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One day in Bochum

Bochum. The town who’s postal code has been on a record cover. And where since ages they show a musical on roller-skates. And the town where supposedly you can get the best curry wurst. At least there exists a song from Herbert Grönemeyer about it. We have been there and had a look around. As it has been quite hot, we went to an ice cream parlour first. It was kind of rustic. There have been old used rag-tag furniture and a long queue. The types of ice cream were somehow special like ‚cucumber‘ or ‚pumpkin seed‘. And – also unusual – each type had its own price. So there is no standard price for every scoop. But it tasted very good. Afterwards we strolled through the city. It is very green. There are old trees. Alley ways. We discovered a public book case and a extraordinary tower. If you

Week 62: Siegerland-Wittgenstein

From Mattsee we went right away to Siegerland-Wittgenstein. Our travel lasted longer than expected because there was a lot of traffic and all the alternative routes have been blocked because of a sports event. But eventually we arrived at the Hotel Pfeffermühle and had our meeting about the program with a nice lunch in Deuz. https://twitter.com/DieMeurers/status/764917405311197184 On the wishlist there were again far too many items. Somehow there seems to be a huge need for photos. Especially for owned material that you can use freely. Our first task was a visit to a charcoal burner. Very interesting. We are always happy when we can document an old handicraft. But we are much more pleased when there are efforts to keep that handicraft alive. The charcoal burner that we visited is not only a member of an international charcoal burner society but has also three apprentices They seem to have had

Week 61: Mattsee in the Summer

So we are again in and at Mattsee. (Our report from Mattsee in March you can read here) We arrived at beautiful sunshine and on the lake there was a lot of activity. Boats, surfers, SUPs, swimmer… Everybody was in and on the water. Right next morning we talked about the photo motives and were really lucky to find two wonderful models, which dedicated one whole day of their vacation to a photo shooting. We went once through the complete hotel. From the rooftop to the spa, on the balcony, at lunch, at a pick nick on a paddle boat, at dinner and finally around sunset in the pool. The whole day we took pictures. But the results are not to bad, aren’t they? We visited the museum of the monastery and admired the treasures that the church collected over the centuries. At the cafe in the castle we had some

Summer Hiking in Tannheimer Valley compared to Winter Hiking

We have spent some time in winter at the Tannheimer Tal and did some winter hiking. Now we are back in town and tried summer hiking. Here are our results of the comparison: Some cable cars are also working The valley is more green than white It is warmer Some routes are the same At the theme paths some stations can only be used in the summer time There are no hot air balloons but many para gliders There are more hiking trails available to choose from You sweat more but slip less Brooks swoosh like in winter times There are less people around You can also sit outside the huts in summer There are cows and horses on the meadows… and pigs The view is also in summer absolutely stunning There are more flowers and plants along the ways There is now the Tannheimer Tal Card, with which the cable cars are free to

How to make soap

Already in the winter times I have read, that in Jungholz there are seminars offered from the society of „Kräuterfrauen“ – herb women. Among the courses is also one about making soap. First we visited the herb garden. Sometimes the participants of the seminar first go collect herbs while walking along the ways. Afterwards they use those herbs for the soaps. Soap making needs some ingredients: First you need different kind of fats. But also lye. The natron for that you can get in the pharmacies. In Austria only with your signature though. So that you don’t use it for other or negative purposes. The hard fats have to be melted. And the lye has to be mixed. As we wanted to make lavender soap a lavender tea has been prepared before. The flowers had been filtered. While stirring the lye gets quickly quite hot. That is one of the

Tannheimer Valley Disport

The weather oapometimes does not allow for a huge hiking tour. Maybe you are scared to be surprised by a thunder storm in the middle of a mountain or to get into a harsh rain… What can you do? In the Tannheimer Tal there are a lot of other things to do: Thanks to the Tannheimer Tal Card you can drive up to the mountain tops and take a walk or just sit inside of a hut, enjoy a drink, listen to the cow bells or watch some para gliders. There on top you can wonderfully relax, even if sometimes a cloud blocks the sunlight. At the Neunerköpfle you can reach the top within some minutes and also in Grän it does not take long to the cross. A mountain climbing quickie so to say. In case of a rain fall you can reach a hut in no time… In case

Week 59: Still at the Tannheimer Valley

Again a week is over. But it does not get boring. What happened in the first week you can read here. This week we received a „Gästekarte“ guest card and a „Bergfreund-Karte“. We first had to read and check what you can do with it. https://twitter.com/DieMeurers/status/757142700030300160 We stay at the Hotel Drei Tannen with a huge balcony and a nice view. Which is very practical so that we can quickly decide whether we should go for a photo hunt or not. Like that we have discovered a gorgeous rainbow. With the Bergfreund-Karte you can only use each lift once. But we drove to the top of the Neunerköpfle even on a cloudy day. And – what a surprise – it was really nice there on top. We had a small pick nick in a meadow. Which is also very interesting, especially when all the hikers walk by or a para

Week 58: Back at Tannheimer Valley

Three weeks at the Tannheimer Valley. For the third time we are here. After our visit in winter and our experiences in spring, we now discover the valley in summer. And that is very nice. Not only that we feel very well here. But it is also nice to come back to work to a place. You know your way and do not need to search. You know where you can find what and do not have to think about whether Rot Flüh is a person, a mountain or a river… You have heard it before and can relate to it. Subjects are clear. Some things we have already done in winter times we will do again in the summer. Of course cross country skiing does not work – or walk across a lake. But some hiking trails can be walked in winter and in summer time. Some cable cars

Week 60: Still at the Tannheimer Tal

Our third week at the Tannheimer Valley startet with pure luxury: no moving! We could just stay. No packing! No carloading! No journey… Heaven. About our second week you can read here. But we still had enough to do. Editing photos, writing texts and put storifies together. It never gets boring. Monday we had a special photo shooting. At the new openend climbing and boulder hall at Tannheim. Some ambitious climbers have also been there to test the different routes and problems. And we were among of them. No – not for climbing. Just for watching! Talking about watching! A sunset is always nice to watch. Also at the Tannheimer Tal you can experience some very nice events. Unfortunately the cable car does not go at that time. That would be great. A sunset tour… We also visited the water play ground in Schattwald; also with models. This time they

Week 57: At the BurgStadtHotel

Week 57 we spent at the BurgStadtHotel in Kastellaun. A quite unusual hotel. Which hotel do you know that has a camping ground attached to it and also a flight simulator. But one thing after the other… After our arrival we had a short trip to Kastellaun and walked to the old town with the castle. And we have been to the lavender labyrinth. Of course we did some photo sessions at the camping ground. A real photo shoot with models and props. Even camper models… And we had a photoshooting at the travel agency Faber, which was great fun. https://twitter.com/DieMeurers/status/753204937090293760 https://twitter.com/DieMeurers/status/753210344882003968 We walked the kyrill hiking path which demonstrates the power of a storm but also shows how nature fights its way back. In the eventing we could enjoy some very colorful sunsets. One evening we went out with an old-timer Fort Model A and visited some nice places.