les vosges en automne. gérardmer.

the lac de gérardmer is a huge natural mountain lake in a beautiful scenery. we walked around the whole lake ( there was an adventurous hiking trail on one side of the lake - very slippery! ). after the hike we decided to drive to kaysersberg - a medieval town in the alsace region ( pictures coming in a separate blogpost ). it was a very good day with a lot to see.

lac de gérardmer.

i loved how these kajaks looked.

it was a very icy morning, and this is proof of it!

tree roots.

this was the adventurous part of our walk, we really had to be cautious because the tree roots everywhere were really slippery.

the red clothed person is my mother. here you can see perfectly what the pathway looked like.

the blue of the water was astonishing.

mom and dad enjoying a lake view.

it was early november and some flowers were still blooming!

a shimmering granite.

this is called 'la roche du diable' - the devil's rock.

the very steep view from the devil's rock.

this is what you saw when you stood at the barriers.

le lac blanc - the white lake.

everything seemed kind of white here.

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in the forests.

it's that time of the year again.

july '20: lake petersdorf discoveries and a plea against genocide.

the green wild meadows of malchow's sandfeld. in the west of malchow there is a big chunk of forest that spans towards plauer see, a widely 'uncultivated' area these days, but it hasn't always been this way. in my last post i mentioned the nazi munition factory that had been built in these woods, away from prying eyes of their enemies and where they also built an external subcamp for the concentration camp ravensbrück. exactly these woods we explored on a pretty sunny day, betraying the darkness that happened around these parts. isn't it weird that there are places in this world that were built or used by dark forces and horrible regimes and you vist them 80 years later and they are the most peaceful places you can imagine? sometimes my brain can't cope with the contrast of knowing what was in the past and what the present looks and feels like. it definitely leaves me with a strange impression often, kind of like a little sting in my heart and brain that is not ...

july '20: a boat ride across the lakes.

starting point in malchow harbour. when you're in the mecklenburg lakelands you need to do some of the many boat rides they offer up all around the various lakes! that's really sort of the best way to get a little overview over the many lake destinations and being on the water and feeling the wind on your face ( or the rain 😂 ) and seeing the life in the water and the landscapes around you, it's just special, i think! they often also tell you historic bits and pieces of the lakes, informing you on possible sights you should seek out, too! when you book a tour, you can choose between big day trips crossing several lakes, depending from where you start, or you can choose short rides that last a couple of hours and perhaps even have a theme like a sunset tour or a romance tour ( possibly with romantic dinner for two options 😉 ). from malchow you can choose between two tour providers: reederei pickran & the blau-weiße-flotte . there are tours that include up to 7 lakes, ...

ghost of nature.

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