At the Top and Back Down

We made it to the top. Thankfully, it was getting close to two. IF I had read the sign wrong, and the cable car wouldn't start up again, I saw there was a bus (seriously-- I could have ridden up on aRead more
We made it to the top. Thankfully, it was getting close to two. IF I had read the sign wrong, and the cable car wouldn't start up again, I saw there was a bus (seriously-- I could have ridden up on aRead more
Et c’est reparti pour une cinquième journée : nous prenons à nouveau un bon petit-déjeuner et discutons rapidement avec les 3 coureurs déjà croisés hier. Ils ont tous 3 bien mal aux fessesRead more
So our great plan, immediately derailed. The Schwebebahn, aka the Fichtelberg cable car, had been reserved until two for a wedding. Well, there went our plans for a leisurely ascent in Germany'sRead more
Yes, we rented a car, but went by bus again. Today, we headed off to a town called Cranzahl to catch a steam train called the Fichtelbergbahn, one of three popular narrow gauge routes in Saxony. IRead more
Es ist frisch aber herrlicher Fernblick. Johann kommt um 15 Uhr an und wir genießen ein kühles Blondes. Unser Stellplatz ist kaum besucht und ein sehr familärer Empfang! 10.- das ist wirklich einRead more
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Von Chemnitz gehts weiter ins nahe Erzgebirge. Die Gegend um Annaberg-Buchholz, die Kultur und der Bergbau sind inzwischen sogar UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe. Die schöne Altstadt fühlt sich fastRead more
About time, right? What is this trip supposed to be about?
A few highlights: we tried Speckfettbrot-- yes, it's exactly what it sounds like bacon-fat-bread. I know the spread as griebenschmalz whichRead more
The toy exhibit, which contained toys from the 1920s through the DDR era. Toys are another thing in which I'm interested, from a socio-cultural history point of view. Having studied a lot ofRead more
More from this great little museum. I think I'm really just amused by/interested in really strange things sometimes, which was also used as a prison at various points, hence the picture of the cellRead more
The former castle turned hunting lodge is now a museum. We really liked it, so a lot of pictures incoming. It featured a great deal of local wood art, by a woodcarver named Harry Schmidt and hisRead more
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On a clear day you can see Kilimanjaro
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