With not much to do during the lockdown, we enjoyed the Peloponnese in a very relaxed way, staying on each place a couple of days and exploring our surroundings on foot. First we found a little beach at an abandoned holiday resort near Porto Cheli (37.353256, 23.096413) from where we took hikes along the coast. …
We had found a wonderful beach South of Nafplio, where we spent a couple of days not only hiking but also visiting a hotel. Actually we were parking directly in front of it, just that it was closed, and that already for years. A tour through the hotel took us past the pool and reception …
Our time in Vienna didn’t pass without an excursion with the camera. The foggy grey weather was the perfect setting to visit the famous Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) in Vienna. The Karl Borromäus Church in the centre of the huge cemetery was built in 1908 by Austrian Art Nouveau architect Max Hegele. There are not many …
We had read about this place somewhere and were fascinated by the pictures we found on the Internet. A cemetery of old cars from the 40s to the 70s lies in a remote forest close to the border to Norway. We drove on a small gravel road to get there, when suddenly the first old …
At Eggum we had the first night below zero with all the puddles thoroughly frozen in the morning. Eddy had set up the 10 meters antenna disguised as a flag pole with our tiny Austrian flag on top. We went to explore the old walls of the construction which housed once a big RADAR antenna …
An easy hike to a lighthouse in the North of the Lyngen Peninsula held some surprises like a ship wreck and a hut to explore. In the morning the fog was thick and it took some time until the sun made it disappear but the afternoon was magnificent with sunshine and no wind – it …
On our way to the Norwegian border we stopped for a break (69.648447, 29.055334) and saw this old cabin in a distance which attracted me to explore. Through the windows I could see, that the interior was still completely furnished and looked like somebody walked out and didn’t come back anymore. I wonder what story …
We found out we could visit a former top secret Soviet military base where they were listening to the communication between Europe and USA – we had to see that!! Between Ventspils and Cape Kolka are endless forests and in the middle of this forest some huge antennas are peaking out of the trees. Of …
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Somehow we had reached Latvia on an adventurous route, which wasn’t really planned but fun. Our first destination, Karosta, also was a little bit weird. Parking for the Night at the Northern Forts For some reason our navigation took us on a minor road in direction to the border. Suddenly we turned left onto a …
Today our program was not about nature or historic towns, but to explore the industrial monument of the Völklingen Ironworks – an historic landmark of German engineering and an Unesco World Heritage Site. In 1883 Carl Röchling started to produce iron at the river of the Saar. He implemented new technologies like the Thomas procedure …
