november: foggy vineyards.

i visited hattenheim on a foggy november day and made a little walk around the town. if the city of hattenheim was a person its job would be winemaker and grower. it's a typical rheingau location, everyone's living for the wine and its kind of great, this community. at least that's what my brain tells me.

wine arches.

a tiny bit of reichartshausen castle, which is part of the european business school campus.

i don't what these signs are for, but my guess is some kind of identification mark for the vineyards.

golden vineyards in the fog.

the european business school also has a burmese temple on its site, which actually seems to be a present from the burmese dictator junta to an armament manufacturer based in the rheingau region. ( this story is really dirty and complex, but if you want to read more, here's a german article about it all. )

the european business school itself has been on the news pretty frequently the past years, as well. talk about business people and their dirty laundry. it's also in the news very often because of various initiation rituals of students that involve vandalism, excessive parties and the like. so... yeah, a pretty wild private institution. and everything happens behind the beautiful old walls of the castle in a region that is known for it's natural beauty.

i moved on through hattenheim city.

the 'city hall' of hattenheim. it's such a beautiful timber framed house!

hattenheim castle.

modern architecture meets medieval one.

next to the church st. vincent is this crucifixion group.

walking by the church.

the leaves of this maple tree were extraordinarily beautiful.

walking back to my car i passed by this old house with the best door.

on my way back to wiesbaden i drove by the state farm neuhof. the fog was pretty heavy up here and the sceneries were a bit haunting.

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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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