Shortly after I have arrived in Germany I decided to go cycling. I always loved to cycle – I used to go on long and far trips, and after having hiked so much during the last two years, I longed for going on a cycling trip. I had this idea in mind for quite a bit and ideally I would have wanted to cycle all the way to Warsaw, where I lived for a while a couple of years back.
A big dream came true! Faroe … hang on, what the heck is that? Well, the Faroe Islands are a tiny group of 18 islands halfway in between Iceland and Scotland. As I already made it to Iceland, I couldn’t resist and travelled on to the place I dreamt about for so many years.
What an incredible place! That island halfway in between the US and Germany was a perfect stop and more than worth to explore. Only about 340 000 people live on the island – that means that only about 3 people on average live on one square kilometer. That remote place is an amazing conglomerate of fire, ice, water and air.
Anyway, coming back to Warsaw felt strangely familiar and not as I have been away for over one year now. Apparently the city hasn’t changed, but at the same time everything is different. The city seems to enjoy its comfortable summer laziness – people are happily wandering around, sitting in one of the restaurants, gazing at this warm orange evening light that I missed so much.
Attention! I proudly present … my hood, the Thuringian Forest in central/eastern Germany.