Germany's Hidden Gem! This is Lüneburger Heide (+ an incredible barefoot park)
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Our final leg of our summer van trip takes us to Lüneburger Heide! No, we never really had this high on a bucket list when we first made it to Germany, but many of you recommended paying a visit that we decided to do just that. The heath bloom was beautiful to see, and timed quite well with our travel itinerary. Although the area is much to big to explore in just a day or two, we still loved our experience walking and riding through the outdoor nature preserve and seeing such a unique are in Germany.
Did you also know there is a very large barefoot park as well? We had never heard of these type of parks before our time in Europe, but we loved visiting the Barfußpark Lüneburger Heide in Egestorf! Walking through mud, glass, grass, and rocks was a fun experience for us all and a happy coincidence that we stumbled upon it.
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So sad to hear you're leaving! On the other hand - understandable.
Thank you for all the awesome videos about Germany and its diversity, the regions, the food. And thank you for (by your travels) blowing up most of the stereotypes foreigners may have concerning Germany.
I also want to thank you for all the joyful vibes your videos brought to my living room, either made in Germany or our neighbour countries you travelled to!
I hope you will continue to tell about your upcoming experiences - where ever you 4 will make them. Take care, stay safe and have a good time!
Aww What a meaningful comment to us! 🫶🥹 Thank you! Our time in Germany isn’t over yet! We will be sharing more soon. Also, we will be taking you with us on our upcoming adventures so stay tuned!
Noooooooo!!!! Dont leave!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭I cant live without your beautyful videos.
My parents grew up near the Heide. It is honestly one of the more breathtaking regions in Germany and definitely a national treasure! 😍🤩
How cool!! It is such a unique place!
You really took a comprehensive look at Germany and i‘m so happy you liked the northern part (which so many Americans seem to miss out on) and even stopped by my neck of the woods in this last video. Good luck for your next steps and hopefully your ways lead you back to Germany later again.
Thank you! We’ve really tried to learn about this beautiful country and its people. 😊 We aren’t done posting German content though so stay tuned!
Very nice video with your family.. i life in the Lüneburger Heide. The little girl is very cute .
It's a very unfortunate that you're leaving! Wish you all the best! Hope Willa will be able to remember the time.❤
Are you leaving Germany??? Ooooh nooooo..Always enjoyed your videos so much!!!!!
It’s true!! We are feeling super super bittersweet about it all! We will be sharing all of the questions with you guys! And of course taking you with us on the next adventure!
What a fun place! This 70 year old “kid” would have enjoyed tagging along. 😊
Oh this is sad, I thought you had a five year stay… thank you for sharing your life and journeys with us….Willa is such a bright and happy child…good luck to your sweet little family!
We will be sharing all the details and info in the next couple weeks! Your kindness and well wishes means so much 🫶💛
You're leaving ? I didn't expect it so soon . That's sad. Will you continue to tell your story ? Would be nice to see you again.
How cool to see that you guys are making a video in the region where I’m from. We visited the Pietzmoor when I was in school.
The carriage coachman however has no German accent, the people from Bavaria have 😂 Liebe Grüße aus Hamburg
You picked the exactly right time to see the heather/Heide.
8:10...ahhh even the coachman sounds so excited. Love it! I just saw the end...that's really sad :(
It’s really bittersweet!! We can’t believe it ourselves either.
It is sad that you will be leaving Germany but that's life I wish you happiness, success and health on your further path in life.
Happy! All Amis go home, first of all shit the Military. We have Demonstrations with the title "Ami go home!". It's really true!
My wife and I have been living about 15 to 20 kms from the area you visited since moving here in 1996. It really is among the most beautiful places of Germany (unless you insist on either beaches or mountains), and it's always worth a Sunday stroll with friends. We also visited the "Barfußpark" (Barefoot Park) a few years ago and enjoyed it even without children of our own. Glad you featured the place in your video, it definitely deserves it!
Good morning!!
So you can see that there are still a lot of things to explore in Germany, perhaps one day the Mecklenburg Lake District with its fantastic nature from a houseboat. There is a lot to discover, cute little towns and some still untouched nature on the water , on land and in the air. Or the spa park in Bad Kötzting, one of the largest parks in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria.
My home and Heimat :)))) Growing up there is living in nature heaven :) the Lüneburger Heide used to be much much bigger but was deminished by deforrestation which is not bad for nature of course, but if the remaining parts werent protected early enough, nothing of what you see there would have survived...
Omgggg the barefoot park is my childhood😭😭 went there every year with my grand parents we made awesome memories❤
Germany certainly isnt the most exciting place in the world, but for a young family to grow up their children its a very developed, safe and educating place.
