The summer of 2020 was one in which one could never be sure which countries one could travel to and which ones one could not and how regulations were changing. My friend Caro and I wanted to take a few days off, but because of the uncertainty when travelling to other countries, we decided to stay in Germany and spend a few days in High Fens. High Fens is a heath in the lower mountain range of Eifel, very beautiful with a lot of opportunities for hiking, but also with lots of small towns and villages one can visit. Caro had rented a holiday flat for us in the village of Mützenich, just outside the rather well-known town of Monschau. It was about a two-hour drive from Dortmund, and we arrived in Monschau at lunchtime. Monschau
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