The Beauty of Leipzig - Day 1





Yesterday, my friend "The digital Photographer" and I made our usual Sunday bike tour, but this time we took another route. Which thankfully reminded me of how stunningly beautiful my hometown Leipzig is. We took a lot of pictures and so I decided to make this week a Beauty Week, The Beauty of Leipzig. All of those pics are taken with my digital Ixus and without any alterations. Enjoy.

Looking from the Beipertbridge of the Schleußiger Weg on the "Pleisse" river.

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