Oh no, your time in Germany is now over? Please don't stop to share your wonderful trips with us, I like your clips so much🫶🏽
It’s not over YET! We will be sharing more stuff in Germany! 😊 and we will definitely take you with us on our next adventures!
10:06 Unbelievable that you understood what the driver said. And it is totally correct! There is no barrier for a future in Germany! ;)
That’s great to hear, thanks!
I have been following you since Day 1 in Germany ....or even a little before - What a pity that you are leaving our country.! I thought you blended in very good....and of course, I will miss your content....and I always admired your attitude towards your Partner, your kids, family...and that you travels even with small kids.!! But maybe you both miss your families in the US..and your friends... Hopefully you could form some new friendships whilst living in Germany....and if you might come back one day, please come and stay in Northern Germany....I will miss you all!! Yvonne from Bremen
That means so much that you’ve been following and supporting us for so long! 🫶 We will still be sharing German content as we aren’t leaving yet, but we just wanted to get word out there. Also, we aren’t leaving to the US either so stay tuned on where we go. We’d love to have your support in our next adventure.😊
Thank you for your awesome videos. It is sad to hear that you are leaving germany, but i look forward to further content.😊
So cute! You couldn't understand all the coachman was saying because of his accent.... only he didn't have any accent at all like most people in Niedersachsen! 🙂 So your ears are more trained now to your local accent of German from where you are living than to general normal High German. Pause for thought, eh? - All the best to you!
indeed he had a northern accent, you wouldn't hear people speaking like him in other parts of Germany.
Maybe he switched into Low German from time to time, in the northern part of the "Lüneburger Heide" there are quite a lot native speakers, it is a very rural area though.
The barefoot park was amazing! Wow! Can't wait to see where yall are off to now.
It’s going to be so fun to share!
That’s where live actually. Thank you for your videos and all the best for the future
Sorry to learn you are leaving. I have been enjoying your Videos more or less in silence, but I enjoyed them. I hope to be follow you and your childs in the future. All the best for the whole family!
We hope you will continue following our adventures too! We will still be sharing some about Germany for awhile!
Beautiful vlog...I like it..thank you for video sharing...13:35
Thanks so much for watching! We are happy you like it!
Alles Gute Euch für die Zukunft! Danke für Eure tollen Videos und Erkundigungen über/in Deutschland & Europa. Hoffentlich kommt Ihr mal zurück, auf "einen" Urlaub!
Sad to hear you leave Germany. But i'm excited to see and here what you are up to next. If you explore anything with such an open mind like you did here, you will like love it anywhere.
Thanks so much! We will definitely be sharing our next adventures with you!
Thanks for visiting my home region! I'm happy that you had a great time here, especially in our Barfußpark 😊
Sad you're leaving, but good luck for your next steps and I wish you all the best!
Aww thanks! 🫶 We are excited to share what our next adventures are! Thankfully we still have some time in Germany😊
Great adventure in Lüneburger Heide 🎉.
Make sure to come back for the Grundschule*.
I'm looking forward for a "That's why we'll leave" video.
If it's about the job, we have lot's of them here 🤗
*just kidding, of course I respect your decisions.
But I do in fact really hope that you'll keep posting vids in the future from around the world
That means a lot! 🫶We will definitely be taking you with us on our next journey!!
I was at that barefoot park too. I loved it a lot❤
So fun! 😊
1:14 (ungefähr) Da sieht man Sandalen-Schatten. Smiling😉
didn't expect that you feed up so quickly from germany 😂
Definitely not the reason for leaving! 😂 ahh the feelings are super bittersweet actually because we LOVE Germany! 🫶🥹
Very nice se the kid exploring the world on it's own and have feedbak like this no disburense in her life it so nice, she is so happy!!!
So let the kid do more alone without you are there they are fine alone in more than 5 minutes!!
undelo has a lovely milkbar - i realy enjoyed the homemade milkrice their
Wait, what? Are you leaving Germany for good? Or is it another trip somewhere?
It would be so sad to see you leave.
We all really loved your positive attitude, your excitement about discovering new sights, your many experiences.
But I guess, if you're attached to the military even as a civilian you're still beholden to your terms of contract.
And we're all going to miss Willa and Noa.
We will be explaining everything in the next few weeks 🫶 your kindness is really appreciated! We will miss Germany so much 🥹
So are you leaving now? After all, it was inevitable. A lot has happened during this time. For example your little Noa was born in your beautiful, temporary, very remote Franconian home. You traveled a lot throughout Europe. I hope you visited most of the places you wanted.
Although it is a little sad that Willa will probably lose her bilingual skills now, I hope that you will find a nice new place near your relatives and enjoy your future life.
Three years ago, UA-camr colleague Andrew Smith also left Grafenwöhr and Germany. He made a special video about his thoughts and feelings at the time entitled “Goodbye Germany - What I loved and learned”. I would recommend checking it out since it was just filmed in your area.
