Today Mrs. Thiermeier, Nina and I went out to Wustrau, where Nina keeps her horse. It was a multi purpose trip - in the morning, there were master classes for the horse riders, and late afternoon there was a public show exhibiting Baroque Horse riding, as well as a couple of other choreographed numbers with horses.
We got there around noon. I grabbed some lunch (they had a lot of sausages and rolls, as well as some home made cakes, etc) and went over to the lake to go swimming.
Wustrau is right next to a large lake, and features a few nice opened up areas next to the water through the woods next to the town. I brought a book as well (currently reading Stones into Schools, the sequel to Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortinson). The water was a bit chilly, but definitely bearable. I didn't stay in for too long though. After that I sat down at a picnic table and read for a few hours.
I went to back to the stables for a bit to check up on things. The master classes were still going on, and I was told that the show wasn't going to start till about 6, so I headed back to the lake and read for a while longer.
While I was out, I stopped at a cafe and saw that they sold fresh apple juice from a local farm. It was really cheap as well - about a liter for 1 euro. I drank that was a snack, and was really surprised at the flavor of it. It wasn't like regular apple juice - it was not quite as sweet, a bit tart (but nowhere near granny-smith-apple-tart), but had a really nice refreshing taste to it as well. It's not really describable beyond that unfortunately - you'll just have to come here and try it for yourself!
Later I headed back again in time for the show to start. Unfortunately the light in the room I was in was aweful, so not many of my pics came out (for those who are camera-savvy, it was a bit dim, but also incredibly backlit as the sun was behind everyone. Also, the lens on my camera is pretty narrow (52mm), and can't take in enough light to take crisp photos in that environment. Essentially most of my pics came out blurry with proper exposure, or horribly underexposed but crisp. And this was at 1600 ISO as well as at my lowest f-stop).
Side Saddle
We stayed at the stables until about 9:30, and then headed back to the apartment. I practiced piano for a while, and then headed to bed.
