A few weeks ago I read about #wednesdaywalk challenge held by @tatoodjay. I told him I would join the challenge the week after. Well, I haven't managed until now and I believe it's time to change it.
Please join me on my walk to Villa Charlottenfels. This is my second time I will visit this place even though it's just about 5 minutes walk from our home. We never walk in that direction but it is a beautiful place and I thought it's a perfect spot for the challenge.
After I've entered the complex I could enjoy a few stunning views of Schaffhausen.
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I know there should be up to 10 goats but I've only managed to see one of them.
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The path to the villa is very enjoyable and lined by trees.
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Villa Charlottenfels
Villa Charlottenfels was build between 1850 - 1854 by Heinrich Moser who constructed the Moserdamm in Schaffhausen (you can read more about the dam here)
The villa was named after his wife Charlotte, whom he married in 1831.
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She died in a carriage accident in 1850 so she never got to live in the house.
Their son Henri Moser donated the Charlottenfels to the community Neuhausen for the purpose of setting up an agricultural winter and housekeeping school. In 1925, the agricultural school of the canton of Schaffhausen was established.
Today is the property available to public educational institutions including the agricultural school.
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The area is open to public but I was not able to enter the house. I could however enter this outside corridor and get some nice views.
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Can you see some people swimming in the river? Let me tell you they are about 20 minutes walk from the biggest waterfall in Europe. People still enjoy going to water so close to the waterfall but the current is so strong that they mainly just float. I've seen a few men swimming against the current and even though they put all their effort to swim against it they just kept swimming without moving forward 😊
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There is a small park behind the villa.
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The route is very educational as you can learn about all the plants and trees. There are signs with a name of each plant.
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The path to enter the park surrounded by big trees.
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On the way to the viewpoint behind the park.
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A tunnel called Galgenbucktunnel is being built right under the Charlottenfels. It should be finished by end of 2019.
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Let's go back to the complex. I've noticed so many bees flying around and then I understood why 😊 Look at this amazing bee hives that they have here!
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I didn't dare to come closer than this.
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In front of the villa there is a rose garden. It's surrounded by meadow flowers.
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There are more than 90 various types of roses. Coming at the beginning of August means that there are not that many left but I will come back earlier next year to see all of them.
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I can imagine the garden is much more beautiful in June but I liked it even now.
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I hope you have enjoyed my short walk.
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All pictures are taken by my Nikon D3200 AF-S NIKKOR 18-55 mm 1:3.5-5.6 G II (except of the ones indicated in the article).
Thank you for reading and thank you @tatoodjay for this challenge!
Cheers,
Martina
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