Europe, France, Hiking, Photography

Autumn hike from Mutzig to Molsheim

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A touch of summer in November while hiking in the woods and vineyards.
Start: Mutzig train station
End: Molsheim train station
Length: 13.5 km
Track: GPX file or GPSies link.
Photos: photo gallery and photo map.

Hangman — Hangman – it was the week of Halloween. Noticed a lawyer’s name on the letter box next to this.

House — House – an old but still inhabited house in Mutzig

Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs (Heilighiesel) — Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs (Heilighiesel) – unfortunately not a peaceful place as it lies next to a busy road.

(not so wild) life — (not so wild) life – at the second we stepped into their field, they came to us to see what’s going on.

Eating leaves — Goat eating fallen leaves like I would eat a bowl of peanuts.

Direction signs — Direction signs – at this stage we left the yellow circle to follow the red symbols.

Steps — Here we starting climbing. It’s a steep but very short climb.

Rocher du Geissfels — Rocher du Geissfels – where this narrow trail took us to

Vegetal revenge — The tree revenge – metal blended by the growing tree

Leaf — Many leaves from various trees

Forest — Changing direction but staying on the marked trail

Forest track — The forest path became a track

Tracks — Where the tracks meet

Misleading directions — This sign is to be rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise

Panorama

Not-so-green salad — Lunch break: a not-so-green salad

The outlook

bench — Our picnic bench

Leaving the pass

Autumn colours — Autumn colours – back to the forest

Litter — Littering is one thing I do not understand.

Vineyard — Autumn vineyard – all shades of yellow, orange and red

Warm November — Yes, it’s November…

Grapes

Grapes — Some old grapes; vendanges tardives?

Grapes

Pinot noir — Pinot noir information board

More grapes

Vineyards — Closed hut at risk of collapse in the vineyards.

Vineyard — Orange and red vineyard

Enjoying the weather — Enjoying the weather.

Another vineyard

Plaine d'Alsace — View towards “Plaine d’Alsace” and the Black Forest

Horse — Horse one

Horse — Horse two

Vignoble de Dorlisheim

Old apples

Old apple

Old apple — Dried apple on an old apple tree

Church — Protestant church in Dorlisheim

Church — Around Dorlisheim church

Eurovelo 5 — Cycling directions featuring Eurovelo 5 and Véloroute du Vignoble d’Alsace signs

Bee — Bees are still outside

Hike map:

Life

Family tour

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Europe, France, Photography

Metz stopover

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A few more details in the photo gallery (including download links and short descriptions).

Belgium, Europe, Photography, Places

Visit to Flanders

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Caught the train to Bruges, with a stop in Brussels and Ostend.

Panoramic train

Bruges (Brugge)

Horseman of the Apocalypse — Horseman of the Apocalypse – From the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Death – War – Revolution – Hunger. Pik Poot

Brugge city centre

Brugge city centre

A waffle Chez Albert

Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja

Chien Assis

(Not) a courtyard

Canal

Ten Wijngaerde

Ten Wijngaerde

Flowers at Ten Wijngaerde

Flowers at Ten Wijngaerde

Cycling — Cycling. Node-related signaling is very popular in Flanders

Canal

Mill

Mill

Kabouter

Ostend (Oostende)

Bike parking at Ostend station

Bike paniers in Oostende — Bike paniers in Oostende, Belgium style.

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

Rock strangers — Rock strangers – Nationaal Monument voor de Zeelieden in the background

Ostend shoreline

Sandy beach

Beach huts

Brussels

A brief stopover in Brussels

Grand-Place

Manneken Pis — Crowds at Manneken Pis

Grand-Place panorama

France, Hiking, Photography

Hike Dambach-la-Ville

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Start/Finish: Dambach-la-Ville train station
Length: ~16 km
Itinerary:

Dambach-la-Ville hike

Photo gallery:

Memorial

Fountain

Can you find the stork?

EuroVelo 5 — Véloroute du Vignoble d’Alsace (part of EuroVelo 5) goes via Dambach-la-Ville

Chapelle Saint-Sébastien

Ossuary — Ossuary: ce que vous êtes nous l’étions et ce que nous sommes vous le deviendrez.

View over Dambach-la-Ville

Bibelefelsen rocks

Château du Bernstein

Château du Bernstein

Sign(ed) poem

Forest track

Ortenberg Castle — Ortenberg Castle; do not confuse with Ortenberg Castle in Schwartzwald.

Scenery

Hiking path

Tic tac toe wall

Coat of arms

New day, new adventure