Hi Mummy,
we are having wonderful weather here.
We took a walk today to visit Muengsten Bridge, the highest railway bridge in Germany. The bridge is overspanning a valley between Remscheid and the neighbour city Solingen. We had to walk for about an hour to get there. Our walk took us through a rural area.
We went into the forest than.
There was a viewpoint. We saw the bridge here. Katja told us that we would still have to walk some time until we were in the valley under the bridge.
We were under the bridge than, but still not on the bottom of the valley.
The bridge is about 480 long, 107 m tall and was completed in 1907. There were restauration works in the last years, but there will have to be more in the following years. The brige was built of steel and it will have to be strengthened.
Out path led us downhill to river Wupper, flowing in the valley.
Parts of the soil are covered with anemones.
We crossed the river Wupper here.
Finally we reached Muengsten Bridge with a leisure park underneath it.
A lot of people were here, enjoying the lovely weather and the warmth of the sun.
Isn't this an impressive view, this bridge growing out of the forest?
The workshop of an artist blacksmith is situated here. He made some funny things, like the shark.
We took the bus back home, being a bit tired
Bye
Albus Star