Last weekend was one of the first weekends that really felt like spring or early summer. It was sunny and already rather warm. So I decided to make a short trip to the wonderful old city of Bamberg. The medieval town of Bamberg is not totally unique for its old, crooked houses and narrow, organic streets but for sure it‘s one of the most lovely cities if you want to experience what city life in Europe must have looked liked maybe 500 years ago. Also Bamberg‘s old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. read more…
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A gentle breeze, mild temperatures, the birds are singing in their trees and eagerly starting to build their homes for the coming season, the first flowers already craning their heads out of the green soil. Springtime. But this was yesterday. Long ago. 24 hours ago even. Today is a different day. Winter is back. All is on hold again. Spring Break. read more…
This year I’ve made it to Zermatt another time despite all the hassle that a trip during COVID restrictions means and despite the still enormous price level that Switzerland but especially Zermatt are famous for. I complained about it a lot in one of my last blog posts here about the iconic local mountain of Zermatt, the Matterhorn. read more…
The Matterhorn and Zermatt belong together like skiing and snow. The Matterhorn is Zermatt, Zermatt is the Matterhorn. It’s even part of Zermatt’s public slogan, the byline says just “Matterhorn®”, nothing else but with a trademark sign. While St. Moritz on one end of the famous Glacier Express is the “Top of the World” in the Engadin valley, Zermatt is its counterpart in the canton of Valais on the other end of the alpine railway discovery tour through Switzerland. read more…
My series of posting a new blog entry every week is a little bit broken this time as I spent some days skiing in Filzmoos in Austria. So I hope you don't mind when this post is online a little bit later than usual. It's sometimes a hard to sit down and take the time to write these posts when you're on the go. read more…