03 August 2015 @ 03:00 pm
[livejournal.com profile] alias_chick's visit - day 3, part 2  
From Königstein we took the ferry to the other side of the river and walked to Rathen. Man, did we see many animals and interesting plants on the way!

So many bikes!

MacGyvered bells. To keep birds away or something.

Geese!

Goats!

Ginkgo!


Interesting tree fungus.

Interestingly shaped leaves.

So many cacti!


Row of pigeons.

Someone has lots of fancy birds in cages and on the meadow.




What a colorful duck!



Canada geese!


Why did the chicken cross the road?

Butterflies love summer lilac. Try to count the butterflies.

Interesting tree.

Colorful.




I've never seen such a big (finger-sized) caterpillar before! It's a (possibly Small) Elephant Hawk-moth. Seeing the moth version of it would be supercool!



"You stand with me here at the Elbe stream
377km from its spring in the Giant Mountains
712km from its mouth in Cuxhaven"

You are here.


Three grasshoppers on the same blade of grass.

Snail with an interestingly shaped shell.

This boat has wheels!

Dog on cycling tour.


Have I mentioned we're walking through Saxon Switzerland, the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains?

Bat house, nana nana nana nana, nana nana nana nana, bat house!

I had no idea how good it was to get out of the sun (which was behind clouds most of the time, dammit) until the next day.

At 17:00 the last paddle steamer of the day passed us. D'oh, we meant to take it.

Ooh, a toad!

High bench is high.


After a bit over an hour we finally arrived at Rathen.
 
 
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[identity profile] dieastra.livejournal.com on August 3rd, 2015 02:58 pm (UTC)
I've never done this walk but it sounds beautiful and interesting. Something to consider for my next overseas visitor! *takes notes*
fueschgast[personal profile] fueschgast on August 4th, 2015 11:37 pm (UTC)
Just remember to put sunscreen on, even if the sun is behind the clouds!

You seem to get a lot of foreign visitors. Fandom friends?
[identity profile] dieastra.livejournal.com on August 5th, 2015 05:25 am (UTC)
Yes, fandom friends indeed! The Japanese girl we met at a Torchwood convention in 2011, and the American friend I found here in LJ (she had the same icon with JB from the same con like me, plus had cow in her name and I love cows) and we have met since a few times in London, or in Glasgow for the JB panto. She came all the way to see that.

And when she went to Poland last year, I said she shall come for a few days afterwards as I am nearby.
fueschgast[personal profile] fueschgast on August 5th, 2015 12:38 pm (UTC)
Aw, I'm so envious. I wish I could meet more of my fandom friends.