Of time-outs and time travels
Artfully arranged harmony
and fantasy in bloom …
You do not have to travel to the
Far East to experience the meditative effect of light and shade, plants
and stones, water and paths; just
come to the southwest: The Japanese
Garden in Kaiserslautern is among
the largest and most beautiful
parks of its kind in Europe. Especially attractive is the close proximity
to the Kaiserslautern horticultural
show: With colourful flowerbeds,
changing indoor flower displays,
various play, sports, and leisure
facilities, Europe’s largest outdoor
dinosaur exhibition, and an attractive programme of events it truly
is the favourite garden of every
generation.
Traces of a turbulent past
Even if nothing is left of the Renaissance castle of Count Johan Casimir
and very little of the imperial palace
of Barbarossa to whom the town
owes its name, a historic city tour is
still worthwhile: The expedition into
the past leads you to the Casimir
Hall, through former escape tunnels,
and to the Jewish bath dating from
the 14th century. Or just enjoy the
flair of the Old Town of Kaiserslautern, close your eyes, and think for
a moment about forebears from
the Neolithic or the Iron Age, the
Romans, Franks and Hohenstaufen,
or Napoleon’s road-building crews.