april: forest and city walks.

in erfurt there's a forest called steigerwald, and it's basically where erfurt citizen go, if they want to relax and clear their minds. you can see a lot of joggers and cyclists around there. there's a long established italian restaurant up there, too, a ( not so ) secret ( anymore ) institution, which serves fantastic italian cuisine and solid home-brewed beer. we were visiting my brother in erfurt and thus decided to do a little walk there. it's a rather swampy area, so if you leave the paths it can happen that you end up with wet feet if you're not cautious.

a lot of anemones were growing at the time we were there, white and soft lilac ones.

boggy swamp! i'd have really loved it to explore more, but my companions didn't want to.

light blue tiny blossom.

tulips by a bench.

old boundary stone.

wild viola.

the park near my flat is so beautiful in spring. always.

a view onto wiesbaden and the taunus mountains in the back.

i discovered a breathtaking graffiti while roaming around near the schlachthof. this is by far my most favourite graffiti in the whole city.

schlachthof sculpture. the schlachthof is a cultural centre right next to the main station. concerts, flea markets & festivals are taking place here, and it's a rather cool institution. every year the schlachthof hosts a festival called folklore - they showcase a mishmash of all kinds of music styles in a kind of hippie-esque surrounding. this year it will be a bit more expensive than in the past years, but i think 25 euro for a festival day is quite okay-ish if you want to spend a whole day there. and like i said, there are a lot of interesting artists and bands and nice activities.

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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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