Saxony

Before continuing on with photos from last weekend, let me take a second and wish my American readers a happy Independence Day!  Hope you’re somewhere warm, bbq-ing, relaxing with friends and family, and watching beautiful fireworks.

Yesterday’s post featured photos from the village that I stayed in last weekend in eastern Germany, and today I’m sharing photos taken during a (really) long bike ride we took through the area, discovering more treasures and even crossing the border into Poland a couple times!

I must admit that I was honestly surprised by all the amazing things to do and see in this part of Germany, and was extremely happy to have all of my prejudices shattered — from the pristine St. Marienthal Cloister, to the crumbling Wasserschloss in Tauchritz, to the artificial Lake Berzdorf (covering what’s left of the strip mines).  An added plus: it was very easy to bike between villages and towns and through fields.

St. Marienthal Cloister
St. Marienthal Cloister: Ostriz.
St. Marienthal Cloister
St. Marienthal Cloister: Ostriz.
St. Marienthal Cloister
St. Marienthal Cloister: Ostriz.
A view of Landkreis Görlitz
View of Landkreis Görlitz.
Wasserschloss Tauchritz
Wasserschloss Tauchritz
Wasserschloss Tauchritz
Wasserschloss Tauchritz
Wasserschloss Tauchritz
Wasserschloss Tauchritz

Tomorrow’s post will featuring photos from Görlitz. You can also check out the entire album here.

For more posts on this trip to Eastern Germany:

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