Travelog post for: Jango

Hi Mummy,
today we took an exciting walk along the "Route of Tools", a closed railways track for freight trains which was built to a lane for pedestrians and cyclists. It is about 5 km long, following the former railway track from the main station in the city centre to the district Hasten. It leads you through business areas as well as to dilapidated factory buildings and also along housing areas.

We started our trip at the nearest point from home. Here you can see several signs, showing the coat of arms of Remscheid and also some with the company logos of the sponsoring companies.



The building of this route was sponsored by local companies, mostly tool producing companies. At some places along the route you can find such information signs.



Looks like hard work



We found those patterns on the ground. They were stamped with wrenches.



We walked along a housing area, no more hard work in sight.



There are distance data painted to the ground.



Dwellings and company buildings are close together.



Here is a relict of the former railway track.



Do you know those berries? It's common sea-buckthorn. Katja told me that the berries are extremely sour, but also extremely healthy.



We rested on this bench for a while. It was built from a giant screw clamp.



We left the Route of Tools here and went to the post office. My host is taking part in an international swap on Ravelry, she is a "sole sister". This time the sole sisters are knitting fingerless mittens for their swap partners. The mittens were sent to Ohio in the USA today.

Bye
Jango