Location:
Rennsteig, Germany
So far, my
(business) trips have taken me to places all over the world, far away from
home. Therefore, when I had a couple of days off a few weeks ago, I decided to spend
some time in a place in Germany that’s quite close to home. I joined
a small family with a baby boy for their trip to Thuringia, more precisely to the famous
hiking and cycling trail Rennsteig. The 195 km trail stretches from the town
Hörschel near Eisenach through the Thuringian Forest Nature Park and the Slate Mountains to Blankenstein. There used to be a
saying that a true rambler takes a stone from the river Werra at the beginning of the trail,
carries it in its pocket to the end of the trail and throws it into the river Saale.
Even though
I didn’t quite manage to walk the Rennsteig all the way from the beginning to
the end (not that I tried hard enough) and I ended up taking my stone home with
me, I had a really amazing time. Sometimes the good really is so close. You
must not think that this might stop me from going out to see places…
This year,
I’m likely to pay a visit to at least the following countries:
England
Switzerland
Canada
France
If you wish
to meet me at any of these places or somewhere else, just let me know. I’m
always up for travelling. :-)
