Two friends enjoy their ice cream in front of a hedge in Monschau-Höfen — Constanze Schmitt, Eating ice cream in front of a hedge in Monschau-Höfen, Eifel

Two friends walk past a beautifully landscaped half-timbered house — Constanze Schmitt, Walk past the half-timbered house in Monschau, Eifel

Friendship without obstacles

Girls' day in the Eifel

Today they just want to chat, have fun and explore the neighbourhood. Just what best friends do when they're out and about together. Simply enjoy life! A girls' day out in the Eifel - between half-timbered houses, high hedges and no obstacles.

You're ready to go. The two women start the day in a good mood and full of anticipation, enjoying the first rays of late summer sunshine between fields and pastures.

Constanze Schmitt, Friends enjoying the walk in Monschau, Eifel

Constanze Schmitt, Green backdrop in front of a half-timbered house in Monschau, Eifel

Constanze Schmitt, Eating ice cream in front of a hedge in Monschau-Höfen, Eifel

Wheelchair user pauses in front of a hedge with a view of a half-timbered house in Monschau-Höfen — Constanze Schmitt, House hedge with a view of a half-timbered house in Monschau-Höfen

Joint adventures

Between half-timbered houses and beech hedges

What an ingenious idea! People in the Eifel used to protect their houses from the wind and weather with metre-high beech hedges. To this day, they are lovingly tended and cared for and form a unique backdrop with their gates, arches and windows. I wonder what it looks like behind them?

Half-timbered houses wherever you look. The town of Monschau in the picturesque Rur valley is one of the most beautiful places in the country. Its historical charm immediately enchants everyone. Despite the cobblestones and narrow alleyways, it is also easy to explore in a wheelchair. Especially if your best friend is with you ...

The village of Höfen has been honoured several times for its hedgerow landscape and historic buildings. Naturally, the two women take a curious look behind the tall bushes - and the atmosphere is so exuberant and cheerful that time and space are almost forgotten.

... who is so familiar. With whom you can laugh and tell her everything. And with whom you understand each other without words.

It was a day that will live long in the memory! The trip to the Eifel together was so beautiful and carefree. But now it's time to head home. For today! Because the friends will probably see each other again tomorrow. Then they'll be chatting and laughing again and looking forward to the next girls' day out in NRW - somewhere between nature, culture and no obstacles at all.