This morning I took a portrait of Iris Schaub, she is the owner of the Parkhotel-Forsthaus where I slept last night. Mrs. Schaub is a remarkable person. She spotted the hotel last year in May while she did a hiking holiday in the area. It was in a bad condition and the former owner wanted to sell it. She fell in love with the idea to buy and renovate it. Saying it was a lifetime dream to run a hotel. Even though she comes from the black forest, she decided to pick this one, right in the center of Saxonia. She moved over to Kurort-Hartha and after all the work she could open up in March this year. But then they diagnosed breast cancer and she had to go through a tough time with chemotherapy and bad prognoses. She told me that just 2 weeks ago she was still in hospital for her big operation on her lymphs. And now she is standing in front of me, telling this whole story wearing a wig and just looking great! She is a fighter and a optimist in life. What a lady, what a spirit for life and using chances! Its encounters like this one, that make these 50days to such a unique experience to me.
Dresden, 21km
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