Environment

The Saarschleife treetop walk: the forest seen from 42 meters

Panorama complet de la Saarschleife depuis la tour de 42 mètres, sous un ciel de cumulus

After the U4 blast furnace at Uckange, one hour of driving to the northeast takes you from industrial wasteland to forest canopy. At Orscholz, the Saarschleife treetop walk unrolls 1,250 meters of timber walkway through beech, oak, and Douglas fir, up to a 42-meter tower overlooking the most spectacular river bend in Germany. Not a single step from the parking lot to the top, a maximum grade of 6 percent, and a privately run structure maintained without a euro from local taxpayers. A visit, a note on the photography, Siegfried Line remnants a few hundred meters away, and everything you need to plan your own trip.

SMVIC Moloks : The truck vanished, the bill remained

Only a few years ago, a truck used to come down your street. You set the bin out the night before, and by morning it was empty. The service was delivered, paid for by the household waste collection tax, and written in black and white into the intercommunal budget. That truck is slowly fading from […]