I know, i know i've been a bit slack lately when it comes to the posting. But seriously Time just seems to get the better of me. We're half way through the year and i'm writing about what i did the weekend before last as opposed to what happened during the weekend that just past.
So before it all catches up and i end up having a tonne of photos to sort through, i better post these up before it gets too late. Plus i need to upload the photos that i took over the weekend.
Anyway, the following photos are from the 30th May...
Again, apologies for the tardiness. Since our last visit to the Sechs-Seen-Platte, J checked online to see if there was a lake closer to home. And true enough there was one only 10 minutes away called Unterbacher See.
It so happened to be a beautiful weekend, and it seemed like everyone and their dog was out that day.
There was also a camping ground there and a relatively small mini golf area. The public could play mini golf for a small fee whilst campers had free access to it as part of their daily charges. In a separate area people could also rent barbecue pits for a day.
But our main aim was to head to the small beach. Unlike the beach that i'm used to with the sound of crashing waves, this beach was by the lake and was silent.
On one side you have the soft grass where people can lie where they please should they not like getting sand in odd places.
And then just a few meters ahead was the man-made beach. This was the closest i got to lying on sand without having to pay for a flight. Although access to this beach wasn't free, each person pays something like 3 Euros. But there's clean toilets, lockers and the area is very well taken care of. I can imagine when it's really hot, that place must get really packed!
Of course we came prepared with our own food. Whenever we can, we try and save and it sure beats having to pay for food that probably is over priced anyway. Our picnic bag consisted of nachos, cheese sandwiches and our very own fruit salad.
They had this orange plastic fencing around the water to prevent toddlers and children running out into the water unintended - which i thought was quite practical but a bit of an eyesore.
Lazing around on an over-sized towel, soaking in the sun and testing out our new shades.
Random birds would fly past and we'd watch ducks swim alongside some random woman whilst she did her laps.
Upon exiting there was even a sign to say the waters' temperature was 19 degrees celcius and the temperature in the air had climbed its way up to 23 degrees. We didn't make it in the water but maybe next time.
The journey back to the car was further than expected and one had to walk past the camping ground which was a good 15 minutes walk.
...
We decided we'd check out Rheingold, a dance club that we've gone to a few times. Usually every month they have this event that goes on for 3 days. Well technically if you go by the hour it only adds up to 36. But since they open their doors at 10pm on Saturday and only shut them on Monday at 11am, one could look at it as a 3 day event.
Local DJs played and it was a mix of tech-house, house and techno. And i have to say the crowd was relatively friendly and nobody gave us the evil eye so that was comforting. I have to say, i had really good time and the music was quite good.
We met this one guy who apparently says he's one of the DJs father. At first we were very weary cause out of nowhere this stranger buys us a round of soft drinks and tells us we should replenish our dehydrated bodies. Then J openly asks him whether he put anything in our drinks and of course he said no. You never know what kind of weirdo will spike your drink nowadays.
We waited an hour after our first sip and figured the drinks were safe. Constantly keeping an eye on the glasses in fear that somebody might spike them. But everyone was busy doing their own thing.
The guy basically stuck around us till we left and each time he went to go get a drink he'd get us a fruit juice, tequila shots, water or soft drink. What a nice guy we thought. At one point i felt guilty for taking the drinks but we were running out of credit on our drink cards and i was like a camel in a desert, i was so damn thirsty. Well it's not like we asked for the drinks and he seemed to want to buy them.
Strange but true.
So before it all catches up and i end up having a tonne of photos to sort through, i better post these up before it gets too late. Plus i need to upload the photos that i took over the weekend.
Anyway, the following photos are from the 30th May...
Again, apologies for the tardiness. Since our last visit to the Sechs-Seen-Platte, J checked online to see if there was a lake closer to home. And true enough there was one only 10 minutes away called Unterbacher See.
It so happened to be a beautiful weekend, and it seemed like everyone and their dog was out that day.
There was also a camping ground there and a relatively small mini golf area. The public could play mini golf for a small fee whilst campers had free access to it as part of their daily charges. In a separate area people could also rent barbecue pits for a day.
But our main aim was to head to the small beach. Unlike the beach that i'm used to with the sound of crashing waves, this beach was by the lake and was silent.
On one side you have the soft grass where people can lie where they please should they not like getting sand in odd places.
And then just a few meters ahead was the man-made beach. This was the closest i got to lying on sand without having to pay for a flight. Although access to this beach wasn't free, each person pays something like 3 Euros. But there's clean toilets, lockers and the area is very well taken care of. I can imagine when it's really hot, that place must get really packed!
Of course we came prepared with our own food. Whenever we can, we try and save and it sure beats having to pay for food that probably is over priced anyway. Our picnic bag consisted of nachos, cheese sandwiches and our very own fruit salad.
They had this orange plastic fencing around the water to prevent toddlers and children running out into the water unintended - which i thought was quite practical but a bit of an eyesore.
Lazing around on an over-sized towel, soaking in the sun and testing out our new shades.
Random birds would fly past and we'd watch ducks swim alongside some random woman whilst she did her laps.
Upon exiting there was even a sign to say the waters' temperature was 19 degrees celcius and the temperature in the air had climbed its way up to 23 degrees. We didn't make it in the water but maybe next time.
The journey back to the car was further than expected and one had to walk past the camping ground which was a good 15 minutes walk.
...
We decided we'd check out Rheingold, a dance club that we've gone to a few times. Usually every month they have this event that goes on for 3 days. Well technically if you go by the hour it only adds up to 36. But since they open their doors at 10pm on Saturday and only shut them on Monday at 11am, one could look at it as a 3 day event.
Local DJs played and it was a mix of tech-house, house and techno. And i have to say the crowd was relatively friendly and nobody gave us the evil eye so that was comforting. I have to say, i had really good time and the music was quite good.
We met this one guy who apparently says he's one of the DJs father. At first we were very weary cause out of nowhere this stranger buys us a round of soft drinks and tells us we should replenish our dehydrated bodies. Then J openly asks him whether he put anything in our drinks and of course he said no. You never know what kind of weirdo will spike your drink nowadays.
We waited an hour after our first sip and figured the drinks were safe. Constantly keeping an eye on the glasses in fear that somebody might spike them. But everyone was busy doing their own thing.
The guy basically stuck around us till we left and each time he went to go get a drink he'd get us a fruit juice, tequila shots, water or soft drink. What a nice guy we thought. At one point i felt guilty for taking the drinks but we were running out of credit on our drink cards and i was like a camel in a desert, i was so damn thirsty. Well it's not like we asked for the drinks and he seemed to want to buy them.
Strange but true.
Anyway, it was so good to put on my dancing shoes again. I couldn't wait to shimmy the night/morning away. But like everything, it came at a price and unfortunately felt rather crippled when i got home 24 hours later. I'm not as fit as i used to be but my gawd, it felt good to be out and about again.
It felt like old times.
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