ghost of nature.

houston skyline, one of many houston skylines ;P i think this is the downton skyline. as america's 4th biggest city houston is a sprawling one, comprised of gazillions of neighborhoods, spread out over a whooping 1659 square kilometer land area. you can kinda guess how sheer impossible it must be to experience this city in just one day and since we only stepped foot into it for only two days, we pretty much only made a tiny dent into the fabric of houston. it's also not really the most foot/bike friendly city because of that, with neighborhoods spread out so much that you have to travel by car or bus or within the rail system if you want to get around. that doesn't mean that houston doesn't  have anything nice to offer for visitors, though, it's just harder to get there without any vehicles. i am sure i missed out on many great neighborhoods and sights & nature, too! it's actually a little unfortunate that it's sprawled out like that, as one might get th...

views of the taunus mountains near nauroth. the wisper trails are a bunch of hiking trails in the region of the wispertaunus , which is a section of the hintertaunus . there are 16 trails in this very charming & cozy landscape, some only about 6 kilometers long, some around 10 to 17 & the longest about 19 kilometers. i have hiked most of them, with the exception of some of the rhine river connected ones  which i want to tackle eventually, because who can resist the call of the rhine? i didn't choose those before, because i figured they are the most popular ones, which means more people on the path. that is exactly what i like about the other trails, because the wispertaunus mountains are very sparsely populated, so you only come upon other hikers occasionally. the longer ones i haven't done as well, because my pace is very slow and i stop and take pictures all the time, which prolongs the average walking time and i would need to make like a whole day trip out of it! an...