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april '20: where the clouds meet & the trains hoot.

view on schneidhain, a small village in the taunus mountains. on a rainy april sunday i headed out for a walk in the taunus mountains, namely a little valley called braubachtal. it's situated near one of königstein's districts - schneidhain . i didn't make a foray into the village, though, but instead chose one of the many hiking trails closeby to explore the valley. when i started off, the rain was pretty prevalent and the clouds hanging low, which created a special kind of sacred mood. seeing the clouds pass by and shrouding the hills above the valley is something i utterly love to see, there's something magic about that, don't you agree? especially when you get such a nice backdrop with königstein castle! an additional detail i loved was the little train traversing the valley, which is operating on the königstein railway that brings people to frankfurt and back! it gives out a hoot when it crosses a railroad crossing, which echos throughout the valleys so you ca...