Whatagain at Gerolstein

[whatagain]

Fir this first trip after being vaccinated i found myself in a superb region called Vulkaneiffel, a part of the Eiffel region, in the Rhine palatinate.

The region is mostly a nature reservation, full of footpaths and a dream for hikers.

I drove about 2.5 hours under torrential rain at home then relatively dry but gray and sometimes figgy weather, with the rain evaporating. 

[whatagain]

This view when i arrived. I first thought it was a castle in ruins. But no, it is natural.



This view is taken from my room. The hotel is ugly but the ciew is superb. 

[whatagain]

I chose the hotel because of the presence of a swimming pool.



The breakfast is always nice in Germany, but i took the pic to show the glove, that you out on to manipulate the fork at the buffet, Covid requesting.

[whatagain]

Tripadvisor told me i had to see the Drei Muehlen...
The road to it went past some castles. 



German houses,always neat, no rubbish outside, and flowers.



The footpath to the 3 springs.
Actually there were 2 paths. 
One of 1.2 kms, where i saw several elderlies.
The other was 500 m long, so i chose it, as i wanted to arri e home at a reasonable hour.



That path was quite steep, slippery, treacherous, humid etc. 



Once arrived, a sign explains that the path you just took is treacherous, slippery esp when it snows 
Fortunately i visited end of june, so we had summer temps of ... 14c. And water everywhere.

 

[whatagain]

Do here is the waterfall, made of the water coming from 3 spei gs around.

Not really the Victoria falls, but would make a perfect spit for a picnic. 

[kerouac2]

It looks nice, but I am not a fan of the breakfast. I you had said it was lunch, I might be more enthusiastic.

I have been planning a trip to the Saar for more than a year, but there is a disease that has been preventing me from going.

[whatagain]

The last pic shows how densely populated the region is.

It is a paradise for hikers, as i stated at the start.




I hope you liked it... clearly somewhere i would never have made a target for a trip but a beautiful addition to save a businesstrip to be just... business.

[whatagain]

Jun 30, 2021 20:39:40 GMT kerouac2 said:

It looks nice, but I am not a fan of the breakfast. I you had said it was lunch, I might be more enthusiastic.

I have been planning a trip to the Saar for more than a year, but there is a disease that has been preventing me from going.

You don't need lunch after such breakfasts.
My second plate was a refill with eggs and smoked salmon and some vegetables...
The third was some lsst sausages, wurst etc.

[lagatta]

And excellent bread, I suppose?

[fumobici]

Lovely photos, thank you.

[whatagain]

Jul 1, 2021 2:31:13 GMT lagatta said:

And excellent bread, I suppose?

I didn't eat bread. But yes, usually it is good !

[whatagain]

Jul 1, 2021 5:32:10 GMT fumobici said:

Lovely photos, thank you.

Thanks.

[mossie]

Looks a good place for a holiday, thanks for showing us.

[lugg]

Thank you Whatagain for taking me on a journey to somewhere I have never seen.


I have wondered if buffets would survive, so good to know they have at least in Germany ! And that the glove is not plastic - presumably washed and re-used ??

I love the photo of the woodland path No 3 of ~ 3.

[bixaorellana]

Beautiful landscape views, Whatagain. It must have been real joy to be out in that terrain.

The "castle in ruins" turning out to be a natural formation seems part of the magic of that area. In the photo just after the first waterfall picture in #4, there is another natural formation that sure looks like the house for the trolls who guard the waterway.

For the hotel to provide such a lavish breakfast for the guests, many of whom must be there for the hiking, is both generous and good business.

Thanks for this unexpected look at a beautiful place.

[lagatta]

No Gerolsteiner mineral water?

[questa]

Jun 30, 2021 20:37:28 GMT whatagain said:

Not really the Victoria falls, but would make a perfect spit for a picnic. 

Oh, Whatagain, you have done it again! Given me a laugh as I imagined that waterfall being used as a "Perfect spit" for a picnic!

[whatagain]

Jul 1, 2021 22:37:26 GMT lagatta said:

No Gerolsteiner mineral water?

Everywhere ! Startung at the buffet...

[whatagain]

Jul 2, 2021 4:23:35 GMT questa said:

Jun 30, 2021 20:37:28 GMT whatagain said:

Not really the Victoria falls, but would make a perfect spit for a picnic. 

Oh, Whatagain, you have done it again! Given me a laugh as I imagined that waterfall being used as a "Perfect spit" for a picnic!

😁😁😁

I hope a part of my brains registeted it... would be a pity if it is entirely by chance.

[tod2]

I see you eat the correct thing when in Germany....sausage. I don't think there is another nation on earth that makes finer sausages than the Germans.

[whatagain]

Jul 2, 2021 11:15:58 GMT tod2 said:

I see you eat the correct thing when in Germany....sausage. I don't think there is another nation on earth that makes finer sausages than the Germans.

It even infiltrated their language : es ist mihr ganz Wurst means I don't care - it is sausage to me.

[questa]

Used in Oz as well in the saying "not a sausage". Sausage and mash = Cockney slang for 'cash' so originally it meant 'haven't any money'. Now it just is used lightly to say a person can't find or hasn't got something.

"Did you find those tools in the shed?"
"Nup, Looked all afternoon...not a sausage"

[casimira]

Just now getting to review this thread.
What a beautiful and serene place to be.
Beautiful photos.
Thank you for sharing this.
Oh, how I long to be in a place like this...