Salty, sweet and bitter
On the second day, the author was ready for somewhat bigger human settlements – comparably at least, in relation to the first day of calm relaxation in the middle of nowhere. But since even on … Weiterlesen
Artikel in der Kategorie ‘History’
Where peaceful waters flow
Bike packing in the northern-most state of Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein, means not only home-coming and relishing in old-time memories, revisiting childhood places and reliving experiences of decades past; foremost and most importantly, it means: tranquility … Weiterlesen
Dolci and dolce vita
During the obligatory ice-cream stop the author makes when riding one of her favorite brief 2.5-hr spins in the Taunus area, she had a chance to compare that ice-cream to the famous sweets (which are … Weiterlesen
Enjoy Sights, Smells and Sounds of This Special Season
Riding through the hills and looking at the woods beyond underscores it yet one more time: Indian Summer has nothing to do with India (duh), nor with the US or Canadian Indians; or thereabouts. Indian … Weiterlesen
Special Olympics, Olympic specialties
Learned a lot during my tour of Berlin’s stadium built for the infamous Olympic games in 1936. To start with what I learned on the stadion itself, in slight correction of the very first sentence … Weiterlesen
Bike Capital
Quite some time has passed since the last blog entry has been posted here. And the blogger has, meanwhile, taveled back from from the US capital to its German counterpart. Not a particularly bad place … Weiterlesen
Trade history turning hip retro chic
Here is a brand new, very old idea about what to do with your bike in off-biking season: use it for something useful. Like sharpening scissors and knives. Many of what have been out-dated or … Weiterlesen
Filigree Dreams
Today’s snow has settled down as light little patches of delicate ornamentation on branches and twigs and is changing the world to a sophisticated filigree patterned view. Obviously way too cold outside for the author … Weiterlesen
Ice Carnival Season
Slowly but surely, the year is coming to its end – which definitely doesn’t have to mean that biking season is coming to an end, as well. You may have considered to put your bike … Weiterlesen
Free Riders
When the Wall came down 25 years ago, the effect was not only on Germans in East and West. In celebrating a quarter of a centennium (already!) all of this weekend, let’s think about some … Weiterlesen