Travelog for: Nippy

We reached the stone pit than. It is almost dark now.



We had to walk to the bottom of the stone pit than for about 15 minutes. Somewhere in the deep we could see the concert location.





It is really looking great!





Behind the fences we could see the large trucks which are usually working here.



The concert is fantastic. I hope you can see my silhouette at least.



The and Kilians was still playing.





And than ... RAZORLIGHT!!!





The concert was great, we took a small video, you can watch it here .

At the end we were taken back to the train station in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel by bus and return home than.

Bye
Nippy

Hi Mummy,
we took a walk today in one of the surrounding valleys. Katja told me that she loves to take really long walks. I'm sure I also will.

The valley is called "Morsbachtal" because the creek Morsbach is running through it.



Here I saw a small hamlet with both old factory buildings and dwellings.



We followed the creek and came to another hamlet.



Do you know those plants? It is hogweed. They are usually growing close to a creek or river. They are already faded.



We were leaving the valley now, we had to walk uphill for a while.



In the background you can see Muengsten Bridge, the highest railway bridge in Germany. It is 107 m high and is connecting Remscheid with the neighbour city Solingen and is overspanning the valley of the river Wupper.



Later we could see the bridge much better.



The bridge was finished in 1897.

Katja knows a path which is leading to the fundament of the bridge. You have a fantastic view from here.



And from the other side ...



The tracks are just above our heads.

We rested on a nearby lawn for a moment.



Our way back home was also leading though woodland. I really like it here. You can see that autumn is coming soon.

Bye
Nippy

Hi Mummy,
we took a walk to the municipal park today. We had to walk for only a few minutes to get there.

In the vicinity of my current home I saw pretty old houses. Katja told me that in this part of the city most of the old houses survived World War II.





I can see this church when I'm looking out of our living room windows. It is stucked between houses and large trees, so you cannot take a photo which is showing the whole church.



We went into the municipal park than.



It is very obvious that summer ended now.



Katja showed me this memorial for the dead of several wars before World War I.





Two allotment gardening areas are here on the park's ground.





We went back into town than to pick up a friend of Katja who also wanted to take a walk and do some shoppings.



We than went along the Trasse des Werkzeugs (Route Of Tools) which is a closed railway track. On this track a route for pedestrians and cyclists was built. It is about 5 km long, starting at the central station and going to the district Hasten. It was sponsored by local tool producing companies. Along the route you can find signs, information and artwork relating to the tool producing industry.





Here are some of those signs, there is also one which is displaying the coat of arms of Remscheid.







We bought some things here. Of course Katja forgot to buy the most important thing 



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Nippy

Hi Mummy,
we took a long walk today in an area around the river Wupper which belongs partly to the municpal area of Wuppertal and those of Solingen.

We started our trip on the Wuppertal part. First we took a path that goes underneath a railway bridge.



We had to walk uphill for a while. Soon we reached an old building, called "Kaltenbacher Kotten". It propably was a grindery or a smithy once. A pond is next to the building.





We reached an area than which belongs to the largest arboretum in Germany. Since the late 1950 years foreign trees are planted here. There are special areas with trees from Asia, North America, South America and also Africa. The arboretum was founded as a forestry sience project.















We crossed the river Wupper here and reached the Solingen area.



We had to take care while we walked through the forrests: Everywhere it was "raining" acorns, beechnuts and chestnuts.



On our way back to the car we had to walk underneath a large bridge, underneath a highway.





After more than three hours walking I was really tired, looking foreward to spend the evening on the sofa, doing nothing.

Bye
Nippy

Hi Mummy,
I tasted a really good drink today.

It is Almdudler, a soda pop which is produced in Austria since 1957. The name of it means
"yodeling on the alp", that's why the label is showing a traditional custume couple.

It is a soda pop with herbs, really delicious and refreshing.





Bye
Nippy

Hi Mummy,
we have bad weather here. It became cold and it is raining the whole day. It is less than 10°C!

When it stopped raining for a few minutes I sat in the kitchen window, looking outside.





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Nippy

Hi Mummy,
we took a walk to see Muengsten Bridge today. I have seen this bridge before when we took a walk in the forrest about two weeks abo. This time we walked through the valley underneath the bridge.

This is river Wupper, in the background you can see an outlook pavilion.



We had to walk for only a few minutes to have a first look at the bridge. (A new building is built under the bridge, that's why there is a toilet behind me).



