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June 25, 2005
Proof in a picture - what I love in Germany
I do miss a couple of things from Germany in Malaysia. For one, it is the forests and the ability to walk in them. Big pathways, great smell of a healthy environment, birds, plants, trees.
Here is a picture from an area close to Frankfurt, in a forest called Odenwald. The area is called Felsenmeer, or, to translate, "Rock Sea".
There is a myth that it came about as two giants started a battle to kill each other by throwing stones at each other. In fact, a lot of those rocks came from the Romans, who built the wall to prevent the Germans from entering "their" area. Something like that.
Today, it is used as a "teaching area" - lots of school classes go there to teach biology, geology or history.
What do you think of the pictures?
This one shows yours truly, my little one, and my niece, besides a pubils from a school class climbing the rocks up and down. Some artistic behaviour is required, since there are gaps between the rocks and if you slip, well, one can break the leg.
Still, is this a reason to visit the country?
Posted by Andreas at June 25, 2005 05:57 PM
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Andreas, wanna do coffee and teach some Deutsch? Probably you can help me with the must-visit place to go if I happen to travel next summer while I'm in EU.
Posted by: EF at June 28, 2005 01:29 AM
Nice indeed.
Posted by: Joe at June 26, 2005 08:00 PM
Nice. It all looks so clean and fresh, I doubt the Sabah/Sarawak trekking routes are still anywhere as pristine.
Are those pics from a trip you took?
Posted by: dinghy at June 26, 2005 06:28 AM
Soon..Malaysia will not have many places like the pics of the forest you took in germany. We're too eager to develop every single land we have to show other countries that we're a 'developed country'. We fail to recognize the fact that developing a country is not all about having high and mighty buildings.
Posted by: S-Kay at June 26, 2005 04:59 AM
Hihi
Nice pics. Germany's always a nice place. Going there next year summer :) Juz dropping by the say 'hi' from Bali tat is
Posted by: mystic at June 26, 2005 02:10 AM
I dunno much about forest or hills but malaysia also got many location for the same purpose.
But I guess u miss that place so much.
Go visit.
Posted by: ZEO at June 25, 2005 08:06 PM