off the beaten path

One of the first excursions after the winter break in the crisis in Germany was to the Blankenhorn castle ruins. In this…

This time an excursion led again to France to the Alsace in the Northern Vosges. On the plan was the castle ruin…

ALSACE, FRANCE: On this Sunday excursion we went to nearby France to visit another castle ruin. The destination was the ruin Fleckenstein…

This time I woke up before sunrise. During the night it had become quite cold, and I was woken by the persistent…

I woke up around 08:00 to the loud crashing of waves hitting the rocks in front of me. I freshened up and…

That day I got up early again. By then I had already covered about 500 kilometers in the country, mostly by bus.…

After sunrise, I made up my mind about the day. I packed my things and went downstairs to pay. The hotel had…

Because of the disturbances during the night, I woke up quite early again. I freshened up as best I could, checked out,…

I got up again around 08:00. The night had become quite cold, especially in a room without any heating. I hadn’t really…

As you can see from the first picture, I was on my way quite early. Above Zagora there was still fog, and…