The long way home

Sometimes the weather is just too beautiful to take the fastest route back to my apartment from work. Today I cycled along the lake and then up a bike path along a boulevard to get back to the area I live. This scenic route essentially doubles the length of my trip, but how often do I have time to leisurely pedal along the shore and watch the sailboats, or cruise through the cultural gardens along the bike path during the school year? The answer is never, and so I am trying my best to do all the fun things I can't normally do. Whoever said the real world stinks certainly never went to planning school. :)