Positioned on the confluence of the Danube and the Altmühl, already the Celts had an important town here. Later King Ludwig I of Bavaria crowned the town with the Hall of Liberation. Parking for the Night at the Danube Kelheim is a nice little town with many historic buildings especially around the city square with …
After spending the night at a beautiful spot at the Danube we first visited our Tatra at Aigner trucks (more in a separate post) and then started from Arnstorf with our bikes along an old train route called Bockerl until we reached the Bockerl Bridge over the river Isar near Landau. Chapel for cyclists in …
Exploring the Bavarian Forest, we hiked up to the Great Rachel, with 1.453 metres the second highest peak of the Bavarian Forest by only 3 metres after the Great Arbel. The weather was perfect and we had great views in all directions. Rachel chapel overlooking the Rachel lake In the eastern part of the mountains, …
We are finally on the road again and our plan to explore Germany is now in action. Coming from Austria we arrived at Bavaria, where we found a lovely lake for our first stop. Crossing the border on a minor road The weather was not very friendly which made it a good day to be …
After the little accident with our navigation system, we were on the way through Bavaria when we stopped at the lovely town of Oberammergau. Oberammergau is famous for its “Lüftlmalerei”, frescoes of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, religious scenes or architectural trompe-l’œil (= deceive the eye – a technique to create the optical illusion of …
We spent 3 days at the Abenteur & Allrad expo in Bad Kissingen, but for sure didn’t see everything. The area was huge with a big number of stalls offering everything related to travelling with a 4×4 car or caravan. Every day we went to the stall of Dopfer Reisemobilbau, where we had a look …
Every year the world’s biggest (really?) Adventure & 4×4 fair takes place in Bad Kissingen in Germany. It was our first time we went there and we were quite curious what we will experience. Bad to the bone There is the fair with a big number of exhibitors but there is also the camp area …
On our way through Bavaria we visited Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a medieval town which was completely restored after the war true to the original and still has the flair of an historic town. Plönlein with the Sieberstor (left) and the Kobolzeller Tor We had found a parking thanks to Park4night just outside the city …
In the afternoon, we left Berlin and drove to a camping on the channel which connects the Spree river with the Havel river (City Camping Süd). We parked directly at the channel and put our chairs out. While enjoying the sun and the woods around us, we could watch the boats traveling the channel. now, …
We all like to take pictures of special moments and things we discover. Since our telephones are more a camera than a communication device some of us capture all their lives and sometimes wonder why we never look at this pictures again. Thorsten von Overgaard with his Leica captured with Pentax K1 85mm prime f1,2 On …
