After work, I decided to go on a hike somewhere not far from Berlin. I took the S-bahn and reached the station of Strausberg Stadt. Once there, I got off and continued on foot, heading towards the city center of Strausberg. This town featured a small but nice old town, having been founded around the 13th century. Walking around town I noticed some traces of its history spanning from the surviving medieval walls on the eastern edge of town, to the nice timber-framed houses or tenement houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. At one point I reached the Marienkirche, the town's main church dating from the 13th century and a mix of Romanesque and Gothic also considered one of the largest fieldstone churches in Brandenburg. The church was unfortunately closed so I just walked around it admiring it from the exterior. Nearby I then walked through the main square and headed out of town walking northwards. I started walking along the shoreline of the Straussee, a large lake in the form an S that borders the town. The first part, close to town was packed with people, especially the tiny beaches found here and there. The northern side which I reached after a bit of walking had no one as it was out of the way and without a real beach or cove. However, as I continued further walking through the forested western side of the lake I found again more people as there were larger spots of grass or sand and probably easier to reach. I found a spot with not so many people and decided to stop and have a quick swim as it was quite warm still. I then laid down on the sand and enjoyed a short break. Continuing onwards I then found another spot and had another swim. Here I met a guy who after talking about the water quality and weather asked where I was from and what I was doing. I told him about my hike and was surprised I was walking all around the lake as people usually do it by bicycle only he told me. After saying goodbye I walked on, finally getting to the opposite end of the lake from the town. Here, at its narrowest point, I was able to take some good photos of the old town with the light approaching sunset. After some more walking, I had completed the loop of the lake and was back in Strausberg, going to catch the next S-bahn home.
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| Strausberg's old town |
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| The church of St Mary |
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| A street in the old town |
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| A busy beach on the northeastern shore of the Straussee |
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| A small beach |
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| A zoomed in view of Strausberg's old town from the western shore |
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| The old town on the lake |
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