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Hiking up mountains is a really fullfilling way to enjoy nature, not only is there always the question if you'll make it to the top (depending on the height of the mountain), but every step the views change, often radically. So there is a lot to discover by just changing the height and orientation of ones own viewpoint without needing to cover large distances. And the view from the top, across the surrounding countryside is always awesome. But sometimes reaching the top can surprise you in really weird ways - like when you reach the top of Le Petit Dumont in the Vosges mountains in France and you're confronted by the rear end of a herd of sheep gathered on the summit, huddled together with their heads tucked under the shadows that their bodies create to escape the heat.
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Bergwandern ist eine wirklich erfüllende Art, die Natur zu genießen. Nicht nur, dass man immer die Frage hat, ob man es bis zum Gipfel schafft (je nach Höhe des Berges), sondern bei jedem Schritt ändert sich die Aussicht, oft radikal. Es gibt also viel zu entdecken, wenn man nur die Höhe und die Ausrichtung des eigenen Standpunkts ändert, ohne große Strecken zurücklegen zu müssen. Und die Aussicht vom Gipfel auf die umliegende Landschaft ist immer wieder beeindruckend. Aber manchmal kann man auf dem Gipfel auch ganz schön überrascht werden - zum Beispiel, wenn man auf dem Gipfel des Le Petit Dumont in den Vogesen in Frankreich ankommt und mit dem Hinterteil einer Schafherde konfrontiert wird, die sich auf dem Gipfel versammelt hat und ihre Köpfe in den Schatten steckt, den ihre Körper erzeugen, um der Hitze zu entkommen.
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Japans new prime minister is - at least verbally - escalating the geopolitical powder keg that is the situation around Taiwan. That the Japanese government would follow this course if no electoral shift comes has been clear for a few years now, but the window of opportunity for deescalation is closing. But as so often, we shouldn't reduce a nation to its foreign policy. Japan also had the chance this year to present itself in all its facets by hosting the international Expo, which I could visit in June during a research trip conducted by Journalists Network that I had the privilege to join. Although the Expo has lost a lot of the worldwide attention it used to garner, I'd say it still offers unique insights into how governments want their countries to be seen on the world stage. As it is, an EXPO is definitely worth a visit, but you'd be well advised to pick and choose what you want to see beforehand, since the spectacle is to large and disorienting for a unplanned visit.
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