Author: Manfred Hohlweg

  • Helmstedt / Marienborn border crossing

    Helmstedt / Marienborn border crossing

    German division Marienborn On a trip to Berlin, I visited the Marienborn German Partition Memorial. Some of you will still remember. Before 1989, the way to West Berlin by car was via a so-called transit highway to West Berlin. The border crossing point on the western side was Helmstedt. The Marienborn checkpoint was controlled by…

  • Sunrise over the Müritz

    Sunrise over the Müritz

    Quarter past seven in October. The brisk westerly wind drives warm and humid air over the Müritz, the “little sea”. Today could be another late summer day. The vastness of the Müritz invites me to explore the lake on the water. Röbel is about 12 km away, Waren is just over 6 km away and…

  • First frost in November – Kurpark Bad Pyrmont

    First frost in November – Kurpark Bad Pyrmont

    November morning in the spa gardens of Bad Pyrmont. The morning sun is thawing the first frost. I enjoy my rounds in the nearby spa gardens almost every day. Again and again I discover new views in the familiar. This time I’m enjoying the color of autumn and the warming rays of sunshine.

  • Köterberg – evening view of the Weser Uplands

    Köterberg – evening view of the Weser Uplands

    Seven o’clock and 19 minutes on a September evening. After a sunny day, it is very windy and cool on the Köterberg, which is around 500 meters high. The thermometer will drop to below 5°C during the night. The panorama offers a wonderful view over the Weserbergland. The signpost rightly points in all directions. The…

  • Midday sun in March

    Midday sun in March

    The sun is still low and invites you to take a long walk. The intersecting shadows fascinate me. A wickerwork of shadows lines the path of Bombergallee in Bad Pyrmont.

  • Winter morning

    Winter morning

    Sunday morning, before sunrise, I was drawn out into nature today. The rising December sun plays in the withered and still damp wildflowers on the Griessemer Berg.