meet me in meiningen.

meiningen was a town i didn't visit before. i knew that there was a well known theatre there, but i didn't know this small town had so much more to show. firstly, it's situated in a very idyllic landscape. and it's a very historic place. and it's all so wonderful to look at! there are so many white spaces on my personal sight seeing map that i haven't seen...

the elisabethenburg. it needs renovations here and there, but it's a real gem!

her physical appearance put me off a bit... looks like her intestines are on her body, not in her.

a wonderfully decorated trabant!

queen victoria.

i already forgot who made this picture. i only remember that the pictured girl is the daughter of the old man and it had to do with greek or roman mythology. damn my brain for forgetting stuff.

and some religious motives.

there was an exhibition about georg II. he was also called the 'duke of theatre' because he was very involved in building up the meiningen theatre. they showed ancient musical instruments and his illustrations for some of the plays he was responsible for.

random breasts hanging around.

a poem about sales women.

all in all, this small town is really charming!

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in the forests.

it's that time of the year again.

july '20: lake petersdorf discoveries and a plea against genocide.

the green wild meadows of malchow's sandfeld. in the west of malchow there is a big chunk of forest that spans towards plauer see, a widely 'uncultivated' area these days, but it hasn't always been this way. in my last post i mentioned the nazi munition factory that had been built in these woods, away from prying eyes of their enemies and where they also built an external subcamp for the concentration camp ravensbrück. exactly these woods we explored on a pretty sunny day, betraying the darkness that happened around these parts. isn't it weird that there are places in this world that were built or used by dark forces and horrible regimes and you vist them 80 years later and they are the most peaceful places you can imagine? sometimes my brain can't cope with the contrast of knowing what was in the past and what the present looks and feels like. it definitely leaves me with a strange impression often, kind of like a little sting in my heart and brain that is not ...

july '20: a boat ride across the lakes.

starting point in malchow harbour. when you're in the mecklenburg lakelands you need to do some of the many boat rides they offer up all around the various lakes! that's really sort of the best way to get a little overview over the many lake destinations and being on the water and feeling the wind on your face ( or the rain 😂 ) and seeing the life in the water and the landscapes around you, it's just special, i think! they often also tell you historic bits and pieces of the lakes, informing you on possible sights you should seek out, too! when you book a tour, you can choose between big day trips crossing several lakes, depending from where you start, or you can choose short rides that last a couple of hours and perhaps even have a theme like a sunset tour or a romance tour ( possibly with romantic dinner for two options 😉 ). from malchow you can choose between two tour providers: reederei pickran & the blau-weiße-flotte . there are tours that include up to 7 lakes, ...

ghost of nature.

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