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Alpbach in Austria

Hello... nice to meet you on my travel pages!


In 2011, I've been to Meßstetten in the Swabian Albs (Germany) for a few days with my parents, sibblings and their families. It's a nice place, especially for hiking!

Talking about hiking: I've also been to Austria where my husband and me spend most of our time hiking. The Alps are so great and we had fantastic weather most of the time! We first spend about one week in Alpbach in Tyrol, and then another week in St. Veit im Pongau. Both places were really nice! It's only pretty annoying that I'm so scared of heights that I don't dare to go everywhere I'd like to... And last but not least we spent a few days in the wonderful town of Salzburg.

In autumn then, I've been to the Teuburger Wald, a low mountain range in Germany. We stayed in Bad Meinberg, went hiking a bit (there are lots of car parks for hikers!) and did some excursions, for example to Detmold, Bad Salzuflen, the Sparrenburg in Bielefeld and some food related museums in Nieheim.
That's it for this year!

Chalk cliffs of Rügen

In 2010, I have discovered some more of Germany. In May I've been on houseboat trip around Berlin & Potsdam with some friends, and afterwards we spent another great week on the island of Rügen. It was a bit wet & cold but we also had sunny moments and definitly enjoyed our vacation!
Besides we've been in Losheim in the Saarland for a family week-end (and with that I've finally been to all of the German federal states), and in July we went hiking in the Wutachschlucht in the Black Forest - see my Löffingen page.
Let's see what's coming next...

In 2009, we did some short travels within Germany. We spent some days in Monschau, a nice town in the Eifel region.
In July then we stayed a few days in Lichtenstein in south Germany (not to confuse with the state Liechtenstein) which has a lovely castle. As I love caves we've been in two caves in nearby Sonnenbühl and we finally managed to also visit Hohenzollern castle.

Then in September, we had a great time in England (mainly Cornwall). Mostly sunshine and just 5 minutes of rain in two weeks! I still can't believe it! :-)

And last but not least I went to Bensersiel at the North Sea with a friend, and from there we enjoyed a day-trip to the idyllic Langeoog island!

With the houseboat in Dole, France

2008, we spent two weeks vacation in Franche Comté/ Burgundy and had a wonderful time there. First we spend one week on a houseboat which was fun again - more on my Pontailler page! Then we spend another week in a cottage and explored the Franche Comté region which was very nice.
As there were so few pages about that region here at VT I've added quite a lot:
- Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne - great natural site with waterfall and caves
- Salins-les-Bains - nice town with interesting saltworks and two forts
- Arc-et-Senans - great gardens and fascinating museum about architect Ledoux on the grounds of a former saltworks
- Arbois - the wine capital of Jura, a nice town with a cave and waterfalls closeby
- Dole - a charming town at the Doubs river
- Gray - once an important river port, now a nice stop for houseboat travels
- Besançon - the capital of Franche Comté

Besides we did spend a few days in the Eifel (low mountain range here in Germany) this year, in a town called Neuerburg. From there we did short trip to Vianden in Luxembourg.

One of the nice houses in Aschau, Germany

2007, I've spent one week in March in Aschau im Chiemgau, a little town in south Bavaria at the foothills of the Alps. I've been most of the time in an orthopedic children's hospital as my nephew was there, but we still found time to enjoy the landscape and do some excursions. A very nice region!

In June then, I've been in Scotland where we've spent two fantastic weeks. We started in Edinburgh, a lovely city where we unfortunately only spent one day. We mainly were touring around, spending one week in a cottage in
Fort William, a great place to explore the highlands!

And last but not least I've been in Brugge, the last week-end of 2007. I now understand why everybody says that this city is so wonderful!

Our home for one week in France

2006, I've spent one week in France on a houseboat. That was really adventurous.... you'll find some more on my Lorraine page.

Then, I've been one week in Malta which was quite hot, but great. Lots of interesting places and the rocky beaches were perfect for snorkeling!

And last but not least I've been in Saxon Switzerland here in Germany. It was our honeymoon and it was fantastic! Saxon Switzerland is a fantastic region with interesting rock formations and there are plenty of hiking paths - I was quite exhausted from hiking afterwards! You'll find photos and information about our trip on my Bad Schandau page.

Me in front of Predjama castle, Slovenia

2005, I spent my holidays in Slovenia. It was great, Slovenia is a little but very diversified and interesting country!
The highlights of our trip:
- Predjama castle, a castle with caves, nestled in the rocks
- Stanjel, a beautiful karst village
- Škocjan Cave, a fantastic underground world
- Triglav National Park, nature at its best with waterfalls and gorges
- Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, with lots of nice buildings and a castle
And of course there are much more interesting places - see my other Slovenia pages!

Geiranger Fjord, Norway

2004, I've been to Ireland, and it was fantastic. The coast with its cliffs is amazing! And there are so much castle ruins, and some nice caves, perfect for me as I love both!
I cannot tell you which Irish region I liked most, probably Achill Island in County Mayo. But the whole west coast is nice and there are also interesting places in the inland. In any case, I enjoyed each day!

Luxembourg, especially the "Little Switzerland" region (Berdorf, Mullerthal), has a nice landscape too, perfect to walk a bit!

And then, the Belgian Ardennes with its castles (for example Bouillon and La Roche) and caves (Hotton, Han sur Lesse) are of course worth a visit!

Many years ago I've been in Norway. I like woods, mountains, waterfalls and the sea, so it's no wonder that I loved the fjords! It's such a fantastic landscape... I hope I'll once go there again!