I have the luck to be staying just a few km away from Marburg which is the nearest city. Not a big city with a population of 80.000 people but big enough to worth the effort. I'm more than happy to find out that they have parking spots for motorcycles just outside the Philips University which is hosted in the following building:
Speaking of buildings most of them around are interesting to my eyes as they look far from Mediterranean ones. While picturing the next one I also caught that flying bird on the top left:
This one is the ultra tall Elisabethkirche.
She founded it back in the 1200s as a chapel but actually intending to make it a place to host the poor people. Some say she's also buried here. It's interesting to read about it.
and continue my walk as I have lots to see on this nice day.
But I am aiming at the garden next to the library which look rather tempting as I take those steps down:
This is the building of the Pharmacology/Biology department of the University to which one has view fro the heart of this garden:
Old or new, all of them combined with the rest of the vegetation create a soothing environment for your eyes to rest:
Of course, as you can see, the water is also "condemned" by green so it's still a green kingdom around here. It's just that due to the water this guy caught a fish almost as tall as him:
I don't want to caption the next one "loneliness is such a drag" cause I don't want to affect the luck of this beautiful girl in the middle enjoying her book in this heaven:
Sorry for the redundancy but I like this viewing angle a lot and I can't decide which one to keep - your call:
I'm done with the garden and walk back to my bike which is patiently waiting for me where I left it:
A short ride through the city brings me to the hill where the park and palace complex is. I leave my bike with some company as this walk is expected to be much longer,
The last part of this path that you see just above leads me to the rose garden of the palace which is hard to tell how nice it feels in real. The pictures capture just a small part of its super dense beauty:
As you can see they have gathered all sorts of roses you can imagine here. And built this pavilion right in the center:
I am making my way to the main building step by step. On my way I see this little hut in the distance:
Intrigued about what it might be I step towards it. In between I find this monument that probably refers to Friedrich Schiller:
As I try to have a look through its closed door I realise it's actually an entrance to something that I will never find out what:
Wish I had the time to enjoy one of these but not this time. It's so heavenly to lie under this huge old trees here:
At the end of it I arrive at this parking lot where this building on the left belongs to the local University:
That tiny door on this fortified wall today holds the "no stop/parking" sign as peace has prevailed:
Back in the day these walls kept the enemies away but today they have a much more pacific look and purpose:
I can picture Marburg all day from here as the sun gets friendlier and the air drier but here's my last two shots before I move on:
Anyone wonders what happens if you need a toilette? Well, you first have to pass this Crimson red door:
The following video kinda sums it up in 4K:
Hope you loved this long one, I surely did!
See you on the next one!
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