Bodensee - Day 1

Soon after Königssee, Chiemsee cycling tour, me and Tomaž were so enthusiastic about cycling tours, and so got an idea to cycle around Bodensee (Constance Lake). Last weekend of June was promising a nice weather, so we quickly made plan which way will we go and where will we sleep, booked rooms, bought train Bayern Ticket to Lindau, and HIT THE ROAD ;)

Lake Constance (German: Bodensee) is a lake on the River Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps. The freshwater lake sits at 395 m above sea level and is Central Europe's third largest, after Lake Balaton and Lake Geneva. It is 63 km long, and at its widest point, nearly 14 km. It covers approximately 571 km² of total area. The greatest depth is 252 metres.

Day 1 (29.6.2012): Lindau - Konstanz (80km)

We started in Germany, drove through Austria and Switzerland and ended the day just over the Swiss-German border in the city Konstanz

The historic city of Lindau is located on an 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island which is connected with the mainland by a road bridge and the causeway of the railway to Lindau station.

Lindau's famous harbour. The 6m high monument with the lion looking over the lake is a work by the sculptor Johann von Halbing. The Bavarian heraldic emblem flanks the harbour entrance together with the 33m high lighthouse.

 The old town hall 

Intersting traffic lights in Austria

 SWITZERLAAAAAND

 In the Swiss site of Bodensee we mostly drove a bit away from the Bodensee shore, over small hills and during the hottest part of the day. So when we arrived on the hill over the Bodensee, we let off our breaks down the hill and "drove" into the lake to refresh and try the Bodensee water for the first time. PERFECT!

Back to Germany, city Konstanz with most famous gates (2 statues) you can see on the photo in the background.

 He really knew how to fight the heat. I would also do the same, but I'm afraid I wouldn't fit in.

So instead of fountain I tried the horse :P

 Rheintorturm

 Münster