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 Schloss Kleinheubach by Nemorino
The Loewenstein family still owns the palace, but most of it is rented out to a subsidiary of the German Postal Service, which used it as a training center and now is developing it into a hotel. Leave a Comment
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 The Main River at Miltenberg by Nemorino
But several years ago we had our annual staff outing in Miltenberg. We spent most of the day there walking around the town and up to the castle, and trying the local wines. In the late afternoon and evening we returned to Frankfurt by ship on the Main river.
So if you are in the vicinity and want a nice day trip, I can recommend Miltenberg. Leave a Comment
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 Goslar by margaretvn
The Kaiserpfalz or Emperors palace is a stone building dating from 1005-1015 but largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The chapel and the Emperors Hall are lovely.
There are some parts of the earlier defences which date back to the 1500's such as the very impressive "Breites Tor" or wide gate.
The half timbered "Siemenshaus" on Schreiberstrasse (number 12) is beautiful. Leave a Comment
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 Hexentanzplatz by margaretvnLeave a Comment
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 Brocken train by margaretvn
The Brocken is of course linked with the Walpurgis Night celebrations of 30th April/ 1 May. This is the witches sabath when witches gather on the Brocken Mountain - there are celebrations in lots of places in the Harz with bonfires and feasting. Leave a Comment
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This part of the Main River is regulated by locks every few miles or kilometers. Here a ship is entering the locks near the town of Lengfurt, below Marktheidenfeld.
Second photo: The only factory along this part of the Main River is this cement factory at Lengfurt, which belongs to the Heidelburg Cement Company. The raw materials are delivered by river barge. Leave a Comment
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 Solar panels near Laudenbach by Nemorino
This was the first time I have seen such a thing, so I had to take a picture of it, but maybe in a couple of years everybody will be doing it. Leave a Comment
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 Wernigerode by margaretvn
Above the town is a huge castle - Schloss Wenigerode which dates from 1861-1883. It is now a museum. Leave a Comment Website: www. wernigerode.de
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This street, Mainkai, runs directly along the left bank of the Main River in the town of Marktheidenfeld, and has several small hotels, pensions and restaurants.
Second photo: There is no internet cafe in Marktheidenfeld, but here in the new city hall there is a public internet terminal that anyone can use for free. The time limit is fifteen minutes if other people are waiting, and the woman at the tourist office sees to it that the local kids don't monopolize the terminal if tourists are waiting to use it. Leave a Comment
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(I have transferred this from to-do to off-path).
State: Hesse(n);
nearest airport: Frankfurt International.
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If you like Art Nouveau, you should make a short trip to Darmstadt and wander around on Mathildenhöhe, the town’s centre for beautiful architecture and exhibitions of this period.
Landgrave Ernst-Ludwig has created a place for design early 20th century, which attracted a lot of famous Art Nouveau designers and architects. 4 exhibitions took place in these years, and luckily, most of the buildings have survived the heavy bombing of Darmstadt in WWII.
A lot more Art Nouveau buildings are spread in town, a bit hidden for example the house in Moosbergstrasse (see pic), along Rhönring and in Martinsviertel.
For visitors, which like to stay a bit longer, the town has nice parks, such as Rosenhöhe with a beautiful rose dome (see pic), a Russian Chapel also on Mathildenhöhe (as Alexandra of Darmstadt was married to Tsar Nicolas II).
In the middle of town, there is a small rococo garden (Prinz Georg Garten) very beautifully kept by the gardeners, with an interesting garden house (pic).
If you happen to visit Frankfurt (for private or business), it definitely pays to get on a train to Darmstadt for a day (20 minutes train drive).
As I live here, I have quite a collection of infos so far. If you want to visit and need infos not yet given, just drop me a mail.
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