December 2011: Two days in Suhl and Oberdorf

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I went to SUHL by train and met my friend NORDEN. He had lived there many years ago, and showed we some places of his youth. His relatives still live here, and we visited them.
Next day we marched up-hill from Suhl to Oberhof. We took the way by chance, but afterwards it turned out to be the "Suhler Leube", a famous way, constructed hundreds of years ago!

First we found a derelict factory.
But the pipes are NEW, and pump heating steam from a very modern power plant (just around the corner) into the nearby "Plattenbau" settlings.

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That's me and my friend Norden, before starting our climb:

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There seems to be a NEW BOOK OF GRUESOME FAIRY-TALES from this region, published last year, but in German language only. (Spuk im Winterwald. Sagenhafte, moderne Märchen aus Suhl und dem Rennsteiggebiet. 2010/2011. ISBN 978-3-00-031872-6.)
I haven't read it yet, but sorting these photos I'm pretty sure that many cruel things had happend in these bushes, and that we must be happy to bave escaped unharmed.

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Finally we reached the highest point of our tour, reaching the famous RENNTSTEIG hiking trail.(The Rennsteig is suited also for elder und unexperienced, therefore it's marking signs are esp. BIG and well readble !-)

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Finally we reached OBERHOF. The place we entered is called RONDELL:

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It really started to snow:

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Next day we went home again. Norden towards Stuttgart, me to Berlin. From the train a caught a glimpse to the famous "TALBRÜCKE WILDE GERA" ("Wild Gera Village Bridge"). The photos are very en passant, namely from the running train.

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This was the next larger town on my way home. I don't remember the name (and the GPS is once again spoilt!). This seems to be the typical de-industrialized East, but devasted factories and large former train areas can be found also in the Ruhrgebiet and even in Berlin!

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