Everyone has probably heard of it before: The so-called Hexentanzplatz on a high plateau in the Harz near Thale, about 454 m above sea level. NN, high above the Bodetal opposite the Roßtrappe in Saxony-Anhalt.

In our blog article "Ghost Beech of Bad Kösen" we already described a section of the network of hiking trails along the Saale river, which ultimately leads to the Rudelsburg and further, partly through a wonderfully shady deciduous forest and partly within sight of the Saale.

Finally out again, one could say, because it should go to the Vanlife-FERROPOLIS, a three-day open-air event on the peninsula of the Gremminer See near Leipzig.

If the landscape of Kashubia or Kashubia is mentioned, so far we have mostly associated the Kashubian coast with thoughts like that.

The castle in Malbork is the largest Gothic castle in the world, a masterpiece of defense and residential architecture of the late Middle Ages. Built at the end of the 13th century, it became a basic element of the Crusader fortress system in Prussia.

The planning and development of a prototype brought us back to Poland, an opportunity to arrive in Rewa in the evening, a lido near Gdynia that we had already visited several times.

After a short break with bread and a cup of tea, we leave the huge garden of the Cistercian Abbey Pforta, today a private school, through the mighty garden gate towards Naumburg, right next to the creek of so called Kleine Saale, a tributary of the Saale, which history is still discussed until today.

Our acquaintance with Nikos Papadimitriou had led us on a wine discovery tour to Rapsani in Thessaly. Just across the street from the Rapsani train station, we had arranged to meet in a small restaurant for a wine tour.

Although windy and cold, the predominantly dry weather still invites us to cycle, even at the end of March when the strong wind is still really cold.

The Rabenswald family trail near the village of Garnbach, which belongs to the municipality of Wiehe, offers beautiful nature and a varied relief as well as a journey through time through the history of the primeval beech forest.

The Hohenstein near Witten is a popular local recreation area for all ages. The generous open spaces in particular leave room for all kinds of activities in pandemic times.
There are also some simple leisure facilities such as extensive hiking routes and even paths for mountain bikers to down-hill routes through the forest.

We were surprised at the heavy snowfall that covered the country with up to 60 centimeters of snow, which has not happened in years, there was the next surprise due to the very low temperatures on Sunday morning: hoar frost on the trees.

In the last few days, many people have been surprised and stressed out, it is indeed winter seasonally and the temperatures can fall, snow comes (this time even in larger quantities), and we are surprised. Is it really that surprising?

What a joy after the first look out of the window, everything was covered with snow. The view of the trees, whose branches and twigs all showed a white cap, was wonderful. Our motto is to have breakfast and get out of the house soon.

The Brocken, also popularly known as Blocksberg, is at 1141.2 meter the highest mountain in the Harz mountain range, it is located in Saxony-Anhalt and is a tempting destination for hiking in summer and winter.

Extensive forest areas, rolling hills, deeply cut stream valleys and well-developed cycling and hiking trails in the region around Bad Bibra invite you to relax and be active on foot or by bike. So we were again on our bikes in Bad Bibra, now that the foliage is showing wonderful colours.

In the temperate zones of Germany, autumn is the time of harvest and leaf fall. Astronomically, autumn begins here with the equinox on September 22nd or 23rd, meteorologically and biologically it is usually set for the beginning of September already.

We were on our way to a business meeting in the small town of Legionowo near Warsaw. An overnight place was booked, but the bad weather delayed the arrival considerably, so that we stopped at a restaurant on the way due to our feeling of hunger.

A first day of the fair had come to an end and now we were literally drawn to the centre of the historic old town of Poznan on the spacious Old Market with its diverse range of restaurants and the lively life around it.

Once again, business appointments took us to the small town of Bad Buchau at Lake Federsee, where we arrived in the early afternoon due to quiet traffic, so that we still had time for a first tour around the place.