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FEATURE (Category: Europe | Austria | Germany | Switzerland | spring | water | lakes | scenic drives | outdoor | cycling)
Germany/Switzerland/Austria: Bodensee (Lake of Constance)
Germany/Switzerland/Austria: Bodensee (Lake of Constance)
The the mild climate, friendly scenery and picturesque towns make the Bodensee attractive (Lake Constance in English). A fleet of round-trip-boats connects all sites and a cycle track circling the lake makes it Europe's first bikers destination.
If you like to get an impression of the text, which is a series of captions to the photos, please put the button style (top right) at "journal".![Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BAWU 00801] 'Fountain in Konstanz.' Is Peter Lenk a curse or a blessing? Like with this fountain at the Laube in Konstanz he creates hot dispute all around the Bodensee. Some say his work is amusing, others are profoundly shocked. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/801/733081_GHFkd-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BAWU 00801] 'Fountain in Konstanz.' Is Peter Lenk a curse or a blessing? Like with this fountain at the Laube in Konstanz he creates hot dispute all around the Bodensee. Some say his work is amusing, others are profoundly shocked. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BAWU 00803] 'Fountain in Konstanz.' Is Peter Lenk a curse or a blessing? Like with this fountain at the Laube in Konstanz he creates hot dispute all around the Bodensee. Some say his work is amusing, others are profoundly shocked. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/803/733075_9WSri-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BAWU 00803] 'Fountain in Konstanz.' Is Peter Lenk a curse or a blessing? Like with this fountain at the Laube in Konstanz he creates hot dispute all around the Bodensee. Some say his work is amusing, others are profoundly shocked. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BAWU 00807] 'St. Georg, Reichenau.' A complete sequence of frescoes dating around 1000 makes the church of St. Georg at island Reichenau world famous. It's one of the reasons why the island is chosen to be on the UNESCO world hertitage list. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/807/733060_27ihr-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [GERMANY.BAWU 00807] 'St. Georg, Reichenau.' A complete sequence of frescoes dating around 1000 makes the church of St. Georg at island Reichenau world famous. It's one of the reasons why the island is chosen to be on the UNESCO world hertitage list. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00814] 'Rhine waterfall.' Europe's largest waterfall, the Rheinfall near Schaffhausen in Switzerland, thunders down through the evening light. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/814/733070_KGtQ6-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00814] 'Rhine waterfall.' Europe's largest waterfall, the Rheinfall near Schaffhausen in Switzerland, thunders down through the evening light. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00833] 'Schaffhausen roofs.' From the Munot fortress in the heart of Schaffhausen you are looking over the rooftops of the city. And closer to heaven life is more enjoyable, the people in the roof garden seem to think. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/833/733074_m44bq-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00833] 'Schaffhausen roofs.' From the Munot fortress in the heart of Schaffhausen you are looking over the rooftops of the city. And closer to heaven life is more enjoyable, the people in the roof garden seem to think. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00834] 'Schaffhausen market.' Schaffhausen: flower market in the historical Vordergasse. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/834/733069_QEbj2-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00834] 'Schaffhausen market.' Schaffhausen: flower market in the historical Vordergasse. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00838] 'Schaffhausen market.' Schaffhausen: flower market in the historical Vordergasse. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/838/733053_W2Wy2-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00838] 'Schaffhausen market.' Schaffhausen: flower market in the historical Vordergasse. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00840] 'Wooden bridge.' Diesenhofen still has its remarkable wooden bridge crossing the Rhine, halfway Bodensee and Stein am Rhein. Don't forget your passport when you are going to visit the bridge; it's a Swiss/German bordercrossing. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/840/733085_WLo38-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00840] 'Wooden bridge.' Diesenhofen still has its remarkable wooden bridge crossing the Rhine, halfway Bodensee and Stein am Rhein. Don't forget your passport when you are going to visit the bridge; it's a Swiss/German bordercrossing. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00847] 'Stein am Rhein 1.' Cycling is booming around the Bodensee, partly thanks to the signposted Bodensee-Radwanderweg, mostly free of cars and hikers. But also thanks to the round-trip-boats, who take cyclists. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/847/733059_wpotK-Ti-1.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [SWITZER.MITTEL 00847] 'Stein am Rhein 1.' Cycling is booming around the Bodensee, partly thanks to the signposted Bodensee-Radwanderweg, mostly free of cars and hikers. But also thanks to the round-trip-boats, who take cyclists. Photo Paul Smit.")
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'Wooden bridge.'
Diesenhofen still has its remarkable wooden bridge crossing the Rhine, halfway Bodensee and Stein am Rhein. Don't forget your passport when you are going to visit the bridge; it's a Swiss/German bordercrossing. Photo Paul Smit. ![> [SWITZER.MITTEL 00840] 'Wooden bridge.' Diesenhofen still has its remarkable wooden bridge crossing the Rhine, halfway Bodensee and Stein am Rhein. Don't forget your passport when you are going to visit the bridge; it's a Swiss/German bordercrossing. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Europe/GermanySwitzerland-Bodensee/840/733085_WLo38-S-1.jpg "> [SWITZER.MITTEL 00840] 'Wooden bridge.' Diesenhofen still has its remarkable wooden bridge crossing the Rhine, halfway Bodensee and Stein am Rhein. Don't forget your passport when you are going to visit the bridge; it's a Swiss/German bordercrossing. Photo Paul Smit.")
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'Wooden bridge.'
Diesenhofen still has its remarkable wooden bridge crossing the Rhine, halfway Bodensee and Stein am Rhein. Don't forget your passport when you are going to visit the bridge; it's a Swiss/German bordercrossing. Photo Paul Smit. All rights reserved. No permission for reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files or text, is granted without prior written authorisation from the author.
