fish gate.
there are several really nice promenades around schierstein - a village that's part of wiesbaden and located by the river rhine - and one of my favourites is the one that leads from schierstein harbour to the village of walluf which is only about 3,5 km in distance. you will pass by a water protection area where you can watch a big variety of birds flocking on the grounds to rest, breed & nourish themselves. one of the permanent residents in this area is the stork, which you can always discover on their respective aeries. some of them even stay local in winter instead of flying to warmer regions. there are a lot more water birds hanging around and you can also spot big amounts of herons as well. from time to time you get to see wild boars scurrying around in the underwoods & through the reeds - i remember one year i've seen around 10 in total as they emerged out of their hiding places in the dusk. the promenade along the water protection area claims the biggest part of the walk, but i should not forget another part of it - strolling along walluf's river banks. walluf is a little community that is not part of wiesbaden anymore, but is very close to the city borders. its cute city core alone is worth discovering, a lot of old medieval structures can be found here. it's also very well-known for wine-making and called 'gate to the rheingau region', which frauenstein - another borough of wiesbaden - already claims for itself. both villages are pretty close-knit in my opinion, as only a few kilometres separate them from each other. anyway, the walk along the shores of the river rhine is really worth mentioning, eventually the promenade even leads you to eltville, the rheingau's biggest city. the banks are shallow which in the summer time invites you to stop and put your feet into the water for cooling down or just simply to have a picnic under the trees that grace the shores there. my parents and i have walked that promenade countless times, even did the whole route to eltville and back to schierstein as well. walking along a river is probably one of the most relaxing things, as bodies of water in general have a vacation effect on me. to watch the boats & freighters making their way through the stream, to spot sea & water birds from time to time and to take in all the details of the nearby buildings that have access to a waterview, offers you good time-out of everyday stresses & routines.
woolflowers. as you know already i like to mention the german words for flowers as well, because often i find them a lot cuter: the name for this plant is 'fuchsschwanz' in german which translates to fox tail.
already spotted a heron just about 10 minutes into the walk.
autumn worked its colour magic into the last remainders of summer.
perfect colour change by the walluf creek.
pumpkin line-up.
this little pumpkin commitee leads you to a restaurant called rhein-pavillon.
the colour of autumnal vine leaves are always, always the most beautiful thing when fall season hits with full force.
little red sail on the rhine river.
the sandy beach of walluf.
red creeping over rocks.
the weather got a little bit uncomfortable and made way for a tiny october shower. still, too beautiful to run away from the shores.
the path to eltville.
love when the trees grow into the water.
fall foliage 😍
looking back into the direction of walluf.
rain shower moving over the river.
on the left you can see a bit of the formerly blue sky that was pushed away by the rain clouds. it was a beautiful & very quiet moment when the rain passed by, leaving the scenery slightly haunted.
we returned to walluf soon, as the rain got a little more persistent. on an old romantic balcony i found these golden animals - a chicken & a boar. wonder what their story is about?
the cutest overgrown house of the whole village makes my heart jump everytime i pass it by. oh, how i'd like to live in such an abode.
bellflowers, a very common sight in autumn.
the white bark of the plane tree almost seems ghostly. the plane tree discharges itself from its bark annually and when it's autumn/winter you get to see their shiny new skin ( and over the seasons of spring & summer you can collect the bark from the pavements ).
the water supply and the surrounding protected area in schierstein.
the sun came back with full force and treated us to a few nice moments.
yellow beech foliage.
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