gossamer vibes in the woods around loppin.
for our autumn vacation my parents and i decided to visit the mecklenburg lake plateau in the northeast of germany - a landscape that is dotted with hundreds of lakes and extensive forested lands, making it a pretty lovely destination for all nature lovers. the little village we found our accommodation in - loppin - is actually smaller than little, it is just a tiny settlement, with only about 70 inhabitants. so should you want to spend a really reclusive and isolated vacation i would warmly recommend this place to you! i surely loved it there, it was an utterly beautiful and calm place, situated directly next to the loppin lake -
a lake that formed in a glacial tunnel valley, about 12.000 years back in time - and one of many lakes in the district that had a similar formation process.
this first post about our vacations in the mecklenburg lakeland is a rather short one, introducing to you the little village we called our headquarter for a week. it was one of the most charming autumn vacations in my life, and i still remember it with great nostalgia, even one and a half year later. i definitely want to return at some time ( and we kind of did in the summer last year - though we didn't spend our time in loppin ) and re-emerge myself in the solitude that this place offered! preferably i want to return in summer ( or late summer, actually ), so one could take advantage of actually swimming in the loppin lake ;) - a rather romantic vision of mine.
before we arrived in loppin we stopped at a nearby forest to have a first glance at the mushroom situation! there was quite an abundance already, but my attention mostly applied to the gossamer atmosphere in the woods, with many spider webs suspended between trees, beautiful autumn light illuminating the grounds and stumbling upon cute fuzzy little caterpillars.
here's the entry situation of our vacation rental, which was inside one half of a country house that was over 100 years old. sitting nearby to that house was also a big barn, which was renovated and re-purposed into an appartment complex you could also rent out for vacations ( definitely a goal of mine for the next visit, as those flats have a direct view onto the lake ❤ ). our little abode ( called bittern ) was still a cute one, though, and sitting outside on the little bench in the evening would offer you a special spectacle - the flight of bats! even hanging out in the back garden was nice, it was quiet and peaceful, sparrows chirping loudly from the hen house next to us ( we could order breakfast eggs, too! ). often the owner's cat would visit us and wait for cuddles, which of course is always a big deal in my book, because catssssss 😻.
after unpacking we immediately went down to the lake. the weather was damn fine, a little bit warmer and we probably would've jumped in.
a footbridge provided an access into the lake. for real, can you imagine being here in the summer, circling a few rounds through this magical blue body of water? 'cause i sure can. and since this lake is in such a remote place, far from the more touristy places, chances are high you could basically have it for yourself.
looking back towards the big barn. the light, my gosh, the light was so gorgeous!
lake view again 💙
i couldn't get enough of the sight!
since we wanted to explore the little village some more, we said goodbye to lake loppin.
this was the barn turned vacation rentals building, a gorgeous building overgrown with ivy. i think it was built around 1901, if i remember the date inside the gable of the barn correctly.
some sunroots delighting with adequate autumnal yellow.
the surrounding woods, in which we would find masses of mushrooms later in the week! the woods up here are mostly carrs ( a waterlogged wooded terrain, because there are many marshes up here ), but there also were mixed forest patches with the ususal conifers ( like pine trees ) and oaks, beeches and loooots and looots of birch trees! perfect for a wide variety of mushrooms ;)
pine tree area. it was fascinating how much forest there was around loppin, encircling the little village tightly.
an old foundation stone, unfortunately the inscription was undecipherable, except the year specification - 1889.
back in the village. most of the houses in loppin were quite old, they once belonged to homesteads. brickstone architecture is traditional in the mecklenburg lakeland, so of course you would encounter it in more rural areas as well.
nearing a charming cottage from 1909.
the september evening sun was casting magic shadows on the cottage's facade.
i was so enamoured with this house! definitely would be a candidate for my 'houses i want to live in' list 😁
the field behind our rental.
since the evening was warm enough to spend some more moments outside ( and i had discovered the bats flying around the chestnut tree ) i did just that... and captured this cozy looking picture of our house. i already had the feeling that this little vacation would be super special, and i looked forward to the coming week and all its little adventures we would likely have.
but before we dive right into those, let's include a song i've been listening to during that week a lot, 'die ferne' by silly. it's a song about fernweh, about wanderlust and i think it captures very well the longing for new places, but also the feeling you have when you have reached the distance you have longed for and suddenly realize you want to go even further, never reaching a final destination.
stay curious ❤
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