Leipzig boat trip / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

January 19, 2016 9:02pm CST

Early in August we arrived in Leipzig in our motor-home. We had the address of our friend Christian and as we drove into his street he was waiting for us on the sidewalk. He showed us where to park safely and we then went up to his apartment. Soon after we went for a walk down to the river which is very close to his home and embarked on a boat ride on the river. Although the commentary wasn't in English, Christian translated some of the bits and pieces. It was lovely to see so much use being made of the river with many people out on all sorts of crafts. I saw more of the South American coypus too on the river bank. There are now so many in the river that they are occasionally culled.

A Boat Trip in Leipzig

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John King

@ison_1 (1240)

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20 Jan 16

hi :) i like that slideshow.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jan 16

Thanks. It's fun deciding which photos to put in or take out. :)

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

21 Jan 16

How did the coypus end up being wild in Germany?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May 16

@MALUSE I thought coypus were introduced from South America - maybe a long time ago but still introduced at some stage. Have I got this wrong?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May 16

@MALUSE Some animals do really well when 'introduced' - too well sometimes.

Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

20 Jan 16

I love going on a boat trip too. That is a beautiful, big river in your slide show and the place is just as beautiful.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

20 Jan 16

@JudyEv Yes, I noticed the cleanliness as well. No one will enjoy boating in a dirty, smelly river for sure.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jan 16

It was a very nice river and quite clean except for a few little corners where a bit of rubbish had accumulated.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jan 16

@salonga There were lots of boats on the river including a lot of hire boats.

susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

23 Jan 16

That looked really nice I like the metal work sculpture ... and the mixture of old and new buildings...

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jan 16

It was helpful to have someone with us to interpret the commentator as we had to take the trip with a German guide.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

20 Jan 16

I love reading about your travels. You either have a great memory or kept a diary.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

20 Jan 16

@JudyEv When we first began traveling out of the USA, I kept a photo journal with dates, restaurants, shops, etc. once they began to fill up 4 shelves on our bookcase, I stopped. Now I just save photos and itineraries. Thanks.

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tutti harris

@tuttiharris (1338)

• Chattanooga, Tennessee

21 Jan 16

Sounds like great fun and a joyous time with your friend. I love the river here at our place, I spend a lot of time there. We have so much going on also on our river here in Chattanooga, love to you my friend, thank you for the wonderful post.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 16

Glad you enjoyed the post. I would love to live on a river.