Blogs from Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Für heute habe ich mir den Besuch des Bergparks von Kassel vorgenommen. Das Wetter war nicht so schön, aber man kann auch im Herbst Ausflüge machen. Die Fahrt über A5 und A7 verlief reibungslos und an diesem Samstag war nicht besonders viel Verkehr. Den Weg zum Parkplatz beim Herkules habe ich perfekt gefunden und in einem Café erst einmal eine Pause gemacht. Dann bin ich zum Denkmal und die Treppen nach unten gegangen. Im Sommer gibt es hier Wasserspiele, aber wer weiß, was ich nächsten Sommer mache. Vom Fuß der Treppe bin ich dann wieder die Serpentinen durch den Wald nach oben gegangen. Während der ganzen Zeit hat es etwas geregnet, aber das macht einem echten Nordmann natürlich nichts aus. Mit dem Auto bin ich dann vom Parkplatz zum Schloss Wilhelmshöhe gefahren. Den ursprünglichen Plan, den ... read more

Another good breakfast at the hotel then after packing up, we walked to Karlsaue Park which is a huge parkland area along the river in the middle of town. It is actually the landscaped gardens in front of the renowned Orangerie, which is a veryornate hothouse originally used for over-wintering the citrus trees in this cold climate. It looked more like a small palace complete with its own separate 2-storey kitchen building. Em ran around the parkland through the trees and along the canals, picking flowers and singing the songs from Disney’s Frozen while pretending to be Elsa – dad got to be Ana… thanks Aunt Bek! Then it was on to Fritzlar which has one of the oldest surviving town walls in Germany at around 1300 years old. The cathedral and some of the buildings ... read more

We traveled by regional train to Kassel from Marburg. An hour's trip at a cost of 40 euros for 2. Not cheap! Alighted at the Wilhelmshohe Bahnhof which is about 4 km west of the city centre. Our hotel is next to the station and we were greeted by a very friendly lady on reception who gave us a free ticket to ride on all public transport and informed us that we had come at a good time because the town is having a "big party" this weekend. Every year Hessentag festival is celebrated around the city's centre. This was a pleasant surprise as we arrived on Friday and could look forward to this "party". A delicious gulaschsuppe (spiced soup with stewed meat) at a local biergarten and a hausmacher bratwurst (home made sausage) was our ... read more

Auf meinem Rückweg von Würzburg nach Detmold habe ich mir noch kurz Kassel angeschaut. Da ich leider nicht viel Zeit habe - Renne ich nur kurz durch die Innenstadt und mache ein paar Bilder. Insgesamt bin ich nun etwa 16 Stunden von Slowenien aus zurück gefahren, leider habe ich einmal den falschen Zug erwischt (Nicht im Ausland, sondern in München *g*) - War eine ganz schön anstrengende Fahrt.... read more

I have always kept the big idea of traveling through the world in my mind - especially going to Australia. A large unknown country with many secrets to explore and adventures to survive. The final decision to do so arrived early in 2012 out of nowhere since this year will (probably) be the last chance to make a dream come true for a very long time. So I started to take action. I've turned the internet upside down to gather as much information as possible. The hardest thing for me was to find cheap and proper flights. Hard to do because proper flights are often expensive and the cheap flights are often very inconvenient. But in the end I worked it out and booked with Qantas. The big plus to fly with Qantas are the bonus ... read more