I love German, really do. We arrived in Heimbach (Germany) yesterday in the early evening, about a three hour drive from home, but in a different world. Heimbach translates literally to ‘home rivulet’, there’s a few towns in Germany with that name so you have to check the postal code when inputting the address into… Continue reading Heimbach
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Anboto mountain
Up eight, breakfast at nine. Breakfast is served in the veranda, first the usual meats, cheeses and fruit arrangement, with homemade yoghurt and local honey, then a choice of warm dishes, of which I select the pancakes. Delicious. It should be dry today, but we’re in the mountains, so we pack rain jackets and put… Continue reading Anboto mountain
Cabárceno
Up at eight, breakfast at nine, away by ten, we’ve finally acclimated to Spanish time. We plan to spend the whole day at Cabárceno, officially called Parque de la Naturaleza Cabárceno, which we have visited on our first trip to Spain in 2008 and always wanted to see again. It’s situated in a green valley… Continue reading Cabárceno
Bunkers
Up at seven! We’re ambitious today and want to both walk and visit a castle, so we try to be a bit more efficient with our morning routine. For the walk, last week I investigated the sights, the paths and parking options and came up with a tour of about 12 km. The parking is… Continue reading Bunkers
Flexible loop
Up at seven thirty today, though I woke up a few times before that (again). We’re close by a road with quite some traffic, plus we slept with the windows open to cool the room down, hence the hiccups. We take our entire electronics stock down for breakfast: phone & tablet for organising the day,… Continue reading Flexible loop
Sequoias etc
Since we were in so late yesterday, we decided to forgo an alarm. I wake up a few times during the night, but suddenly it’s eight thirty. We have a leisurely breakfast - I combine American pancakes with vanilla sauce and mixed nuts and love it - and discuss the options for today. It’s only… Continue reading Sequoias etc
Our procession to Echternach (and back)
The breakfast buffet opens at eight, so we set the alarm at half past seven and as usual on a holiday, wake up before it starts ringing. We meet our friends downstairs and load up on calories for a big hike. The bread rolls are excellent, but the pain au chocolat and croissant only mediocre.… Continue reading Our procession to Echternach (and back)
To Echternach
Up at 6:10, the usual time for a Friday. We have a day off and have a long weekend planned, so we pack, give the cats extra food and impatiently wait for our pick-up. They’re a bit late and I’m very eager, vibrating with the eagerness to get going. Our friends arrive around nine and… Continue reading To Echternach
Dicke Tannen
Alarm at 7. I slept well, we leave the window open at night for fresh air, so the room is chilly but I'm warm under the thick blanket. We already have a plan for today, so it's just the usual routine to get ready. I run out of ham when fixing lunch, so use the… Continue reading Dicke Tannen
Loop to Sorge
Alarm at 7, up at 8. I realized yesterday evening why we're getting up later, it's because we stay up late, reading in bed. Definitely a necessary part of holidaying. It's pretty sunny outside, though according to wetter.de it's only 3° C. I go out to get our lunch bread rolls and it's perfect walking… Continue reading Loop to Sorge
Down from the Wurmberg
Alarm at seven, breakfast at eight. I remember that I have two bananas here, left over from home, and decide to have a toasted bread slice with choco and then banana slices on top. It's a small banana, but also a small slice, so the pieces are about 15 mm thick, takes some coordination to… Continue reading Down from the Wurmberg
Hike in the Harz
Alarm at 7, up at 8. If you've read yesterday's post, you'll know we don't have breakfast., but according to Google both the bakery and grocery nearby in the village should be open, so I put on some warm clothes and get out there. The bakery has bread rolls (which we need for lunch) and… Continue reading Hike in the Harz
Wildlife spotting
Up at 7! We're not doing much today, so no rush to leave early. We pack for two nights out - it's about the same thing as we would take for a week, except the underwear and pill count. We spend ten minutes searching the library for the next book in Arne's list: he's reading… Continue reading Wildlife spotting
Squirrel!
Our last day here in the Ardennes.. Unfortunately that means extra work in the morning: pack everything, tidy the house and load the car. We drive off around ten with a full trunk, but are by now smart enough to keep the hiking stuff on the back seat, we'll need that soon! This morning we… Continue reading Squirrel!
101 Waltzes and Polkas
The cell phone alarm starts ringing at seven and when it wakes me, I realize today is a day off and we don't actually have plans. So I stay in bed, reading a book. After Arne also opens his eyes about an hour later, we get up and discuss the entertainment options for the day… Continue reading 101 Waltzes and Polkas
a beautiful day
When we get up this morning the sun is shining and there's not a cloud to see in the sky! We decide on a 15 km walk right on the border with Germany, once again from the 'Pleasure Walks' book/website. We drive through Eupen (listening to ancient Pure Music cd's - or rather the Spotify… Continue reading a beautiful day
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