Before the holidays, my sister and I planned a girl’s weekend away. Our last trip had been to Lake Constance, and it was high time we repeated it. After the golden colors at the lake, we were hoping for a thick blanket of snow when we booked our stay in the Black Forest. Alas, we […]
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Ravine Waterfalls: Wildbachtobel
Following the lovely walk through the Tannertobel after the Christmas holiday, we ventured out on New Year’s Eve for another walk through a ravine, this time the Wildbachtobel. We enjoyed exploring our “backyard” so much, we decided to see what else there was to discover. This time the planned walk turned into an all-day hike […]
The Colors of Winter
I was working at my desk on a day between the holidays when I noticed after a flurry of snow in the morning and grey skies during the day, the sun had come out in the late afternoon. I jumped up, grabbed my camera and rushed out. I was worried, I would be too late […]
Through a Ravine: Tannertobel
Do you sometimes feel like tourists have seen more of the place where you live than you have? You’ll talk to someone and they’ll tell you about the places the visited and you think, one day I’ll do that. But you never do because it’s something only tourists do, or because you’ll keep it for […]
Around Hamburg
Hamburg had been on our radar for quite some time. I had been 20 years ago with my class at school, my husband had been a couple of times in the past few years, but we wanted to explore it a bit more. Once we decided we were going, we decided to take the train […]
Bernina and Alp Grüm in the Snow
At the beginning of the month, we had our first “real” snow, i.e. snow that stayed longer than a couple of hours before melting. We headed up to the mountains for a quick overnight stay. It was sunny and cold, but there was snow. Perfect to start the festive season! It was a full moon […]