27/07/2023

The HIVE Tour - Episode 43 - Hilltop church SE of Bonn Germany

Weather up here SE of Bonn is still challenging and though it doesn't rain it feels like it can do so anytime so I feel pushed once again to grab any chance given for exploration. And this one doesn't look bad at all:


What you see above is the view right out of my door - not bad right? See the rest of the village as I walk through:





It's called Mahlberg and if weather was better I'd stay here forever. Take this as an early morning humour, I don't want to imply that I can afford it.

My mission is to make it to the top of the local hill hence my walk is uphill all the way:


A bit uncomfortable to walk the main road in the absence of sidewalk,



but I'd be the last to complain with the view it provides including some cool houses around:



Now I'm in much more pedestrian friendly environment, still going uphill:



Trees framing pictures - my favourite moment:


The road feels deserted:



But the view this route provides on my left looking down is lovely:



Here's where vehicles stop:


And that's the view on my back before I continue walking up that road:


As you can see this road was made from cobblestones before it was paved with tarmac later but the winter here has different opinion as you can see from those scars:


 


Again, who cares with a view like this:





The road goes up:


The view remains sweet:


And now I enter the little forest of the hill:


In the distance behind the trees I get the first view of my target, Kapelle St. Michael:



In order to get there I have to walk this gravel road:


As I walk surrounded by trees I see on my right this:


Impressed that this thing is there alone kinda in the middle of nowhere I continue the walk which gives me closer views of the Chapelle step by step:


Steps later I realise that the previous item wasn't just by itself there - here's one more:


It becomes obvious that the idea was to represent the stages of Jesus suffering and I start wondering "if they have made one for each stage the road must be full of them". And that's what it is in real pretty much:




I'm not religious but... how cool is this!

Getting closer to the Chapelle meanwhile:


And the stages go on:


There's a wall of dark stones surrounding the Chapelle:






More stages:



And I'm finally just a few stairs away:


Enjoy the Chapelle:










On my way down I decide to follow a different route:


This actually leads me to the rest of the stages - so nicely done!







Full of stages and impressed by the whole thing I walk down my way out of the woods:


In the open space now I enjoy a much different view:



And here at this spot you are offered a free frame for pictures:


Gotta be a pre Instagram thingy judging by its orientation 🙂

Back at my place I enjoy myself the German way:


And I cook, as usual, my own way:


Bon Appetit, see you on the next one!

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