Place of my Vacation: The Lake of Constance

Excursion: Impressions of Vienna

Excursion: Impressions of London

"The Lake of Constance, situated in the very center of our continent, can be easily reached from all directions. It is so-called "Three Countries Lake", for Austria, Switzerland, and Germany share its fertile shores. The big and impressive lake is divided into three parts. The largest is the Obersee, then comes the Überlinger See, which cuts deeply into the land, and finally the romantic Untersee, through which the river Rhine continues on its way to the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen. The lake, situated 400 m above sea-level, covers an area of 540 sq.km (76 km at its greatest length), and of Europe's largest lakes it is third in size."

From 1986 to 1997 I spent one or two weeks of my summer-holidays at the Lake of Constance every year...

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Meersburg

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Isle Mainau

Orchids on the Isle Mainau

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Festival of Bregenz: Les Contes d'Hoffmann 1987

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Ape...

... in a fence near Salem

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The baroque Monastery-Church Birnau

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The Lake-Dwellings of Unteruhldingen

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Sunset at the Lake of Constance

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... and in 2004 I again spent some days at the Lake of Constance - here are some highlights:

Isle Mainau - Rose Garden

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Salem

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"Sea Life" at Constance

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Festival of Bregenz: West Side Story 2004

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