First forest ride in 2012

This Monday I went for a ride in the forest. It was raining a bit lately but I thought that it would be pretty dry in the fores and I missed the forest very much. 

The weather was kind of ok when I left my flat. when I was climbing up in the forest it was getting very hot. The ground was a bit wet and the sun was shining so the humidity was very high. The humid air combined with the pedaling resulted in me feeling very hot. Also I had some chili sauce for lunch so my stomach was hurting to.  (Note to self: never eat spicy foods before a ride.)

After the first climb the ride started to get fun. In some places the wind was blowing so it was cooler and in some places the trail got muddy so my bike was sliding. The forest is very beautiful, spring is finally here :)

I took some picture and uploaded them here. And now I'm off to the Critical Mass.

Stats:

 - time: 1:23:43

- distance: 20.33 km

 - average speed: 1,45 km/h

 - maximum speed: 45,7 km/h

First road ride in 2012

The first road ride this year was a very cool ride. The weather was warm, the hills were covered by snow and the  road was dry. The only thing I didn't like was the nasty wind. It was nice to get back in the saddle after a short absence :) 

I climbed a small hill near the road to take a few pictures:

The map of the ride is here, we went to a village named Laureni and back.

Stats:
 - distance: 32,11 km
 - average speed: 20,4 km/h
 - maximum speed: 45 km/h
 - time: 1:34:01

A walk in Berlin 2

Like I said before I was in Berlin for a few weeks. On a windy Saturday I went shopping to the Designer Outlet Berlin, I like to shop in outlets because everything is cheaper. After a few hours of shopping I got on a train to the Berlin Central Station. This station is huge, has more levels and a lot of trains pass there every day. I took a few pictures of the station from outside:

Berlin Central Station

Berlin Hauptbahnhof

From the exit of the central station you can see the Reichstag building:

Reichstag building

It was a short walk to the parliament which is one of the symbols of Berlin and a must see for every tourist. The glass dome on top of the building is very impressive to. A few pics of the parliament:

Reichstag building

The parliament

the entrance of the parliament

After taking a few photos I headed to the Brandenburg Gate (which is very close):

Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburger Tor

This gate is a huge tourist attraction, I even saw Darth Vader there:

Darth Vader

Darth Vader at the Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate / Brandenburger Tor

More pictures from here.

A walk in Berlin

I was in Berlin for a few weeks and I took my camera too. I made a few pictures on a Sunday afternoon on a short walk in the city. The main sight I saw was the Alexanderplatz, the Berlin Cathedral, the O2 World and a part of the Wall. The best pics from this tour:

Alexanderplatz

The TV tower

The World clock

The clock and the tower

Bahnhof Alexanderplatz

St Mary’s Church

Rotes Rathaus, the town hall of Berlin

Neptunbrunnen

Berlin Cathedral

Berliner Dom

Altes Museum

The Tower

The Dome

O2 World

O2 World

Oberbaum Bridge

Oberbaumbrücke

Oberbaum Bridge

Oberbaum Bridge

O2 World and the TV tower

The Berlin Wall

The Wall

The Berlin Wall

More pictures here.

Berlin - festival of lights

I was lucky enough to be in Berlin to see the festival of lights. I took a few picture of the TV Tower and the Berlin Cathedral (Dom) :

Winter pics

the team

the bike

with my bike

intruder

white bike

a lot of snow

frozen XT

white XT