Germany Travelling

Mini-vacation in the Lüneburg Heath

Life has been busy the last week which, rather unfortunately, also means that blogging has been slow. So, instead of a long post, let me tell you about our recent mini-vacation in the Lüneburg Heath.

Heath vacation

As hubby already took some vacation time when Birdy was born and is saving vacation days for a longer Christmas holiday trip to Latvia, we’re not having a long summer vacation this year. But we did manage to get away for a few days and here’s some pictures to prove it.

Monastery church in the little town of Walsrode
Monastery church in the little town of Walsrode
An open air museum where we learned the meaning behind such old German phrases as "everything's in butter"
An open air museum where we learned the meaning behind such old German phrases as “everything’s in butter”
A garden in the town of Schneverdingen that shows the diversity of heather. And I used to think it was just one plant...
A garden in the town of Schneverdingen that shows the diversity of heather. And I used to think it was just one plant…
The heath landscape
The heath landscape
Fields in the nature preservation area showing different crops traditional to the region.
Fields in the nature preservation area showing different crops traditional to the region.
Ready for a hike in the heath
Ready for a hike in the heath

This mini-vacation taught us a few things:

  • Little people need big luggage: we packed 2 suitcases for a 2-night trip,
  • Thus, when travelling with baby, it might make more sense to do either a day-trip or (at least) a week long trip, middle options make no sense luggage-wise
  • Birdy sleeps great on her own, so it’s time to detach her bed from our bed.

 

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