their roots at Zadar, Croatia and serve the typical cuisine of this region: delicious fish and meat, risotto, pasta, cevapcici (‘cevapi‘), special ham (‘prsut‘) and cheese (for example ‘marinirani ovcji sir‘). Continue reading “Kleine Konoba”
It’s a thing you never want to experience: for a short moment in time you fail to keep your eyes on your valuables and then your wallet or handbag is gone without a trace. This especially happens when you feel too safe at a public place or when you visit places that are massively crowded. When you realize your loss you need to act fast and in the right way. Continue reading “Stolen wallet or handbag”
It’s the pure horror: you’re on a Christmas market or in a crowded shopping mall and then you notice that your wallet is gone. With all your bank cards and credit cards. Keep a cool head because now you need to do the right things pretty fast. Continue reading “Stolen bank cards”
It should never happen but it happens more often than you think: you drive your car and then you hit another car. This often happens when you park your car in a narrow car park or want to leave a parking space. In different countries there are different rules how to continue. Continue reading “Damaging another car”
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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It is a coffee bar and restaurant chain I always had ignored in the past: the Cafe Del Sol. They offer good breakfast, typical drinks and nice food. The restaurant architecture follows the design of southern US-American ranches. And they are always placed near motorways – that is why a passionate user of public transport like me never got close to them.
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