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Jim Cochran Cycling Europe 2022
- Aug 4, 2022 · ⛅ 32 °C Altitude: 47 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn Tannenbusch 50.74115, 7.06504750°44’28” N 7°3’54” E
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Day32
Day 32: Bonn, Germany 🇩🇪🥩❤️🚴🏻‍♂️🏞
August 4 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
We had beautiful morning in Koblenz, but knew the temperature was predicted to get near 100° F today. 🥵 We had a great buffet style breakfast at the hotel and relaxed a bit in the A/C of our room before venturing out to explore and move on to our warmshower in Bonn, Germany. We continued to enjoy the spectacular views along the Rhine and we’re putting the miles behind us with the heat not getting too bad. At about mile 30 of 52, we had a pretty tough detour because of a bridge being washed out from a flood. We found a little passage under the railway lines and then used our gps to find another bridge. We had a picnic lunch along the Rhine in a nice shaded area, and pedaled on to Bonn. We arrived early in Bonn than planned, and had a cold drink in a biergarten along the Rhine. We then did a little tour through Bonn past the university and also past Beethoven’s birth place. Arriving at Thomas’s house our Warmshower host was like connecting with an old friend. We shared stories and got comfortable with an early shower and a couple of cold drinks in our cool private basement room with our private bathroom area too. Anja, got home from work and Lisa and her hit it off immediately, and later found out the had the same birth month and day. Dinner was a backyard barbecue with many homemade dishes, an awesome pasta salad with pickles and peas 😀, home grown tomatoes from Anna’s amazing gardening, other homemade salads, and a delicious rhubarb chutney that Anja made. The children, Marek (15) and Jana (17) joined us for dinner, and it was nice of them to join in the conversation with us. This was another special evening which again is why we love warmshowers and the chance to meet such wonderful families! 😀❤️Read more
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Franca and Rachel in Irland
- Jul 3, 2022 · ⛅ 26 °C Altitude: 62 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn 50.737064, 7.09615750°44’13” N 7°5’46” E
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Day29
Festival, Herthasee und Sonnenbrand
July 3 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Sonntags gab es ein großes Frühstück um halb 1, danach sind wir alle zum Herthasee gefahren. Es war so schön, einen Sommertag zu haben, nachdem wir wirklich viel gefroren haben und dad Wetter doch sehr bescheiden war kurz bevor wir heimgeflogen sind. Abends noch ein kleiner Spaziergang hat den Tag abgerundet, denn morgen müssen wir ja schließlich um 10 wieder im Auto sitzen und zurück zum Flughafen.

Achja und apropos Festival, Freitag Nacht, als wir im Hostel oder was auch immer das war angekommen sind, ruft mich nick an. Ich habe ungefähr nichts verstanden, außer dass er gerade dabei ist spontan ein Tagesticket zu buchen und morgen auch da wäre. Am nächsten Morgen konnte er sich nicht mehr erinnern, aber tatsächlich waren er und seine 4 Jungs da und haben uns zufällig direkt am Eingang getroffen.

Nachts standen wir beim letzten und besten Auftritt mitten in der Menge und ich schaue nach links und sehe Nick einfach 3m weiter stehen, nachdem wir uns den ganzen Tag nicht mehr erreicht oder gesehen haben. Wir sind dann alle zu ihm (mit denen 2 aus Holler) und dann stehen einfach die 3 Jungs vom Vortag wieder da. Also gab es ein großes Finale und wir haben alle zusammen den letzten Act genossen! So viele Zufälle an einem Wochenende, aber es war genau so perfekt 😍 für nächstes Jahr haben wir schon ausgemacht, dass wir wieder gemeinsam hingehen.

Nina Stendebach aus Holler ist übrigens die Enkelin von einem aus Omas Jahrgang (mama du darfst gerne ergänzen wie der hieß) und Fabi Kretschmann der Enkel von einem, der mal hinter der Oma her war😂😂 klein ist die Welt..Read more
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Marcel Le
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Mareile Faust
iiiiiiiii... wasen das fürn Vieh 😂
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Beks Travels Rhine Ride
- Sep 17, 2016, 8:22pm · ⛅ 17 °C Altitude: 61 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn 50.73667, 7.1016750°44’12” N 7°6’6” E
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the name's Bonn
September 17, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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Another ferry across river at Konigswinter and then ride on to Bonn
We got stuck in about 10 minutes of rain right at the end of the ride (and it stopped of course when we got to the hotel).
We did about 62km today (and I have gone over 1000km total- woot!)

