Quedlinburg, medieval jewel
The over 1000-year-old town of Quedlinburg, situated on the north-eastern edge of the Harz Mountains, is characterised by numerous Romanesque buildings, over 2000 half-timbered houses and villas from the Wilhelminian and Art Nouveau periods. The Renaissance castle and the collegiate church with its famous cathedral treasure are famous. Due to
Bamberg, Baroque and Beer
The Old Town of Bamberg is one of the largest intact historic city centres in Germany and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The photo shows the Old Town Hall, built in 1467 in the Gothic style. It is located in the middle of the wild river Regnitz and can be
Tegernsee, Bavarian idyll
Many clichés apply to Lake Tegernsee. It is idyllic, enchanting, sophisticated, tranquil and – difficult to translate – urbayrisch (original Bavarian). Lake Tegernsee was formed towards the end of the last great ice age, when a huge glacier carved a depression between the mountains. This later filled with water. Lake
Once upon the time in Zaire
At the end of the eighties, I lived for some time in Central Africa in Zaire, a country that is now called DR Congo. The infrastructure was very run-down then (and probably still is today). Therefore, it was hardly possible to travel through the country by land. But I was