1/🧵 Last week was one to escape Prague, gripped by what we Czechs consider a heatwave—though our perception is often somewhat exaggerated. To our defense, even my Prague-based Indian friends from Delhi and Hyderabad admitted they felt hot, blaming the high humidity.
2/🧵 Since Czechs naturally love outdoor activities, especially at higher elevations, it was no surprise that my Spanish girlfriend and I decided to seek a haven in the Alps, the nearest real mountain range to Prague.
3/🧵 We spent the first few days in the Gastein area, which I have visited several times for skiing. With multiple hiking routes available, we even found one that offered a refreshing dip in a mountain lake at around 1,900 meters.
4/🧵 However, there’s a dragon guarding the lake. The famed Drache vom Bockhartsee. Fortunately, he let us pass, since he was just preparing to fight a shepherd hero approaching this dreadful beast.
5/🧵 Did I catch your attention? Check out my recent post: https://inleo.io/@godfish/alpine-hike-and-a-dip-in-the-dragons-lake-k4
Really nice views!
Stop by the post for more of them ;)
Great photos! Nice place... kind of have some similar good looking and relaxing places around too. Well, more like in the South Island... but some around the North one too...
Oh, c'mon! You have like the entire Middle-earth there :)) You could hike for weeks in the mountains, couldn't you? :)
Years! If I just keep trying to find a way out of the island on winter days =)
But yeah... there are tons of walks here. The longest I have done was 3 days, 11 hours per day. I will not do that again! LOL more days and less time, otherwise it is too hard on the feet...
You cannot simply walk into Mordor,
FrodoForky! And I am quite sure you're not gonna do that again :))