europe

Leipzig

Tim Sullivan

Aug 21, 2019 • 2 min read

I saw some nice things on the bike-sharing system "Durstexpress." I prefer the name "DursteXtremeMTB" because I used the 3-speed city bike for over 3 hours, costing about 5€. I travelled over 40km on gravel and small mountains towards Markkleeberg and cycled around the Cospudener See. This lake was once an open-cast coal mine that was flooded in 1993. It's a very popular nudist location if that's your kind of thing!

I spent two nights in a fairly large and boring hostel full of families and kids, which was a bit of a shame. I was happy to leave in search of a new place.

Excellent gravel cycle tracks towards the lake.

This place is also a popular kayaking location with plenty of people on fun boats.

I'm not quite sure what this is for. It could be an old coal mining relic or just a cool viewing platform.

Street in the centre, after returning my Durstexpress from its big trip near the hostel.

On the way out of Leipzig, I saw a man having a 💩... right outside the train station on top of a power distribution box. It was very unpleased, and I had to head straight to /r/Eyebleach to clear my mind of this horror.

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