The Hive Tour - Episode 36 - Touring the beauties of Marburg

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:

Unintentionally of course 🙂 That old one in the background stands out compared to the new ones:

This one is the ultra tall Elisabethkirche.

Next to Philips University one can find the remains of Elisabeth's Hospital:

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.

The morning sun flatters the buildings ahead:

So I say goodbye to Elisabeth's church,

and continue my walk as I have lots to see on this nice day.

This is part of the local University complex:

The size of its library is impressive:

But I am aiming at the garden next to the library which look rather tempting as I take those steps down:

That's the Botanic Garden of the University hence its trees are tagged:

I caption the following couple "loneliness is such a drag":

This is the building of the Pharmacology/Biology department of the University to which one has view fro the heart of this garden:

As you can imagine some trees are pretty old:

Old or new, all of them combined with the rest of the vegetation create a soothing environment for your eyes to rest:

And when your eyes might had enough of green, water comes in to add some (also soothing) diversity:

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:

One more shot of water before I move to the drier part of this garden:

As you can see the lockers trend is here too:

Sorry for the redundancy but I like this viewing angle a lot and I can't decide which one to keep - your call:

Sort of an urban jugsle it is:

I like how the city is barely visible behind those trees:

A group of cuties:

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,

And I start walking up to the top. The view to the city behind those bars looks already promising,

but I still have way to go:

At the last stairs I am welcomed by this pair of lions:

It's all as green as it gets in here:

And I am not done with stairs yet:

No more stairs, just a nicely paved path which already makes me feel that it worth the effort:

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:

Pure rose heaven:

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:

Look at that owl on this bench (right side):

I'm in front of this "hut" where I admire this bunch of flowers next to it:

The same goes for the tree that covers it:

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:

What is easy to check though is the view from the terrace that is in front of it:

Not that the rest of the park around is anything not worth looking of course:

Look at that huge log:

Later at a split level of this garden I spot some huge and welcoming chaise lounges:

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:

This corridor leads to some sort of balcony so I follow it as the view feels promising:

And it really is! Here's the North East part of Marburg viewed from the top:

The following path is also as promising so there I go:

At the end of it I arrive at this parking lot where this building on the left belongs to the local University:

Right next to it is the Landgrafen Palace:

Don't worry, there's better pictures of it from more friendly angles sun wise:

That tiny door on this fortified wall today holds the "no stop/parking" sign as peace has prevailed:

The view of Marburg from up here is fantastic:

And as I can see there's more viewpoints a few steps away:

Back in the day these walls kept the enemies away but today they have a much more pacific look and purpose:

The palace remains an eye catcher regardless the viewing angle:

Same goes for the overview of Marburg:

Even meters away from the edge the temple of Elisabeth literally stands out:

Here's a miniature of the palace:

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:

The clock is not spot on but who cares with looks like this:

This thing is massive, you really need a wide angle lens to capture it:

Time to step in so I make it up to its gate:

I like these sides too:

You still get some overview from here:

This is the entrance from inside:

And that's the view opposite side:

"Crimson" red is unsurprisingly the choice for doors, windows and shutters:

Impressive scalpture:

Anyone wonders what happens if you need a toilette? Well, you first have to pass this Crimson red door:

And then you go down a fair amount of stairs:

And if you look up on your way back out that's the view you get:

The following video kinda sums it up in 4K:

Hope you loved this long one, I surely did!

See you on the next one!