I get goosebumps every time I watch his video!❤
@@arnodobler1096Same.
Loved his Videos. Good Vibes.
I was in DK army in 78/79. If the war broke out, our regiment had Lüneburger Heide as defending area. It was very weird to think about going down there.
Even though its so close to Hamburg, i never been. I need to Change that ❤
The experiences of a lovely family who want to explore Europe are shared here. Personally, I like this, even if it doesn't last. Because I believe that every kind of beautiful event will be remembered by every person. If one day there is a desire and possibility to return, then starting over here will be easier. I personally wish the family all the best.
PS its a misunderstanding on12:20,
you will leave Germany one day, but maybe you will come back?!? and can you imagine a permanent life here?
Thank you for your kind words! We would love to come back to Germany! It’s more likely we would temporarily, but if our family lived closer to the East coast (or in Europe) we would definitely make the move permanently! Who know where life will go though! 💛
I assume you have known for some time that your sojourn in Germany was coming to an end, and that your lengthy vacation around Scandinavia was a prelude to packing. I checked, and the US government has an enormous number of bases around the world, so presumably any site could be your next home. I wonder whether it will be in Europe or further afield. I suppose also you have prepared yourselves long since for a life of upheavals every few years, as all personnel associated with US government have to. I can hardly wait for your next video! Good luck wherever your new home is.
Leaving Germany? Already? Good luck!
I'm so sad to hear you're leaving Germany. Is it because of Tanner's job?
Lüneburger Heide is famous for another reason. On 4th May 1945 it was there that General Field Marshall Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands, northwest Germany including all islands, in Denmark and all naval ships in those areas.
I’m sorry for nitpicking here, but the place where the surrender was signed back in 1945, is located on the Timeloberg near Wendisch.Evern, south of Lüneburg. This area geographically does not belong to the Lüneburger Heide, which is located west of the Autobahn A7 on the same latitude.
@@heindaddel2531 You are being excessively pedantic.
@@SuperLittleTyke Pedantry and accuracy are not the same! 😖
Ich werde euch vermissen. Hoffe wir können die beiden Kinder sehen wie sie groß werden. Gruß aus Croatien
Why is there the "Lüneburger Heide?" It used to be a forest. Why was the forest cut down? The wood was needed. What for? For the extraction of salt by salt boiling of salt water, which was extracted from salt water springs. Why was salt needed? To season food? Of course not. Centuries ago salt was so precious because it was used to preserve fish and meat.
At that time there was no refrigerator ;-)
I life there😂
I walk all day barefoot in my home... LOL
wish i could live such a life
We have been very fortunate to have so much time off because we had a baby. Otherwise we wouldn’t be able to travel as frequently or long.
What Heat? do you mean "heide"? that is pronounces "high-day"
What? You're leaving Germany? That's a great pity.
schade das ihr Deutschland den Rücken kehrt. May be you will be Back one day
Oh no leaving ?? Say it ain’t so.
I know!! It’s hard for us to swallow too!!
@@OurStorytoTell … I will still watch you guys where ever you end up.
@@OurStorytoTell It is so sad that you are leaving Germany! Please move back to Germany once Willa has to start school! Less shootings here!
The Lüneburg Heath is not a natural park, it is an industrial wasteland.
Since the Middle Ages, the continuous forest has been completely cut down (mainly for salt production) and the forest floor has been washed away by rain, leaving nutrient-poor soil in which only a few plants can thrive. (birch and heather)
An example of how humans have almost completely destroyed nature.
yes and it has to be well maintained, because otherwise it would become a forest area. I live in the north of the "Lüneburger Heide" and centuries ago we had as much heath until the land was cultivated mostly in the last 150 years. A few years ago the last 2 or 3 acres of heath vanished in our region.
It was a hidden gem until UA-camrs, Instagrammers and Tiktokkers showed up and ruined it. 😂😂😂😂😂 Why not enjoy it and do not tell anyone!!!!!
It is and always will be your decision. But you could tell right from the start that you didn't really feel comfortable in Germany. Since you are now going to another country, the subscription no longer makes sense. There is a difference between living in a country and just visiting...
There were a lot of new things to learn and get used to here in Germany, but we honestly can say we absolutely love our life here in Germany. We do feel comfortable here. The only thing stopping us from staying longer is our new job opportunity, our desire to explore other parts of the world, and our family not being close by. We always talk about how if our family lived in Germany ( or Europe for that matter), we would live here permanently.
As for the subscription, it doesn’t make sense for someone specifically wanting current Q&A videos about what we are doing and how our life in Germany is. However, we will still be doing Q&A videos and sharing all the same info we do, just in our new location. We never want anyone to feel pressured to join though. 😊 Its just for those who want to!
Germany will loose very good residents:(