How often do you look out of the bus window and think to yourself: “Oh, this is going to be another one of the usual city tours”? Not on this day and not with this club!

A captivating journey through time began on the coach: Paul-Werner Geis took the travellers on an exciting anecdote-filled tour of the House of Nassau, its connections to European royal houses and the many traces it has left behind in towns such as Dillenburg. And so the journey to the Oranienstadt began – full of surprises and historical treasures.

In high spirits and with eager curiosity, the group from Neu-Anspach set off on a tour of discovery through the late Baroque town centre of Dillenburg. Every metre of the half-timbered houses in Wilhelmstraße, built from the stones of the old castle, told its own story. From the Orangerie Carriage Museum, built in 1719, to the imposing Wilhelmsturm tower high above the city, where the history of Nassau and Nassau-Oranien came to life – the city proved to be a veritable European history book that aroused curiosity.

After a well-earned break with Mediterranean specialities in the Liebezeit restaurant, the adventure continued: a tour through the casemates of Dillenburg was on the agenda. Brave participants descended into the underground passages and defence systems that were once built for 2,000 soldiers and made the town virtually impregnable. The highlight? The view into the 62 metre deep Löwenbrunnen – an impressive moment deep in the “underworld” of Dillenburg.

On the return journey, the impressions were vivid and the mood enthusiastic. The first ideas for the 2025 excursion were doing the rounds. Who knows where the next trip will take us? Suggestions are very welcome under the motto “European locations – yesterday, today and tomorrow”. Please send them to vorstand@vzfib-neu-anspach.de!

Ein herzliches Dankeschön geht an die Landesstiftung “Miteinander in Hessen”, die die Fahrt mit einer Förderung unterstützt hat.