after work yesterday, some exploring of the countryside was in order.
firstly, for mom, a taste of the botanical garden:
butterfly bush is everywhere here in kleingartens and just around. the botanical garden had a huge stand of it.
the church in nikolausberg i mentioned earlier:
i wandered up the hill to nikolausberg and explored some of the city i hadn't seen before. the church is at the very top of the hill. i didn't go inside, but it looks very quaint from out. like most churches in small villages around here. incidentally, göttingen is mostly protestant. there is apparently only one catholic church here and that is right in the city.
a very detailed map of the surrounding countryside. these maps are everywhere! apparently wandern is a favorite pasttime of people in germany and the government helps out as much as possible. most of the routes go along farm land and through the forests that are typically found on the hills and ridges where farming isn't feasable. while there are plenty of opportunities here for fresh air, don't count on being alone. it seems like even in remote areas, there are always people out walking, running, or biking.
rieswarte. warte, watchtower, at the top of a hill next to:
a lot of farmland in the roringen valley (roringen in the distance). it was pretty desolate out here actually. i was hoping to find some more
pflaumen, but no luck.
