Large parts of the historical city center were destroyed by American air raids at the end of the Second World War, especially from February to April 1945, later the city fell victim to the socialist reconstruction plans, so that - especially around the new Eichplatz - very few historic buildings are to be found in the city center.

An important point of reference in Jena is the so-called Jentower, which can be seen from almost every corner of the city and therefore also represents a really good road sign for the city tour on foot.

In 1558 the Almermater Jenensis, which was soon to become one of the most famous study places in Germany, was founded. During their stay in the city, graduates from the university, who came from half of Europe, kept a secret from the public in the course of seven curiosities, which were regarded as evidence of their actual presence in Jena.

From the campsite "Unter dem Jenzig", our route into the city center of Jena took us along the asphalted cycle path along the river Saale. Passing the university we will explore the remains of the ancient fortifications of the medieval Jena today.

Bremen - After the interesting lectures by the mayor of the city of Bremen and the consul of the Republic of Turkey on the occasion of Turkey's 90th birthday in the historic hall of the Bremen town hall the evening before, 

Bremen - Time is always too short! We planned our trip to Hanover Airport so that we could spend at least half a day in Bremen's city centre.

Kite Festival Lemwerder – hundreds of kites in the sky, thousands of visitors, concerts on the Weser River, hands-on activities, and outdoor children's activities.

Once again, various dates take us up to the north, this time we go as far as the Hanseatic cities of Bremen and Hamburg.

Interesting was the visit of the volunteer fire brigade in Bremen Farge, which gave us a deep insight into the work at the weekend, especially the youth work.

If you like the wind, you'll certainly go out into the fresh air when it's really blowing, at least that's our attitude and that's how we marched out to the Weser during our visit to Bremen.

After a short break at a food stand near the Bremen Town Hall, we made our way to the, at least historically considered, probably oldest and most famous Bremen district, the Schnoor district.

Once again being guests in Bremen we went out for a long walk along the Weser due to late autumn sunny weather, this time we first took the tram to the Weser Weir and the great Weser lock on Hastedter Osterdeich.

At Ottersberg, about 20 kilometers from Bremen, the Wümme branches into an inland delta, which is also called Wümme Greens after its main vegetation as a grassland.

Once again, we were visiting Laura and Jan, so we had the opportunity to explore the unknown and interesting terrain in the area around Bremen again, which was to lead us to the nature reserve Ochtumniederung.

Despite sometimes dark, but quickly passing clouds, we used the next day for a lengthy walk along the Weser River before it was to cross the bridge on the way to the market square and the dome of Bremen.

Our motivation to the open air together with the interest in the visit of a flea market had forced us to go out, so we walked through the already described row houses in the direction of flea market near the Bremen airport together with Laura.

Every city has its own neighborhoods, some of which are well-known all over the country. Others are dying for years, until they are rediscovered as attractive residential buildings.

Actually, the visit to Bremen should lead to a birthday celebration party within the normal range of cake and coffee, but it turned out quite differently.

Our visit to Bremen was coming to an end, two further appointments in Hamburg made the short trip to the nearby Hanseatic city necessary, which we were able to do quickly in the morning via the A1 motorway.

We were on the road again in Hamburg, this time to the Camping Show ooh, which was just ending in the exhibition halls at the Congress Centre.