hello from a 2 week hiatus, i was away on vacation for a week ( not actually in a different place, i just had my parents on visit and we did take little trips around my region ), and the other week i just needed for readjusting to work life. i know, this is a strange thing to say, but it is what it is. readjusting to my normal schedule always takes a huge amount of effort for me, since i immerse myself fully in vacation mode. it's like i need to switch off my robot personality and slip back into my human body to experience some actual life. when i was younger i always wondered why people said things like: weekends and vacations are the best things in life, but now that i'm in the workforce for over 10 years i totally get what they mean. and even more so when you are not exactly working the job of your choice and liking. i live for these weeks and weekends. that's where i actually experience things and put myself out there - as they say in self-love/inspirational industry.
well. enough of that talking, time to go back to october last year and continue the voyage of our 2-week-vacation back then. and since last time we had to say goodbye to france we now find ourselves in the little german state of saarland. we spent a total amount of 4 days in a little city called mettlach where we rented 2 rooms in a youth hostel in dreisbach. mettlach is situated right next to the river saar, and it's a rather beautiful region. the river is pretty famous here because it loops around a little ridge in a perfect meander. the state of saarland is actually one of my most favourite states, it has this very french charme and so much interesting history. i'm pretty sure i will be returning again and again, i still need to see the ironworks of völklingen and several other sights, like the chinaware museum in mettlach and several roman museums you can find in this little country.
the loop of the saar river. probably THE sight you have to see while in saarland. it's just a really lovely sight.
the saar entering the loop.
we had a few walks along the river while we were there. there aren't a lot of tourists in october around here so you basically have the river for yourself and it's the most peaceful thing.
such lush ambiance.
i had quite a hard time photographing the location because the light down in the valley wasn't that great ( as evidenced by differently saturated pictures ). or better, it was great but i am unable to take good photos in more challenging light conditions. sometimes i nail a certain situation, but other times i just fail to properly capture a nice moment. then pictures like this lose a little bit of colour, even though they were quite colourful. don't know how to explain that. should probably learn more about taking photos in certain light conditions, but that's also the beauty of experimenting. i'd rather find out by myself than learn about it prior.
here i captured the light that surrounded us on that day quite perfectly. i mean, autumn light is so beautiful, but in dark valleys it's just a pain in the ass to photograph.
swan families were still around fishing for food.
the other day we visited mettlach's city and it started off great until my camera battery died later. on that day we walked to the castle on the ridge right in the middle of the saar loop and it was a really interesting and ethereal hike, but unfortunately i have close to no proof about it anymore. well, probably reason enough to return in the future, right? here you have a view on the river with ferries on it ( only operating in summer ) and the old abbey on the right. the old abbey is the base of the villeroy & boch discovery center - basically a museum about ceramic and pottery of the world-known villeroy & boch company.
fall produces the best colours. so much warmth in the trees!
the only steel suspending bridge of saarland: the saarbrücke & mirroring on the river.
loved how this little roof peeked out behind the bridge. it's probably a really nice cemetery building.
pink alley.
there's a dam as well and it was quite a mesmerizing thing to watch for a while.
4 waterfalls.
view back onto mettlach.
i loved the geological nature of the ridges surrounding the river. nothing's is better than dramatic rocky cliffs.
except maybe little caves inside those rocky cliffs :P
and neon lichen growing on pretty outcrops.
we finally arrived at castle montclair & had quite a wonderful view. my camera managed to take one more photo before blanking out again.
and that photo was of my feet and the steep abyss down below, haha.
next on our itinerary: the capital city of luxembourg, you guessed it, luxembourg :P
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