Checked out Beethoven's house and did a couple cool caches in the evening.Read more
Veronnika Twons
Very pretty Bek. Love your 007 joke!
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Richard n Sheila Travels 2016 Cruising Europe
- Jul 19, 2016, 4:02pm · ☀️ 31 °C Altitude: 57 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn 50.735278, 7.102550°44’7” N 7°6’9” E
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Day31
Bonn Germany
July 19, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
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Wouldn't hv thought this city wld be of interest but Beethoven was born here and the steps of the Rasthaus (city hall) had the honour of JFK and the disolution of the USSR was announced here by Gorbachev in 1991. Also the square has the dubious honor of being the place where Hitler ordered thousands of books of great literature burned here.Read more
Richard n Sheila Travels
Hitler set fire to a huge pile of books right here in the square, in front of those steps you see going left and right. There are memorial paving stones on the ground with book symbols, "standing up to the tyranny".
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Richard n Sheila Travels
The Beethoven Monument. Unveiled Aug 1845 to honour Beethoven's 75th birthday.
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Richard n Sheila Travels
Several of these in the pavement, designed to look like the spine of a book. To remember the huge Hitler bonfire that tried to destroy western literature by burning books en masse.
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Belinda Olds My Big OE
- Apr 23, 2017, 8:00pm · ⛅ 9 °C Altitude: 60 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn 50.73743, 7.0982150°44’15” N 7°5’54” E
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An evening in Bonn
April 23, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
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After the castle tour and another sumptuous dinner on board, we had a few hours free to explore the town of Bonn.The town is a large university town these days and is famous for being the birthplace of Beethoven. As it was a Sunday night and a later than scehduled stop, the square and streets close to the river were pretty deserted and not many things were open. After a stroll around the area admiring the buildings that were lit up so nicely, we found a small traditional German bar that was open for a quick drink (or two).Read more
You look well-wrapped up: is the weather still cool?
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Penny Abenteuer im Siebengebirge
- Apr 2, 2022, 3:29pm · ☁️ 4 °C Altitude: 55 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn Bonn-Zentrum 50.73776, 7.1076350°44’16” N 7°6’27” E
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Auf zu Schneewittchen
April 2 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Ich: Spieglein Spieglein an der Wand, wer ist der schönste Mensch im ganzen Land?

Spiegel: eigentlich bist das ja du, aber hinter den sieben Bergen, bei den sieben Zwergen, lebt Schneewittchen und die ist tausendmal schöner als du.

Ich: okay, das muss ich sehen. Allein schon wegen der Zwerge. Ich mach mich dann Mal auf den Weg....Read more
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Pura-Vida
Ach wie schön, wir waren gestern noch in Scheewittchens Hütte😀
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EvaM
Schöne Geschichte! 😀
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Dom und Ella Von Bern zum Nordkap
- May 18, 2019, 12:37pm · ⛅ 19 °C Altitude: 71 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn Bonn-Zentrum 50.7397, 7.0985350°44’23” N 7°5’55” E
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Tag 15
May 18, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Zwöi Wuche simer iz unterwägs und ässe grad zMittag in Bonn, am Nami weimr de z Köln si und üs dert ä Tag d Stadt ahluege. Ds Wucheändi hei mir gedigä im Hotel in Koblenz verbracht dank und mit Paul & Christa😊😍.
Dr Gägewind stört üs nümme witer, sit dä letste Tage heimr ändlech oh chli Röggewend😁. Sunnä u Räge wächsle sich chli ab, aber di kurze Hose hei mir ömu oh scho chönne montiere🔥😎Read more
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Jönu Murgsi
Meni läiks from mi
5/20/19Reply
Ui ui hüt müesst dir äue die churze Hose gäge d Rägehose tusche🤔. Glich viel Spass 🌬💧🚴🚴gseht ömu geng Glücklich us uf de Fotis.Drücker 😘😘😘Mam
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Christa Camenzind
Gabs rhein-ente? 🦆🦆🤔
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SommerFamilienZeit
- Jul 27, 2022, 6:34pm · ☀️ 23 °C Altitude: 50 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn Nordstadt 50.742146, 7.07145350°44’32” N 7°4’17” E
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Bonn
July 27 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Nachdem wir unser Wohnmobil in Empfang genommen haben, freuen wir uns auf den ersten Stopp in der Johanniterstrasse 2 in Bonn. Romy, Markus, Tim und Jan erwarten uns schon und wir freuen uns mega Euch zu sehen! 🥰Read more
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Rheinsteig
- Mar 11, 2021 · 🌧 12 °C Altitude: 70 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn Bonn-Zentrum 50.735557, 7.10102350°44’8” N 7°6’4” E
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Etappe I - Bonn nach Königswinter
March 11, 2021 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Etappe 1, mitten im Lockdown ging es auf dem Marktplatz in Bonn los Richtung Königswinter.
Für die erste Etappe hatten wir uns direkt doppelte Verstärkung gesucht.
Bei starken Wind ging es lange über normale Fußwege am Rhein lang bevor es endlich auf die Höhenzüge auf der rechten Rheinseite vor Königswinter ging.

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Tom Banks Düsseldorf Autumn 2015
- Nov 1, 2015, 6:00pm · 🌙 10 °C Altitude: 59 m
  North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn 50.73743, 7.09820750°44’15” N 7°5’54” E
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Bonn
November 1, 2015 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Bonn, the old West German capital. Dwarfed by it's near neighbour of Cologne, it was -- at face value at least -- a strange place for a capital. Hamburg has close to two million residents, Cologne well over a million, Munich too. Why Bonn? The reason has never been stated, but most believe it was to give the West German state a feeling of impermanence, and the sense that Berlin was the capital in waiting of a united Germany. That has come to pass, but Bonn still retains some of its former status as a place of government and politics. Many NGOs are still based in the city. And, indeed, the preliminary talks for the UN Paris 2015 summit on climate change have been and are taking place in Bonn. To most people, though, it's just a small, cozy university town, much like Oxford with whom it's twinned.Read more
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