Tour Report: The Bus in the Lake

This spot has long been a desired location - not because it is particularly spectacular, but because it was particularly unique. And we were lucky - because less than six months after our visit, the bus was removed because too many people were trying to swim to it and putting themselves in danger.

You can find out how the lake was formed and how the bus got there by following the link below.

It was the final location that day, and it was conveniently on the way back. Parking wasn't too easy, because the place is right at the side of a field, no real road lead there. We had to park on the side of the main road in the village and walk the rest of the way - but the weather was still great, so it was a nice short walk in the sun.

As I've said - there isn't anything spectacular about this location, and the bus in the lake is the only shot to be taken. At the time, I didn't have my drone yet, so I could only take a few shots from the shore of the small lake - but I was really happy to finally have seen the place!

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Tour Report: Agricultural Seeds Center

The second place we had on our list for my wife's birthday tour in 2020 was only about five minutes away from the old cemetery we had visited first.

Here, too, there was a parking lot right outside the door, so to speak. However, the building - a former seeds station - is surrounded by a fairly large open space. It is therefore almost impossible to enter unnoticed. So we looked for a point on the path surrounding the site where the building was between us and the residential area opposite, so that we at least had the feeling that we wouldn't be seen immediately as we walked across the field.

When we arrived at the building, we immediately saw an open door through which we were granted access.

Given the exposed location and the fact that the location is relatively well-known, I wasn't expecting too much - but we were really pleasantly surprised. The vandalism was limited and we found many things that indicated the former use of the building: Magazines on agriculture and genetics, files on plant breeding and cross-breeding, various specialist literature, packing materials and a large quantity of coffee sacks.

Even a few technical devices had survived the long time of abandonment.

So after the old cemetery, this was the second location in a row where you could discover an incredible number of exciting details. Although many of them are not really relevant from a photographic point of view, they offer a great insight into the work that has been carried out on this site for almost a century.

Here, too, we took plenty of time to take it all in before making our way back to the car.

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Tour Report: Cemetery "After Life"

During the CoViD pandemic in 2020, we left the city for our birthday week in May - as we do every year - and retreated to the “Huskyhof”.

For many years now, this has not only been a place full of good friends and great experiences, but also our “home base” for excursions in eastern Germany several times a year.

In May 2020, the trip there was difficult, at least with regard to the coronavirus regulations, because you were not allowed to leave your federal state without a special reason (e.g. for work). Well, we found a reason - namely to photograph dogs. We were given the “official assignment” to take photos of the husky pack. So we were at least formally compliant with the rules ;)

It was my wife Birthe's birthday, and after a hearty breakfast we didn't really feel like driving long distances and decided to check out a few locations nearby. Two of our “host mother” Petra's grandchildren asked if they could accompany us, so there were four of us. As our car was too full, we took Petra's van and set off.

Our first destination was an old cemetery. Although it's not abandoned in the sense of being abandoned, it hasn't been used for many decades. Even the greenery is only rudimentarily maintained to keep the paths reasonably clear. As a result, many graves have disappeared under dense greenery and in some cases can only be guessed at. Here and there the graves are still recognizable by stone edges or small metal fences. In other places, the stone nameplates defy moss and leaves.

Centrally located is a large, beautifully designed family burial ground with columns and statues grouped around a central memorial slab.

You can spend quite a lot of time in this place, as there are many small old graves to be discovered off the beaten track. Often you can't even tell if you're walking around a grave site.

We spent a considerable amount of time there before making our way to the second location.

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