Under the bridge they have a leisure park with chairs on the lawns, games and for children playground equipment.









A crazy golf course is also here.



We decided to take a walk in the forrest than.

Katja told us that there are rocks with engraved pictures or poems. Can you see the engraved hands?



We had to climb higher than, like you always have to in this region. From here we had a good look at Muengsten Bridge lying behind us.



This sign is showing the way back to the bridge.



We walked back on the other side of the river, later we crossed the bridge with a special ferry.

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Nippy

Hi Mummy,

today Katja took us into town when she went to the post office to pick up the mail for the law firm. It was really cold in the morning, although it was sunny.

The first photo is showing the main entrance of the shopping mall.





On Fridays a farmer's market is taking place at the end of the shopping street. Can you see the pharmacy's name? It's the "Penguin-Pharmacy".



This modern building belongs to the municipality.



Here we are at the bus terminal ...



... and this is the company building of the local newspaper "Remscheider General-Anzeiger".





On the next photo you can see the theatre, the shopping mall and the tower of the city hall in the background.





We went into the shopping mall to buy some fruits for our coffee break.



When Katja finished work the sun was still shining which you should better not take for granted because they have lots of rain here, due to the rangy landscape. So we took the chance to take a walk before we went home.

From a bridge I had a look at Remscheid's highest-located district, in the background.



Close to the central station I saw this round building.



Katja decided to walk along the Werkzeugtrasse (Route of Tools) with us. This is a lane which was built on a closed railway track for pedestrians and cyclists. It starts at the central station and is leading to the district Hasten.

Remscheid is famous for its tool producing industry. This lane was sponsored by local tool producing companies, that's why it is called Route of Tools. The lane is about 5 km long with some interesting points along the route.

Here we are at the central station which was under construction for more than two years and just finished this summer ...



... and walking along the Route of Tools.





Here is a map showing the course of the route.





Here you can sit down and rest for a while.



Here are some signs showing the names and logos of some of the sponsors.



Sometimes you can find distance data painted on the ground.



Of couse you can find bridges along a former railway track ...



... and also old factory buildings. Some of them are still in usage.







At this point the Route of Tools is crossing a street. We decided to walk home than.



From here we had to walk for about 15 minutes to get home.



Bye
Nippy

Hi Mummy,

we took a long walk today along the so called "Obstweg Leichlingen" (translated it must be something like "Route of Fruit"  ). Leichlingen is a small town, halfway between Remscheid and Cologne.. This path is following a route through traditional orchard meadows, along homesteads and through rural hamlets. It is about 9 km long.









What a nice overlook!



We rested next to those pretty toadstools for a while. Katja warned us not to taste them - it's fly agaric, it's extremely poisonous.



We walked along picturesque farms and houses.



Do you know sea-buckthorn? I don't think so - it's originally from Asia, nowadays spread across Northern Europe and parts of Asia. I  tasted those berries - Ugh! They are acidic. Sea-buckthorn berries are multipurposed, edible and nutritious. Juice and liqueur is made of them and also skin creams.



Here are apple trees.



Of course we saw horses on a meadow.







Corn was harvested here.



It's getting cold in Germany now, I'm glad that I have my cap and scarf.

Bye
Nippy

Hi Mummy,
we took a walk today to one of the oldest districts of Remscheid. It is called Hasten.





In the background you can see the outskirts of Wuppertal.





Here is an elementary school.



You can find lots of pretty old houses in Hasten, here are some examples.











Katja's friend Erika is living here. We went to her house to have a coffee with her. Erika loves cats, also pink tigers 



Bye
Nippy

Hi Mummy,
we went to Wermelskirchen, a small town in the neighbourhood, to take a walk. It's a rural area. We parked the car next to a restaurant. It is a speciel "potatoe restaurant".



We walked through the forrest for a while ...



... had a talk with sheep ...



... walked along some houses ...



... along this old barn ...



... and a creek.



We posed for a group photograph.



It was time to return to the car than.

Bye
Nippy

Hi Mummy,
I am on my way to Munich now.

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Nippy

Hi mum, I have arrived!

Every morning we go for a  walk along the Isar river. It is nice and peaceful and also green - I would not have thought of having all of this green right in the city center.

I did some sight-seeing today. I saw the Marienplatz which is right in the city center and a tourist attraction.