Alpseerundweg

Yesterday was the first day of the quarter, so what did I do? I went for a bike ride and a hike! It was such a nice day, I couldn't resist. Plus, my assignments weren't even posted yet so I didn't feel too guilty. And finally, the weather was really bad during most of my time off, so I had to enjoy it while I could!

I decided to finally take a walk around the Alpsee. I've been there many times before, but I'd never walked the Alpseerundweg. It took me about an hour and it was well worth it. It's one of the largest, cleanest, deepest, and most beautiful lakes in the area, and that's saying a lot. When I first moved here, I was told that it's rated as being clean enough to drink.

The Lech river looked spectacular yesterday. Check out how clean it is. Just beautiful:




At the start of the trail around the Alpsee (you can see Neuschwanstein in the background):










Monument for the king's mother:













From my semi-daily bike ride last week:







People riding bikes on the new part of the Autobahn just before it opened:

The Weißensee at sunset:



The next few photos were from an excursion I took with my new friend Tristan and a couch surfer named Simona.

Near Pinswang, Austria:


At the Urisee in Austria:

Simona:

The rules of the lake, which were quite ludicrous:


On the ride back from our excursion:

Some really beautiful butterflies in front of my building:



A beautiful morning (from my balcony):


And a beautiful night:

Weißensee

I went for a ride to Weißensee today. I was there once before in early spring on a really ugly day. I always thought it was especially beautiful because of the pebbly bottom and the crystal clear water. Today it was even more beautiful than I remembered it. I was upset that I didn't bring my swimsuit because there was nobody around and the water was so inviting, so I took my shoes off and walked around a bit. The pebbles at the bottom really hurt to walk on so I wasn't there long. Then I rode around the lake until I got to a point where I couldn't bring the bike anymore. I came across a waterfall, which was pretty cool.

I went back around and by then I was a little hot from riding and walking. I really wanted to swim! Then it occurred to me that the underwear I was wearing was dark blue, so I decided that nobody would know the difference and I took off my shorts and went for a swim. I figure it wouldn't matter since people often swim here nude anyway. And I must say, it was liberating. And just look at how clean the water is. It was like heaven. Swimming there was so much better than Schwansee, as lovely as that is. I found a new favorite spot!





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