Hohentwiel Fortress

Hohentwiel Fortress in Germany was one of Baden-Wüerttemberg’s largest fortresses. Starting from a smaller medieval castle situated on top of the Hohentwiel – a long time inactive volcano of the Hegau group of volcanoes – in the 16th century it was extended into a larger fortress. As far as I know, Hohentwiel went through some […]

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A Weekend in Edinburgh

Last weekend I had the chance to be in Scotland for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2012 (see also previous entry). Taking an early flight on Friday, there was half of Friday and all of Saturday to explore Edinburgh before the run on Sunday, and the weather was brilliant. Unlike usual Scottish summer (and spring, winter […]

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