Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Teufelsbrücke or devils bridge is a bent pedestrian bridge in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe at Kassel, Germany. It was first a wooden bridge that was replaced in 1826 by a metal one created by local company Hentschel. It is the third location of the water games and the water falls ten meters down into the Höllenteich (lake of hell). Continue reading “Teufelsbrücke”
The Löwenburg (lions castle) is an artificial castle ruin within the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe at Kassel, Germany. It was built in neo-Gothic style from 1793 on and was the private retreat and later burial place of William I, landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Its original name was Felsenburg (cliff or rock castle).
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The Steinhöfer Wasserfall at Kassel, Germany is an artificial waterfall and the second element of the water games at the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe – after the cascades underneath the Herkules monument. It was finished in 1793 following plans of Karl Friedrich Steinhofer.
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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 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”
Probably the best and most original döner at Kassel, Germany. The owners – a Turkish family – wanted to bring high quality döner kebap to Kassel like you would get it for example in Berlin. From there they receive the meat and the equipment. Continue reading “Cult Cassel”