Bike trek to Kulkwitzer See
We certainly aren't staying inside while we're in Leipzig! We've been here 5 days now and have already covered quite a few kilometres using all sorts of modes of transport. The train from the airport in to the Hauptbahnhof. A tram to our flat. Walking to the supermarket. Riding our bikes through the bike trails and all over. Cruising on the autobahn at over 100mph. The only things we haven't tried yet are kayaking on the river or canal and sailing. Those are next on the list!
We watched the first games of Euro 2008 over at a friend's place and had our first German barbie. A nice combination of sausages, salads, amazing bread and lots of really good beer. I think I am going to get quite used to the insanely high quality beer available here. What am I saying? I'm already used to it. Bring me another Warsteiner would you?!
We also did quite a big bike trek down along the canals and through the green belt to a coffee shop on the south side of town near where Ruth and Rhett had lived the last time they were here. The network of bike paths and walking tracks through this city is beyond belief. I don't know why you'd use anything else (unless you needed to go a long way - for that see the autobahn). The coffee shop was a great experience in the European sidewalk tradition and we'll be back there for sure - if only for the spinach crostada that Col ordered. They did a pretty mean apfel strudel too.
Today we decided to get a little more adventurous and rode down to the Kulkwitzer See which is one of the three large lakes that are within about 20km of downtown Leipzig. It was about an hours ride down there (my seat bones are really feeling the last two days I can tell you!) and we went through some great areas on the way down. Forests, lots of parks and open field areas, suburban areas, alongside garden market plots and through some derelict rail yards. I'm definitely getting back there to take some more photos...
Cruising through the forests
Once at the See (German for lake) itself we selected our spot under a lovely maple tree in the shade and had a lakeside picnic. It was just so summery, lots of people on bikes, a few sailboats making their way up and down the lake, the trees almost too green to be true. After lunch we decided to go for a dip and that was of course when the heavens decided to open up on us. I decided to take the obvious choice and stay in the water - I was already wet. Everyone else got to scatter to the nearest cover and get all of our stuff out of the rain. We finished off with a lovely bier at the local pub overlooking the lake and then took off home. Of course the heavens opened up yet again - this time with a vengeance - and we were absolutely soaked through but that's what summer is like on the plains. Lovely warm days punctuated by some intense thunderstorms in the afternoons if it's been too warm for too long. I could get used to that. More photos up on Flickr.
Euro 2008 game with Germany tonight so we spent the evening in the biergarten across the road from the flat. Now that is European efficiency! Less than 100m to stumble home. I think my picks in the tipping comp are going well so far although it would have been nice if Germany had managed one more goal.
We watched the first games of Euro 2008 over at a friend's place and had our first German barbie. A nice combination of sausages, salads, amazing bread and lots of really good beer. I think I am going to get quite used to the insanely high quality beer available here. What am I saying? I'm already used to it. Bring me another Warsteiner would you?!
We also did quite a big bike trek down along the canals and through the green belt to a coffee shop on the south side of town near where Ruth and Rhett had lived the last time they were here. The network of bike paths and walking tracks through this city is beyond belief. I don't know why you'd use anything else (unless you needed to go a long way - for that see the autobahn). The coffee shop was a great experience in the European sidewalk tradition and we'll be back there for sure - if only for the spinach crostada that Col ordered. They did a pretty mean apfel strudel too.
Today we decided to get a little more adventurous and rode down to the Kulkwitzer See which is one of the three large lakes that are within about 20km of downtown Leipzig. It was about an hours ride down there (my seat bones are really feeling the last two days I can tell you!) and we went through some great areas on the way down. Forests, lots of parks and open field areas, suburban areas, alongside garden market plots and through some derelict rail yards. I'm definitely getting back there to take some more photos...
Cruising through the forests
Once at the See (German for lake) itself we selected our spot under a lovely maple tree in the shade and had a lakeside picnic. It was just so summery, lots of people on bikes, a few sailboats making their way up and down the lake, the trees almost too green to be true. After lunch we decided to go for a dip and that was of course when the heavens decided to open up on us. I decided to take the obvious choice and stay in the water - I was already wet. Everyone else got to scatter to the nearest cover and get all of our stuff out of the rain. We finished off with a lovely bier at the local pub overlooking the lake and then took off home. Of course the heavens opened up yet again - this time with a vengeance - and we were absolutely soaked through but that's what summer is like on the plains. Lovely warm days punctuated by some intense thunderstorms in the afternoons if it's been too warm for too long. I could get used to that. More photos up on Flickr.
Euro 2008 game with Germany tonight so we spent the evening in the biergarten across the road from the flat. Now that is European efficiency! Less than 100m to stumble home. I think my picks in the tipping comp are going well so far although it would have been nice if Germany had managed one more goal.
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