kuhstall rocks ~ kirnitzschtal valley ~ bad schandau ~ schmilka

the kuhstall (cowshed) rock formation was the next nice day trip from bad schandau through the kirnitzschtal valley with the historic tram (since 1898). our first short stop was the small lichtenhainer waterfall, then we walked to the kuhstall through a quite sad destroyed forest to the kuhstall rocks. 

tram since 1898

 lichtenhainer waterfall

 

last but not least, enjoy also few pictures from schmilka, the last saxon village at the elbe river before the czech border:

hotel helvetia in schmilka

more pictures here

good-bye saxon switzerland (sächsische schweiz), let's hope we see you again soon :-)
eof

bad schandau - the gate to saxon switzerland

our next stop at our new year's trip to saxony was the spa city of bad schandau at elbe river (labe in czech language) in the saxon switzerland. 

we made our first experience with airbnb and yes, we will probably use this accommodation option more often as it is nice to have such a direct contact to locals who can tell a lot about the area and sightseeing highlights. of course, the 2nd part can google even better :-) 

schrammsteine

 ostrau is well located for the easy hiking tours to falkenstein rock (left) and the schrammsteine area (left)

saxon switzerland

on the top :-)

the 100+ years old historic elevator is a landmark of bad schandau (since 1905) 

view at bad schandau and river elbe from the elevator

happy 2018++

good-bye ostrau, falkenstein & schrammstein

more pictures here.