Leipzig-Krippen-Leipzig in a Citroen rental car.
Flights there and back went smoothly and on time, everything I like.
The car was also issued quickly.
The tracks between Leipzig Airport and the village of Crippen are in excellent condition. There were no speed limits on some sections of the route. And we drove 150-160 km, and many of us also overtook. This is absolutely unthinkable in Ukraine, unfortunately. In Ukraine, only creatures without a brain can drive at such a speed on our roads.
At one of the rest-arias we dined with goulash and coffee with croissants. The soup was terribly sour, I don’t know how it was possible to ruin goulash like that. But pastries are always good in Germany.
In Crippen we booked a room in a boarding house. We were quickly settled there by the cheerful and good-natured owner of the boarding house. Later, he also took us to dinner, to a place of accumulation of cafes. One cafe with Czech cuisine, and the second with German. We decided to have dinner at the second cafe. Because there was a buffet. It was possible to pick up plates from already prepared dishes. I took salad vegetables and different cheeses. You could choose from hot dishes as well, but I didn't feel like eating too much at 20.00 in the evening. And of course, my adored aperol syringe, here I tasted it. For some reason, it is in Germany that I like to drink this beautiful and tasty drink.
After dinner, we still climbed in the dark around the town, more precisely along the banks of the Elbe. Admire the almost full moon. And breathe in the delicious air. In Germany, no one burns anything on the streets. And I didn’t see any cars stinking with raw exhaust gases here, not a single one. And there is no dust, they know how to build roads and sidewalks, so there is no dust or dirt. Although the more humid climate here may contribute to the absence of dust, I don’t know. But in general, people here have been taught to be friends with their heads, and to treat the world around with care. Even in large German cities, the air is quite clean compared to our cities.
Crippen is a village in the heart of the so-called Saxon Switzerland. This beautiful, idyllic area is located at the junction of two states - Germany and the Czech Republic. Accordingly, on the territory of Germany - Saxon Switzerland. In the Czech Republic - Bohemian Switzerland.
On the first day we visited the main attraction of Saxon Switzerland - "Bastei". There were a lot of people there, despite the fact that we arrived quite early. Lots of Chinese and Russian speaking tourists. Who love to travel in large numbers. If Russian-speakers can still sometimes travel in small numbers, and even in pairs, then the Chinese always go in huge groups. And they love to take pictures on every corner. Such a picture is on all the promoted, and at the same time quite easily accessible sights of the world. But if, for example, you need to go somewhere 5 kilometers on foot, and even with elements of extreme sports. Whether this place is at least a thousand times beautiful and worthy, you will not see large groups of Chinese there, and there will be much fewer Russian speakers. Tourists from the countries of the European Union and the countries of the "Five Eyes" agreement will most likely go to the hard-to-reach extreme place. I don't know why this is so, but I've seen it happen many times. I'm not judging anyone, just stating my observations.
"Bastei" is a cool place, with ancient bridges over the abysses, observation platforms, cafes, parking lots, and many trails. It is a must to visit, but from the very early morning to avoid crowds.
After walking around the Bastion and its environs, we stopped by and walked a little around the village of Bad Schandau. It is located 3 km from our Crippen, just on the way. There are more shops and cafes in Bad Schandau than in Crippen. Although there were no tourist crowds.
- Views from the bastion