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Remscheid, Muengsten Bridge, Germany - 25th March 2012
By: olgamaus
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
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Posted Mar 27, 2012, 2:41 pm
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Remscheid, Germany - 8th April 2012
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
in the early afternoon we went to Katja's sister to celebrate Easter with the whole family. Today we could see the cherry trees at the station blooming.
So many delicous sweets!
Bye
Albus Star
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Posted Apr 9, 2012, 11:44 am
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Solingen, Schloss Burg, Germany - 15th April 2012
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
today we visited a medieval castle in the neighbour city Solingen, Schloss Burg, It is situated high upon a hill above the River Wupper.
Schloss Burg was built in 1133 by Count Adolf I von Berg on a hill above the river Wupper.That's why this region is called "Bergisches Land". Many people believe that it's name refers to the landscape with hills and valleys. (For those who do not speak German: The German word for mountain or hill is "Berg", so many people think that the name "Bergisches Land" means "land of many hills" )
About a hundred years later it was enlarged by Count Engelberg II von Berg. This is the man on the horse in the courtyard.
In Thirty Years War (17th century) large parts of the castle were destroyed. It was rebuilt then, but it was used for industrial purposes for many years. In the end of the 19th century they began to rebuild it as it appears today.
In the castle courtyard you can find souvenir shops and shops whose owners are doing an "old" handcraft, for example handmade brushes, brooms, soap, lovely yarns and wooden knitting needles, toys like swords and helmets and much more.
The round tower was the powder tower, it was restored about two years ago.
When we walked back to the car, we saw some of those lovely half-timbered houses which were built in 17th century.
Bye for now
Albus Star
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Posted Apr 21, 2012, 6:39 pm
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