Fichtel Mountains (Upper Franconia) - german classic

From parking (reachable by car or bike) near Karches you can start a walk to the two highest peaks of Fichtel Mountains: Schneeberg and Ochsenkopf. Althought Osenkopf is smaller it is definetly more atracitive to choose: on the way are sources of drinkable water and souce of Weißmain (Weißmainquelle), picturesque rocks formations (visited also by Goethe) and on top a restaurant with traditional Bavarian food and free stone tower that let you look around from above the forest. Peak with restaurant and observation tower is just german classic for me. All together definetly to recommend.

Agritourism "UL", Drawsko Landscape Park

Agrotourism is very popular in Poland but many places do not even have animals. In UL it is different, real agrotourism. Huge spaces with animals that you can enter and interact with, including feeding. Landscape is beautiful (small hills and lakes inbetween), people friendly and open. Kids enjoyed the horse riding lessons with Mrs. Danusia.

Sailing in the Gdansk Bay

We got on the Borad of Bryza H with captain Michał Kobyliński. Brayza H has 72 tons and even with 7 on the Beaufort scale we could leave the harbour. Regardless of the weather, we had two days full of fun. Evenings with gitara concert till late in the night. Games for kids. Walks, restaurants and bars on the beach.

I have not been in Gdańsk and Gdynia for years and I was impressed how they develop. Gdańsk cicty center by night is full of live and jsut beautiful. The harbour in Gdynia starts looking like the hourbors in Sweeden that I admiered 15 years ago. Happy to see all of that.

Szafarnia, Gdańsk center - we got on the boat

Harbour in Gdynia

Nature in Berlin: Lübars - walk around the peat bogs and swamps

Lübars used to be a village and till today keeps the old style and atmosphere - beautiful place reachable with Berlin Bus line 222. Village itslef is worth visiting but even more the protected green ladscape north from it. It is 7km walk that perfectly fits kids and is also doable with pram. On the way you can meat: horses, sand dunes, swamps, small rivers, lakes, birds and many other those small things that makes kids keep walking.

One of the houses in Lübars

On the sand

Swamps

Jeseniky - mountains for the mountain bikers and prams

Jeseniky are the moutains for bikers. Not only the most popular peaks like Praděd and Dlouhé stráně are reachble by asphalt road but alls lot of others. Through most of the forests and touristic paths go roads suitable for mountain and even crossroad bikes. Check the detail on mapy.cz. We we also lucky to visit Jeseniky when they were full of mushrooms and you one could just collect them along the road. In Karlova Studánka one can drink healthy waters.

Dlouhé stráně

We had no bikes with but we rent a scooter

Karlova Studánka , lovely town in the valley

Museum and park: Orawski Park Etnograficzny w Zubrzycy Górnej

 It was interesting to see how people lived before, squeezing linseed oil. What the sawmill looked like, etc. There is also a picnic area inside - it is worth taking something to eat and drink with you because the area is large and you will need some rest during your stay.

 

Slovak Paradise

Slovak Paradise is a paradise. Beautiful nature and optimal conditions for hot days: rocks, forest, river, wtarefals protecting from the high temperature. Main recommendation is: start early in the morning, because later it might be crowded. We started around 7 in the morning and was nearly empty. We chose the trial: Prielom Hornadu and Kláštorská roklina. On the end (peak) of the Kláštorská roklina are  the ruins of a Carthusian monastery and the restaurant. We did the trail with 4 and 10 year old. 4 year old was on the rope of me husband for the security reasons.