every sunday i head out to hike or to walk or to hike in my region, simply because i need to get out of the house and out of town ( ceilings caving in over my head are a real thing in my life - and to stay as sane as possible to get out is something that i really need to do, otherwise i'll end up depressed as f*** - i mean... additionally to the normal 'depressed' i'm experiencing all the time, which in the end is really no good solution for me ).
to shake things up a little i change a bit how i structure my posts. this new column is called sunday walks, well, because they're pictures from my sunday walks, duh. in this particular walk/hike in march i was located in the middle of the rheingau region, namely in the little city of eltville. it's one of the places i love to visit, mainly because i love its old city structure. eltville is in possession of castle ruins, it's the town of roses and it has several village districts that i visit time and time again. it's just a beautiful place.
easter decorations were in abundance that time of the year.
jesus hanging out in a nook of some ruinous structure. the rheingau region is pretty catholic ( i probably pointed that out in former posts ) and you can find christian symbolism everywhere, in every little village around there. and the people living there take their religion pretty serious, otherwise things would be pretty shabby and derelict.
a romeo and juliet balcony.
pink blossoms!
rose garden of castle eltville. of course it was early spring and not much was blossoming. in summer this garden is full of roses and pretty beautiful.
best crooked alleyways! notice the batman sign, probably pretty fitting.
the timber framed architecture is so typical for the rheingau region and it's pretty elaborate in design, too. i'll say it again and again, a house like this is my absolute dream house. i like it a bit smaller though, as i don't need a lot of room.
this is especially dreamy!
i hiked on into the vineyards of eltville, where mirabelle bushes showed off their splendor!
which way to go? it was a very overcast day, but no rain came down as i was walking.
view onto a district of eltville: rauenthal. i hiked their a few weeks before this walk, remember?
these huts are everywhere in the rheingau region, i guess they're important to store wine-making tools in times of the grape harvest. i haven't seen on in use, though, but i also never made it to the grape harvest, yet.
and jesus watches over you, especially while you're working in the vineyards ;)
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