Lake Constance

This text will be a rather short one, as I would like to share with you the impression from my recent trip to Lake Constance. In a way it was a trip to the past, as many years ago I had the pleasure of dating a very lovely lady who used to live on the lakeside. As far as I know her parents are still there; yet on the far side from the place I recently visited. The lady's name was not Constance, by the way, but Katja - Constance is actually an important town at the lake. The lake's German name, Bodensee, translates as Lake Bottom. I won't try cracking any jokes by establishing a connection between "Katja" and "bottom" ... not least because I fear if I did, Katja (who is a strong person) would kick my own behind straight to the shores of the Netherworld (or at least to the "Popokatjapetl" ...). I am not sure where the German name originates from, but the lake is certainly located at the southern end (the "bottom"?) of Germany, where it forms part of the borders with Switzerland and Austria, respectively.

Katja is not the one who gave me the second most difficult time of my life. While she was the one to end our rather short relationship, she made an effort to mitigate our differences, so as to stay friends truly. I won't forget!

I hope you will enjoy browsing though my photos as much as I did taking them.

view across Lake Constance, with the Alps in the background

There is snow on top of the higher mountains ...

... yet not everywhere.

The clouds were impressive that day

a peek through the wood

very majestic

From this bench one can admire the tiny island, and the rest of the breathtaking view.

These settings best reflect the human view of the site from that day.

The settings used here, however, are better suited to cheer humans up a bit.