ghost of nature.

ilm valley near buchfart & hetschburg. i had another weekend off at my parent's place in late may which we used to do a little trip to the  mi ddle ilm valley  ( you can find a lot of good places to visit on this site - including informations about buchfart ) in close proximity to the city of weimar. i was really surprised about this small region, i couldn't remember that my parents had ever taken us here when we were kids, even though it was so close to home. the lush landscape and the charming little village of buchfart taught me to not forgo the hinterland of any major city or tourist magnet but instead venture out into the 'outback' and explore the hidden gems you can find there. the  ilm  is a river of about 130 km length and in that particular area it meanders in a canyon-like fashion through a transverse valley of limestone cliffs and passes by oscillating undulating landscapes. since may is a month full of fresh colours the area charmed us w...

the refreshment hall. ( by wilhelm kreis, built in 1932 - plasterstone pattern by eberhard schlotter ( created in the 50ies ) after being up and running the day prior ( see our adventure in the volcanic eifel ) we decided to visit the health resort bad schwalbach the next day. from the 28th of april to the 7th of october 2018 there was a garden festival inside this city, centering around the spa gardens. we thought it might do us good to look at some cute gardening concepts and do some leisure wandering around. bad schwalbach is only about 20 kilometers away from wiesbaden, so the drive there was short and easy. we parked our car outside of the city on a huge parking lot and were taken into the city with a shuttle bus in order to prevent the city from overcrowding with cars. a pretty easy and relaxing way of transportation in my opinion - it saves you nerves and time searching around for parking spaces while navigating unknown streets. the city's first and foremos...