Nördlingen - The Walled City

Somehow time seems to have stopped in this small, circular town. Swabian Nördlingen still is completely surrounded by its medieval walls - but while most other historical cities grew vastly beyond their former borders, there are still fields and pastures just beyond the gates here. And inside its walls the town is giving off a special charme of times past, attracting afficionados from lots of different countries. There are even quite a few visitors from Japan, even though some of them have very special reasons...

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Travelogue: Bavaria (1)

Time to continue, here's a summary of the first week in Bavaria. I was mostly passing rural areas and there were quite a few local traditions and quirks I probably would have missed if not for this slow-paced way of traveling.

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Killing Dragons Bavarian Style

Hell yeah, a giant robot dragon!

Furth im Wald, a small Bavarian town close to the border of Bohemia: A mighty dragon is awakening from its sleep to bring chaos and death upon humanity. It needs a brave hero willing to oppose the gruesome beast! This is happening every year around here, for more than five centuries already.

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Travelogue: Bohemia

So finally here's the first travelogue post. I was already on the road for about two weeks when I had the glorious idea to take notes, but fortunately I'm snapping photos all the time. They're a good memory aid.

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