Harz Hiking Tour 2018

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Brocken Hiking Tour - Enjoying the beautiful Harz area

  Last year, I went to Wernigerode for the first time to join the ChocolArt Festival. This year, on 17th November, I went there again to meet my sister and some friends for doing a hiking tour to the Brocken and for exploring the old town of Wernigerode. The city of Wernigerode is quite famous for its Gothic style buildings, including the scenic Town Hall with a timber facade from 1498. After exploring the city center, we decided to take a coffee break at the "Baumkuchenhaus", which was a bit outside of the city. On the way back to our holiday residence, we could see the sunset at a little lake and enjoy the beautiful view to the Wernigerode Castle in the daytime and at night with the moon. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to go up to visit the castle this time.


  When we stayed at the "Baumkuchenhaus", we could see the process of making the original Baumkuchen - the origins of Baumkuchen are a matter of controversy - a spit cake, which resemble tree rings when sliced. Then, we also tried the Baumkuchen and it was really delicious. I tried two different kinds - one, covered with white chocolate and the second one, filled with nougat and covered with dark chocolate. It's definitely worthwhile to visit the "Baumkuchenhaus" in Wernigerode. We also went to a shop in the center, where they sold "Schneeballen", also called "Tauberkugeln", a round pastry, which is originally from the area of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.


  On Sunday, we woke up early to take the bus from Wernigerode to Schierke, our starting point for the hiking tour up to the Brocken, the highest peak of the Harz mountain range with a height of 1141 metres. When we started our walk, it was quite warm, but when we reached the top of the mountain, after taking a part of the "Harz Witches' Trail", it was windy and cold, so that we took a break inside to warm up again. We could also see the "Harz Narrow Gauge Railway". During our hike, we often missed the train, but when we were on the top of the mountain and also on the way back, we could finally see the beautiful steam train. Moreover, we could see a beautiful landscape around us, even if many trees were cut down. In summary, the whole weekend was really amazing! 

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