Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
When you’ve walked through the long pedestrian zone of Heidelberg, Germany you might want to have a look on the castle above the city center. If you found the Kornmarkt and turn right you will see a not so beautiful hotel and in its basement the station for Heidelberger Bergbahnen. Continue reading “Up the mountain”
The NH-Hotel in Heidelberg, Germany is a four star hotel located in the Bergheimer Straße, close to the main railway station and an easy walk the the city center. It is located in the building of an old brewery and is therefore very spacious and his high ceilings. Continue reading “Sleeping at the old brewery”
If you walk around in Hann. Münden, Germany you’ll come across the Rotunde – a big but rather low tower. It was one of the two towers of the upper gate (“Oberes Tor“) at the southern end of the city. The first written statement about this gate dates back to the year 1318. Continue reading “The Rotunde”
The airport of Hannover, Germany is located on the grounds of the city of Langenhagen situated 10 kilometers north of the capital of Lower Saxony. It was opened in 1952, has three runways and four terminals (A to D) and transports eight million passengers each year. Continue reading “Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen (HAJ)”
If you want to have the chance to see the rare and threatened species olm (Proteus anguinus, German: Grottenolm) you might consider a trip to the Hermannshöhle in Rübeland, belonging to Oberharz am Brocken, Germany. In 1932 five of these animals have been brought there from Postojna, Slovenia. Continue reading “Visiting the Grottenolm”
Bikes & adrenaline: the Rappbodetalsperre in Elbingerode, Germany is a destination for both. Many people get there by motorbike or car to a have a look on the huge dam. You can park at a car park (fees apply) and walk through a tunnel to the dam. Next to the car park you can also get some fries or walk up to a viewpoint. Continue reading “Rappbodetalsperre”
The Gasthaus “Zum Fischer” in Wendefurth belonging to Thale, Germany is one of those places I wouldn’t normally enter. They play German hit songs and the restaurant looks really old-fashioned outside. But if you want to get away from the masses on the Rappbodetalsperre and like fresh fish it is the right destination for you. Continue reading “Trouts and other fishes”
The Trimurti is an Indian eatery in Kassel, Germany – located on the main street up to the Herkules, close to the university. They serve only one Thali dish each day, but therefore in good quality, vegan or vegetarian and you can customize it with different sauces. Continue reading “Vegan, Indian, relaxing”
Ants are a fantastic species. They can carry 100 times their weight. The summed up mass of ants on the planet is higher than the mass of all humans. They form states in big anthills. And yet we don’t know too much about them. If you want to see the hustle and bustle of such a formicary there is a good location in Hann. Münden, Germany. Continue reading “Hustle and bustle”
If you go by car to Hann. Münden, Germany you might see two wooden signs for the restaurant Rinderstall (cattle stall) and a forest and hunting museum. You might be disappointed if you take the long ride deep into the forest: it is closed since a fire in the year 2013. Continue reading “Restaurant in the woods”